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Jim James: Uniform Distortion

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On June 29, 2018, “ATO Records” label released “Uniform Distortion”, the third Jim James studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “La La Land Studios” in Louisville, Kentucky, and was produced by Kevin Ratterman and Jim James.

Personnel:

  • Jim James – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, mixing
  • Seth Kaufman – bass
  • David Givan – drums
  • Jamie Drake – backing vocals
  • Kathleen Grace – backing vocals
  • Leslie Stevens – backing vocals
  • Kevin Ratterman – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim James.

  1. Just a Fool
  2. You Get to Rome
  3. Out of Time
  4. Throwback
  5. No Secrets
  6. Yes to Everything
  7. No Use Waiting
  8. All in Your Head
  9. Better Late Than Never
  10. Over and Over
  11. Too Good to Be True

Israel Nash: Topaz

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On March 12, 2021, “Loose Music”, “Desert Folklore Music” and “Soundly Music” labels released “Topaz”, the ninth Israel Nash album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Plum Creek Sound” in Texas, and was produced by Israel Nash and Adrian Quesada.

Personnel:

  • Israel Nash – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Adrian Quesada – electric guitar
  • Curtis Roush – electric guitar
  • Roger Sollenberger – electric guitar
  • Eric Swanson – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, harmonies
  • Sam Powell – piano, organ, synth
  • Scott Davis – bass
  • Edward Brailiff – piano
  • Ed Jarusinsky – drums, percussion
  • Seth Kauffman – drums, percussion, bass
  • Josh Fleischmann – drums, percussion
  • Derek Phelps – trumpet
  • Jacob Rodriguez – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Joe Woullard – baritone saxophone
  • Jason Frey – tenor saxophone
  • Rockyanne Bullwinkel – backing vocals
  • Jenny Carson – backing vocals
  • Taylor Torres – engineer
  • Matt Gerhard – engineer
  • Kevin Ratterman – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Israel Nash.

  1. Dividing Lines
  2. Closer
  3. Down in the Country
  4. Southern Coasts
  5. Stay
  6. Canyonheart
  7. Indiana
  8. Howling Wind
  9. Sutherland Springs
  10. Pressure

Jim James: Eternally Even

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On November 4, 2016, “ATO” label released “Eternally Even”, the second Jim James studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Blake Mills and Jim James.

Personnel:

  • Jim James – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, organ, programming, synthesizer
  • Joan Shelley – vocals
  • Shungudzo Kuyimba – vocals
  • Blake Mills – bass, drums, synthesizer
  • Chris “Daddy” Dave – drums, percussion
  • David Stephen Givan – drums, percussion
  • Brian Reitzell – drums
  • Rob Moose – strings, synthesizer
  • Kevin Ratterman – programming, synthesizer
  • Joseph Lorge – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim James.

  1. Hide in Plain Sight
  2. Same Old Lie
  3. Here in Spirit
  4. The World’s Smiling Now
  5. We Ain’t Getting Any Younger Pt. 1
  6. We Ain’t Getting Any Younger Pt. 2
  7. True Nature
  8. In the Moment
  9. Eternally Even

The Joy Formidable: Into the Blue

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On August 20, 2021, “Hassle Records” label released “Into the Blue”, the fifth Joy Formidable (The) album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Rhiannon Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

Personnel:

  • Rhiannon Bryan – vocal, guitar
  • Rhydian Dafydd – bass, artwork, mixing
  • Matt Thomas – drums
  • Kevin Ratterman – mastering
  • Bryan Owens, Ritzy Bryan, Lynn Padam, Salerafus – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rhiannon Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

  1. Into the Blue
  2. Chimes
  3. Sevier
  4. Interval
  5. Farrago
  6. Bring It to Front
  7. Back to Nothing
  8. Only Once
  9. Left Too Soom
  10. Gotta Feed My Dog
  11. Somewhere New

Ray LaMontagne: Ouroboros

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On March 4, 2016, “RCA” label released “Ouroboros”, the sixth Ray LaMontagne studio album. It was recorded in February 2015, at “La La land” in Louisville, US, and was produced by Jim James.

Personnel:

  • Ray LaMontagne – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dan Dorff – CP70, RMI, piano, vibes, Mellotron, Trident synthesizer, Multivox piano, Juno, pump organ, pocket piano
  • Dave Givan – drums, percussion
  • Jim James – electric guitar, saxophone, Juno, Trident synthesizer, background vocals
  • Seth Kaufman – bass, meditation box, electric guitar textures, slide guitar
  • Alexis Marsh – background vocals
  • Kevin Ratterman – Moog bass, piano strings, pocket piano, Moog F/X

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray LaMontagne.

  1. Homecoming
  2. Hey No Pressure
  3. The Changing Man
  4. While It Still Beats
  5. In My Own Way
  6. Another Day
  7. A Murmuration of Starlings
  8. Wouldn’t It Make a Lovely Photograph