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Foster The People: Paradise State Of Mind

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On August 16, 2024, “Atlantic” label released “Paradise State of Mind”, the fourth Foster the People studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2024, at “EastWest” in Hollywood, “The Church” in London, and was produced by Chrome Sparks, Paul Epworth, Mark Foster and Isom Innis.

Personnel:

  • Mark Foster – lead vocals, synthesizer, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion, engineer
  • Sean Cimino – guitar, slide guitar, synthesizer, programming
  • Isom Innis – piano, synthesizer, drums, programming, engineer
  • Jack Peñate – guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Jherek Bischoff – double bass 
  • Jeremy Malvin – bass, synthesizer, programming
  • Paul Epworth – synthesizer, drums, backing vocals
  • Aaron Redfield – drums
  • Jacob Scesney – tenor and baritone vocals, Western concert flute, bass saxophone
  • Stewart Cole – chant vocal, trumpet, baritone horn, flugelhorn, synthesizer
  • Paul Jacob Cartwright – concert master
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Andrew Duckles – violin
  • Ina Veli – violin
  • Kerenza Peacock – violin
  • Luanne Homzy – violin
  • Paul Jacob Cartwright – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – violin
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Lily Kershaw – backing vocals
  • Riley MacIntyre – programming
  • Jherek Bischoff – string arrangements
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer
  • Patrick Ford – engineer
  • Riley MacIntyre – engineer
  • Luke Pickering – engineer
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Mayumi Heider – engineer assistant
  • Matt Hansel – painting

Track listing:

  1. See You in the Afterlife – Mark Foster, Isom Innis, Riley McIntyre
  2. Lost in Space – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  3. Yake Me Back – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  4. Ket Go – Mark Foster, Sarah Aarons, Paul Epworth
  5. Feed Me – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  6. Paradise State of Mind – Mark Foster, Paul Epworth, Jack Peñate
  7. Glitchzig – Mark Foster
  8. The Holy Shangri-La – Mark Foster, Paul Epworth, Riley McIntyre, Asa Taccone
  9. Sometimes I Wanna Be Bad – Mark Foster
  10. Chasing Low Vibrations – Mark Foster, Ison Innis, Jeremy Malvin
  11. A Diamond to Be Born – Mark Foster, Ison Innis

Blur: The Ballad Of Darren

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On July 21, 2023, “Parlaphone” label released “The Ballad of Darren”, the ninth Blur studio album. It was recorded January – May 2023, at “Studio 13” in London and Devon, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Graham Coxon – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Alex James – bass guitar
  • Dave Rowntree – drums, backing vocals
  • James Ford – keyboards
  • Chris Storr – trumpet
  • Danny Marsden – trumpet
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Nichol Thompson – trombone
  • Kotono Sato – violin
  • Sarah Tuke – violin
  • Ciara Ismail – viola
  • Izzi Dunn – cello
  • Samuel Egglenton – engineer, additional production
  • Mat Bartram – strings engineering, brass engineering
  • Giacomo Vianello – engineering assistant
  • Luke Pickering – engineering assistant
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Grace Banks – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Martin Parr – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

  1. The Ballad
  2. St. Charles Square
  3. Barbaric
  4. Russian Strings
  5. The Everglades (for Leonard)
  6. The Narcissist
  7. Goodbye Albert
  8. Far Away Island
  9. Avalon
  10. The Heights

Glass Animals: Dreamland

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On August 7, 2020, “Wolf Tone” label released “Dreamland”, the third Glass Animals studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Bayley.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bayley – vocals, vocal bass, keyboards, guitar, drums, synthesizer, percussion, strings, programming, mixing
  • Andrew MacFarlane – strings, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Edmund Irwin Singer – guitar, keyboards, vocal bass, strings, synthesizer, programming
  • Joe Seaward – drums, percussion
  • Paul Epworth – percussion, strings, synthesizer
  • Orit Braha – vocals
  • Denzel Curry – vocals
  • Letta Mbulu – vocals
  • David Wrench – programming
  • Dave Bayley – recording
  • Riley McIntyre – recording
  • Luke Pickering – recording assistant
  • Chloe Kramer – recording assistant
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Derek “MixedByAli” Ali – mixing
  • David Nakaji – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Curtis “Sircut” Bye – mixing assistant
  • Cyrus “NOIS” Taghipour – mixing assistant
  • Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Paul Epworth – co-production

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Bayley, except where noted.

