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Simple Minds: Big Music

On October 31, 2014, “Sony Music” label released “Big Music”, the sixteenth Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded May 2009 – August 2014, in London, Bath, Ireland, and was produced by Gavin Goldberg, Steve Osborne, Owen Parker, Andy Wright, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor, Andy Gillespie and Ged Grimes.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr – vocals
  • Charlie Burchill – guitar, keyboard, programming
  • Andy Gillespie – keyboard, backing vocals
  • Ged Grimes – bass guitar
  • Mel Gaynor – drums
  • Sarah Brown – backing vocals
  • Clinton Outten – backing vocals
  • Gavin Goldberg – acoustic guitar, keyboard, programming, mixing
  • Andy Wright – keyboards, programming
  • Owen Parker – additional guitar, backing vocals, additional programming
  • Steve Osborne – programming
  • Iain Cook – additional programming
  • Paul Statham – additional programming
  • Tom Dalgety – additional engineering
  • John Henry – additional engineering
  • Lewis Chapman – mixing assistant
  • JP Chalbos – mastering
  • Peacock – art direction, design
  • Daniel Reed – cover digital illustration
  • Paul Cox – photography
  • Martin Smith – photography

Track listing:

  1. Blindfolded – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  2. Midnight Walking – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
  3. Honest Town – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  4. Big Music – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
  5. Human – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  6. Blood Diamonds – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  7. Let the Day Begin – Michael Been
  8. Concrete and Cherry Blossom – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  9. Imagination – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  10. Kill or Cure – Paul Statham, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  11. Broken Glass Park – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  12. Spirited Away – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Specter at the Feast

On March 18, 2013, “Abstract Dragon” label released “Specter at the Feast”, the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Ethan Allen, Chris Goss, Nic Jodoin, Michael Patterson, Mark Rains, Peter Hayes and Leah Shapiro.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Robert Levon Been – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
  • Leah Shapiro – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Fire Walker
  2. Let the Day Begin
  3. Returning
  4. Lullaby
  5. Hate the Taste
  6. Rival
  7. Teenage Disease
  8. Some Kind of Ghosts
  9. Sometimes the Light
  10. Funny Games
  11. Sell It
  12. Lose Yourself