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John Cale: Poptical Illusion

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On June 14, 2024, “Double Six” label released “Poptical Illusion”, the eighteenth John Cale studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “ARM” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Cale and Nita Scott.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, guitars, synthesizers, piano, Egyptian Scale piano, organ, bass organ, electric piano, fretless bass, bass, noises, sampler, SampleTron
  • Nita Scott – keyboards, drums, samples, programming, drum programming, noises, sampler; bass, programming, backing vocals
  • Dustin Boyer – acoustic guitar, guitar, noises, recording
  • Seven Davis Jr. – mixing
  • Mikaelin “Blue” Bluespruce – mixing
  • Justin Raisen – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Björn Copeland – artwork
  • Rob Carmichael – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale.

  1. God Made Me Do It (Don’t Ask Me Again)
  2. Davies and Wales
  3. Calling You Out
  4. Edge of Reason
  5. I’m Angry
  6. How We See the Light
  7. Company Commander
  8. Setting Fires
  9. Shark-Shark
  10. Funkball the Brewster
  11. All to the Good
  12. Laughing in My Sleep
  13. There Will Be No River

John Cale: Mercy

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On January 20, 2023, “Double Six Records” label released “Mercy” the seventeenth John Cale studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Arm Studios”, EastWest Studios” and “Vox Studios” in Los Angeles, “Snap Studios” in London, and was produced by Nita Scott and John Cale.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, vintage keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, additional strings, string arrangements, noises, Swarmatron, drone
  • Weyes Blood – vocals
  • Amelia Meath – vocals
  • Tei Shi – vocals
  • Lias Saoudi – vocals
  • Dustin Boyer – guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, noises, backing vocals
  • Nick Sanborn – acoustic guitar
  • Dev Hynes – acoustic guitar
  • Adam J. Harmer – guitar, backing vocals
  • Actress – synthesizers, effects
  • Laurel Halo – additional vocals, synthesizer, effects
  • Brian Weitz – synthesizer
  • Joey Maramba – bass guitar, bowed bass
  • Ian Walker – double bass
  • Deantoni Parks – acoustic and electronic drums, timpani, additional synthesizer
  • Jack Everett – acoustic drums, backing vocals
  • Tony Allen – acoustic drums
  • Nita Scott – additional drums, additional percussion, additional drum programming, backing vocals
  • Marissa Kuney – violin
  • Jenny Takamatsu – violin
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Caroline Buckman – viola
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Matt Fish – cello
  • Nathan Saoudi – Juno, backing vocals
  • Destani Wolf – backing vocals
  • Tokimonsta – effects
  • Dustin Boyer – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Nita Scott – mixing
  • Mikaelin Bluespruce – mixing
  • Seven Davis Jr – mixing
  • Tokimonsta – mixing
  • Justin Raisen – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Actress – additional production
  • Abby Portner – artwork
  • Rob Carmichael – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale.

  1. Mercy
  2. Marilyn Monroe’s Legs (Beauty Elsewhere)
  3. Noise of You
  4. Story of Blood
  5. Time Stands Still
  6. Moonstruck
  7. Everlasting Days
  8. Night Crawling
  9. Not the End of the World
  10. The Legal Status of Ice
  11. I Know You’re Happy
  12. Out Your Window

Spoon: Lucifer on the Sofa

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On February 11, 2022, “Matador” label released “Lucifer on the Sofa”, the tenth Spoon studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Public Hi-Fi” and “The Catacomb” in Austin, Texas, “Off Track Betting” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mark Rankin, Dave Fridmann, Justin Raisen, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Alex Fischel, Ben Trokan and Gerardo Larios.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Mellotron, percussion, handclaps, engineer
  • Alex Fischel – electric guitar, piano, keyboards, Melodica, ARP Solina, drums
  • Gerardo Larios – electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, bass drum, handclaps
  • Dave Fridmann – keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Ben Trokan – bass guitar
  • Jim Eno – drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Jennifer Marigliano – percussion
  • Ted Tafaro – saxophone
  • Steve Berlin – horns
  • Caroline Rose – backing vocals
  • Grant Eppley – engineer
  • Anthony Lopez – engineer
  • Mark Rankin – engineer, mixing
  • Gabe Wax – engineer, additional producer
  • Mike McCarthy – mixing
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Andrew Scheps – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Edel Rodriguez – illustration
  • Matt de Jong – design
  • Jamie-James Medina – design
  • Undercard – design
  • Mike Krol – cover art assistance