  1. Dreamland
  2. Tangerine – Dave Bayley, Paul Epworth, Brittany Hazzard
  3. Home Movie: 1994 – Dave Bayley, Orit Braha
  4. Hot Sugar – Dave Bayley, Ann Bridgeforth, Dave Hamilton, Rony Darrel
  5. Home Movie: BTX
  6. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  7. Tokyo Drifting – Dave Bayley, Caiphus Semenya, Denzel Curry
  8. Melon and the Coconut
  9. Your Love (Déjà Vu) – Dave Bayley, Paul Epworth
  10. Waterfalls Coming Out Your Mouth
  11. It’s All So Incredibly Loud
  12. Home Movie: Rockets
  13. Domestic Blues
  14. Heat Waves
  15. Home Movie: Shoes On
  16. Helium

Kaiser Chiefs: Duck

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On July 26, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Duck”, the eight Kaiser Chiefs album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Angelic Studios”, “Monnow Valley Studios”, “The Church” in London, “Maze Studios” in Atlanta, and was produced by Alex Ander, Iain Archer, Nick Lashey, Andrew Wells, Ben H. Allen III, Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson and Vijay Mistry.

Personnel:

  • Andrew White – guitars, backing vocals
  • Nick Baines – keyboards
  • Simon Rix – bass, backing vocals
  • Vijay Mistry – drums, backing vocals
  • Ricky Wilson – lead vocals, percussion
  • Ben H. Allen III – additional guitar, additional synth, additional percussion, additional backing vocals, additional programming,
  • Michael Burton – saxophone
  • Melvin Jones – trumpet
  • Wilbert Williams – trombone
  • Keisha Jackson, Kourtney Jackson – backing vocals
  • Billy Halliday – engineer
  • Ben Etter – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Andre Mintz, Callum Marinho, Chloe Kraemer, Spencer Poole, Rafael Rojas, Parker Bradford, Luke Pickering, Luke Gibbs, Joseph Wander, Ian Horrocks, Duncan Albert Jr. – recording assistant
  • Mark Stent – mixing
  • Ben H. Allen III – mixing
  • Dan Greech Marguerat – mixing
  • Michael Freeman – mixing assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Nick Scott – art direction
  • Lee Madgwick – art direction, illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson and Vijay Mistry, except where noted.

  1. People Know How to Love One Another
  2. Golden Oldies – Ben H. Allen III, Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry
  3. Wait
  4. Target Market
  5. Don’t Just Stand There Do Something – Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry, Iain Archer
  6. Record Collection – Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry, Ben H. Allen III, Emelie Eriksson, Marcus Holmberg
  7. The Only Ones – Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry, Alex Ander, Nick Lashley
  8. Lucky Shirt
  9. Electric Heart – Dee Adam, Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry
  10. Northern Holiday
  11. Kurt vs. Frasier (The Battle of Seattle) 

The Horrors: V

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On September 22, 2017, “Wolf Tone” and “Caroline International;” labels released “V”, the fifth Horrors (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Church Studios”, and was produced by Paul Epworth, Faris Badwan, Joshua Third, Tom Furse, Rhys Webb and Joe Spurgeon.

Personnel:

  • Faris Badwan– vocals
  • Joshua Third – guitars
  • Tom Furse – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
  • Rhys Webb – bass, synthesizers, guitars
  • Joe Spurgeon – drums, drum programming, synthesizers
  • Harry Edwards – cello
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer, mixing
  • Mandy Parnell – mastering
  • Big Active – design
  • Faris Badwan – design
  • Erik Ferguson – digital imaging
  • Riley Macintyre – assistant
  • Luke Pickering – assistant

Track listing:

  1. Hologram
  2. Press Enter to Exit
  3. Machine
  4. Ghost
  5. Point of No Reply
  6. Weighed Down
  7. Gathering
  8. World Below
  9. It’s a Good Life
  10. Something to Remember Me By