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Jenny Hval: Apocalypse, Girl

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On June 9, 2015, “Sacred Bones” label released “Apocalypse, Girl”, the fifth Jenny Hval studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Lasse Marhaug.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Hval – vocals, effects, keyboards, arrangements, recording
  • Håvard Volden – guitar, bass
  • Øystein Moen – synths, mellotron
  • Kyrre Laastad – drums
  • Thor Harris – various mallets, percussion
  • Okkyung Lee – cello
  • Rhodri Davies – harp
  • Lara Myrvoll – beats
  • Syster Alma – sampling
  • Lasse Marhaug – arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Rob Halverson – additional recording
  • Sam Grant – additional recording
  • Marcus Schmickler – mastering
  • Lisbeth Vogler – design
  • Zia Anger – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jenny Hval, except where noted.

  1. Kingsize
  2. Take Care of Yourself
  3. That Battle Is Over
  4. White Underground – Jenny Hval, Lasse Marhaug
  5. Heaven
  6. Why This?
  7. Some Days
  8. Sabbath
  9. Angels and Anaemia
  10. Holy Land – Jenny Hval, Lasse Marhaug

Mavis Staple: Livin’ On A High Note

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On February 19, 2016, “Epitaph” label released “Livin’ on a High Note”, the Mavis Staples studio album. It was recorded in August 2015, at “Agoura Borealis” in Agoura Hills, California, “Kingsize” in Los Angeles, and “CRC” in Chicago, and was produced by Matthew Ward.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – vocals
  • Donny Gerrard – vocals
  • Rick Holmstrom – guitar
  • Tucker Martine – tambourine, mixing
  • Matthew Ward – guitars, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Jeff Turmes – bass
  • Stephen Hodges – drums
  • Alex Budman – tenor saxophone, flute
  • David Moyer – baritone saxophone
  • Sean Billings – trumpet
  • Nathaniel Walcott – trumpet, clavinet, horn arrangements
  • Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews – trumpet, trombone
  • Humberto Ruiz – trombone
  • Vicki Randle – backing vocals
  • Pierre de Reeder, Josh Kvale, Mat Lejeune – engineer
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Masaki Koike – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Take Us Back – Benjamin Booker
  2. Love and Trust – Ben Harper
  3. If It’s a Light – Charity Rose Thielen
  4. Action – Merrill Garbus
  5. High Note – Valerie June
  6. Don’t Cry – Matthew Ward
  7. Tomorrow – Jon Batiste, Aloe Blacc
  8. Dedicated – Justine Vernon, Matthew Ward
  9. History Now – Neko Case, Donny Gerrard, Laura Veirs
  10. One Love – Aaron Livingston
  11. Jesus Lay Down Beside Me – Nick Cave
  12. MLK Song – Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew Ward