Track listing:

  1. Held – Bill Callahan
  2. The Hardest Cut – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel
  3. The Devil & Mister Jones – Andrew Cashen, Britt Daniel
  4. Wild – Jack Antonoff, Britt Daniel
  5. My Babe – Britt Daniel
  6. Feels Alright – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel
  7. On the Radio – Britt Daniel
  8. Astral Jacket – Britt Daniel
  9. Satellite – Britt Daniel
  10. Lucifer on the Sofa – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel

Ariel Pink: Pom Pom

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On November 18, 2014, “4AD” label released “Pom Pom”, the tenth Ariel Pink studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Ariel Pink.

Personnel:

  • Ariel Pink – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, artwork, layout
  • Joe Kennedy – synthesizer, harmonies, backing vocals
  • Kenny Gilmore – drums, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering, editing
  • Don Bolles – drums, guitar, harmonies, backing vocals, recording
  • Jorge Elbrecht – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, sampler
  • Shags Chamberlain – vocals, synthesizer, bass, sequencing, programming
  • Justin Raisen – guitar
  • Jason Pierce – guitar
  • Alex Brettin – twelve-string guitar
  • Jack Name – vocals, guitar, analog synthesizer, radar, OPS
  • Ben Brown – guitar, vibraphone, violin arrangements, organ
  • Ben Salomon – vibraphone
  • Tim Koh – vocals, bass, drums
  • Chloe Sykes – vocals
  • Piper Kaplan – vocals
  • Soko Sokolinski – vocals
  • Cole Greif-Neill – programming drums, live drums, Ableton, Logic
  • Jimi Hey – drums, electronic flute
  • Phillip Haut – engineering
  • Samlir Kholija – engineering, recording
  • David Ives – mastering
  • Matt Fishbeck – artwork, layout
  • Linda Rosenberg – photography

Track listing:

  1. Plastic Raincoats in the Pig Parade – Ariel Pink, Kim Fowley
  2. White Freckles – Ariel Pink, Kenny Gilmore
  3. Four Shadows – Ariel Pink, Don Bolles
  4. Lipstick – Ariel Pink
  5. Not Enough Violence – Alex Kazemi, Ariel Pink, Don Bolles, Shags Chamberlain
  6. Put Your Number in My Place – Ariel Pink, Jorge Elbrecht
  7. One Summer Night – Pink Ariel
  8. Nude Beach a Go-Go – Pink Ariel, Kim Fowley
  9. Goth Bomb – Pink Ariel
  10. Dinosaur Carebears – Ariel Pink, Joe Kennedy, Shags Chamberlain
  11. Negativ Ed – Ariel Pink
  12. Sexual Athletics – Ariel Pink, Don Bolles, Kim Fowley
  13. Jell-O – Ariel Pink, Kim Fowley
  14. Black Ballerina – Ariel Pink
  15. Picture Me Gone – Ariel Pink, Justin Raisen, Mary Raisen
  16. Exile on Frog Street – Ariel Pink, Joe Kennedy, Kim Fowley
  17. Dayzed Inn Daydreams – Ariel Pink

Angel Olson: My Woman

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On September 2, 2016, “Jagjaguwar” label released “My Woman”, the third Angel Olson studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Vox Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Justin Raisen and Angel Olson. In November 2016, UK record chain “HMV” named “My Woman” their album of the year.

Personnel:

  • Angel Olsen – vocals, inside photography
  • Stewart Bronaugh – vocal
  • Emily Elhaj – guitar, bass
  • Seth Kauffman – guitar
  • Justin Raisen – keyboards, engineer
  • Joshua Jaeger – drums
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Collin Dupuis – mixing
  • Emily Lazar- mastering
  • Lisa Nance – cover painting
  • Miles Johnson – design
  • Amanda Marsalis- cover photography, inside photography
  • Chris Allgood – assistant
  • Lawrence Rothman – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Angel Olsen.

  1. Intern
  2. Never be Mine
  3. Shut Up Kiss Me
  4. Give It Up
  5. Not Gonna Kill You
  6. Heart Shaped Face
  7. Sister
  8. Those Were the Days
  9. Woman
  10. Pops