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Of Monsters And Man: My Head Is An Animal

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On September 20, 2011, “Record” label released “My Head Is an Animal”, the debut Of Monsters and Men studio album. It was recorded in March 2011 – January 2012, at “Studio Studio Syrland” in Vatnagarðar, Reykjavík, and was produced by Aron Arnarsson, Jacquire King, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Árni Guðjónsson, Brynjar Leifsson,  Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar Þórhallsson.

Personnel:

  • Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir – vocals, acoustic guitar, artwork, design
  • Ragnar Þórhallsson – vocals, acoustic guitar, artwork, design
  • Brynjar Leifsson – electric and baritone guitar
  • Árni Guðjónsson – accordion, piano, organ
  • Kristján Páll Kristjánsson – bass guitar
  • Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson – drums, percussion, artwork, design
  • Ari Bragi Kárason – trumpet
  • Ragnhildur Gunnarsdóttir – trumpet
  • Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir – French horn
  • Aron Arnarsson – engineer, mixing 
  • Styrmir Hauksson – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Dirty Paws – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson
  2. King and Lionheart – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
  3. Numb Bears – Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
  4. Sloom – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
  5. Little Talks – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson
  6. From Finner – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Brynjar Leifsson
  7. Six Weeks – Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
  8. Love Love Love – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
  9. Your Bones – Ragnar Þórhallsson
  10. Lakehouse – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Brynjar Leifsson
  11. Yellow Light (includes hidden song Sinking Man) – Ragnar Þórhallsson

Donny Hathaway: Extension Of A Man

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On June 18, 1973, “Atco” label released “Extension of a Man”, the fourth and final Donny Hathaway studio album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “A&R”, “Bell Sound”, “Regent Sound” and “Atlantic” in New York City, “Universal” in Chicago, and was produced by Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

  • Donny Hathaway – lead vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, all pianos, Hammond organ, keyboards, bass, arrangements
  • Cornell Dupree – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – banjo, guitar
  • Willie Weeks, Russ Savakus, Stanley Clarke, Gordon Edwards – bass
  •  Grady Tate, Fred White, Rick Marotta, Ray Lucas – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen, Theodore Israel – violin
  • Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Kermit Moore – cello
  • Gloria Agostini – harp 
  • David Newman – saxophone
  • Marvin Stamm, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Dominick Gravine, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Wayne Andre, Tony Studd, Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Don Butterfield – tuba
  • Phil Bodner – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Seldon Powell – clarinet, reeds, tenor saxophone
  • Vincent Abato – clarinet
  • Romeo Penque, William Slapin – reeds
  • Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins, Tony Miranda – French horn
  • Henry Schuman – oboe
  • Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers – choir 
  • Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell, Jimmy Douglass, Mario “Big M” Medious, Richard Wells, William “Mac” McCollum – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Donny Hathaway, except where noted.

  1. I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II)
  2. Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard
  3. Flying Easy
  4. Valdez in the Country
  5. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – Al Kooper
  6. Come Little Children
  7. Love, Love, Love – J.R. Bailey, Ken Williams
  8. The Slums
  9. Magdalena – Danny O’Keefe
  10. I Know It’s You – Leon Ware
  11. Lord Help Me – Joe Greene, Billy Preston

Big Thief: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You

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On February 11, 2022, “4AD” label released “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You”, the fifth Big Thief studio album. It was recorded April – December 2021, at “The Elf Inn” in Westhampton, Massachusetts, “Flying Cloud” in New York, “Five Star” in Topanga, California, “Music Garden – Studio in the Clouds” in Colorado, “Press On” in Tucson, Arizona, and was produced by James Krivchenia.

Personnel:

  • Adrianne Lenker – vocals, acoustic guitar, prepared acoustic guitar, brush guitar, nylon guitar, electric guitar, snaps, harmonics, synthesizer, engineer, mixing, artwork, photography
  • Buck Meek – vocals, electric guitar, prepared acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, brush guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, magic box guitar, bass, snaps, shakers, drums, photography
  • Max Oleartchik – bass, fretless bas, synthesizer, arpeggio synthesizer, acoustic guitar, icicles, tack piano, shakers, snaps
  • James Krivchenia – vocals, drums, electronic drums, drum machine, congas, vocal synthesizer, bells, brushes, icicles, computer synthesizer, tambourine, claps, synthesizer, shakers, computer textures, snaps, mixing
  • Mat Davidson – vocals, fiddle, pedal steel, piano, accordion, recorder
  • Noah Lenker – vocals, jaw harp, snaps
  • Hannah Cohen – vocals
  • Sam Evian – tambourine
  • Richard Hardy – flute
  • Scott McMicken – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrianne Lenker, except where noted.

  1. Change
  2. Time Escaping
  3. Spud Infinity
  4. Certainty – Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek
  5. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
  6. Sparrow
  7. Little Things
  8. Heavy Bend
  9. Flower of Blood
  10. Blurred View
  11. Red Moon
  12. Dried Roses
  13. No Reason
  14. Wake Me Up to Drive
  15. Promise Is a Pendulum
  16. 12.000 Lines
  17. Simulation Swarm
  18. Love Love Love
  19. The Only Place
  20. Blue Lightning

Brownsville Station: Yeah!

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In August 1973, “Big Tree” label released “Yeah!”, the third studio Brownsville Station studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Mediasound” in New York City, and was produced by Doug Morris and Eric Stevens.

Personnel:

  • Cub Koda – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Lutz – vocals, bass
  • Henry “H Bomb” Weck – drums
  • Michael Delugg – engineer
  • Beverly Weinstein – art direction
  • Rob Nalli – photography

Track listing:

  1. Question of Temperature – Mike Appel, Ed Schnug, Don Henny
  2. Lightnin’ Bar Blues – Hoyt Axton
  3. Take It or Leave It – H. Cardell
  4. All Night Long – Mike Lutz, Cub Koda
  5. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah – Jimmy Cliff
  6. Sweet Jane – Lou Reed
  7. Love, Love, Love – Terry Knight
  8. Go Out and Get Her – Doug Morris
  9. Barefootin’ – Robert Parker
  10. Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room – Mike Lutz, Cub Koda

Pere Ubu: Cloudland

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In May 1989, “Fontana” label released “Cloudland”, the seventh Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Paul Hamann, Stephen Hague and Daniel Miller.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas – vocals
  • Jim Jones – guitar, backing vocals
  • Allen Ravenstine – EML synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Tony Maimone – bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Cutler – drums
  • Scott Krauss – drums
  • Stephen Hague – keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Breath
  2. Race the Sun
  3. Cry
  4. Why Go It Alone?
  5. Waiting for Mary
  6. Ice Cream Truck
  7. Bus Called Happiness
  8. Monday Night
  9. Love Love Love
  10. Lost Nation Road
  11. Fire
  12. Nevada!
  13. The Wire
  14. Flat
  15. The Waltz
  16. Pushin’

The Mountain Goats: The Sunset Tree

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On April 26, 2005, “4AD” label released “The Sunset Tree”, the ninth Mountain Goats (The) studio album. It was recorded in November 2004, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by John Vanderslice.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle– vocals, guitar
  • Franklin Bruno– piano
  • Peter Hughes– bass, backing vocals
  • Alex Decarville – drums
  • Erik Friedlander– cello
  • Scott Solter, Aaron Prellwitz, Timin Murray – engineer

Personnel:

All tracks by John Darnielle.

  1. You of Your Memory
  2. Broom People
  3. This Year
  4. Dilaudid
  5. Dance Music
  6. Dinu Lipatti’s Bones
  7. Up the Wolves
  8. Lion’s Teeth
  9. Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod
  10. Magpie
  11. Song for Dennis Brown
  12. Love Love Love
  13. Pale Green Things