On June 7, 2011, “Vice” label released “Arabia Mountain”, the sixth Black Lips studio album. It was recorded March 2010 – January 2011, and was produced by Lockett Pundt and Mark Ronson.
On June 1, 2018, “Sub Pop” and “Bella Union” labels released “God’s Favorite Customer”, the fourth Father John Misty (Josh Tillman) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Josh Tillman, Jonathan Rado, Dave Cerminara, Trevor Spencer and Jonathan Wilson.
On May 3, 2019, “Columbia” label released “Father of the Bride”, the fourth Vampire Weekend studio album. It was recorded January 2016 – August 2018, at “Effie Street” in Silverlake, California, “Vox” in Hollywood, “Sony” in Akasaka, Minato, Japan, and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, BloodPop, DJ Dahi and Rostam Batmanglij.
Personnel:
Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitars, mixing
Rostam Batmanglij – 12-string acoustic guitar
Tommy King – piano
Buddy Ross – synthesizers, Wurlitzer, piano, strings, backing vocals
Matt Chamberlain – drums
Greg Leisz – electric and pedal steel guitar
David Longstreth – guitar, backing vocals
Jake Longstreth – guitar
John Nixon – guitar
Ariel Rechtshaid – guitar
Steve Lacy – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Sam Gendel – saxophone
Serena McKinney – violins
Danielle Haim – lead and backing vocals
Jude Law – lead vocals
Jenny Lewis – vocal sample
Ariel Rechtshaid – engineer, mixing
Buddy Ross – engineer, mixing
Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
Rostam Batmanglij – engineer, mixing
Dalton Ricks – engineer
Nick Rowe – engineer
Chris Kasych – engineer
John DeBold – engineer
Hiroya Takayama – engineer
Takemasa Kosaka – engineer
Dave Schiffman – engineer
P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) – engineer
Michael Harris – engineer
Jude Law – engineer
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Chris Galland – mixing
Robin Florent – mixing assistant
Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
Emily Lazar – mastering
Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
Nick Harwood – art direction
Primo Kahn – cover design
Public-Library – cover design
Brendan Ratzlaff – illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Ezra Koenig, except where noted.
Hold You Now – Ezra Koenig, Hans Zimmer
Harmony Hall
Bambina
This Life – Ezra Koenig, Makonnen Sheran, Mark Ronson
Big Blue
How Long? – Ezra Koenig, William Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Leon F. Silvers III
Unbearably White
Rich Man – Ezra Koenig, S. E. Rogie
Married in a Gold Rush
My Mistake – Ezra Koenig, Ludwig Göransson
Sympathy – Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
Sunflower
Flower Moon – Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
2021 – Haruomi Hososno, Ezra Koenig
We Belong Together – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
On February 13, 2015, “RCA” label released “Love Stuff”, the debut Elle King studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by John Hill, Dave Bassett, Jeff Bhasker, Martin Johnson, Jacknife Lee and Eg White.
Personnel:
Elle King – lead vocals, guitar, banjo, beats
Jacknife Lee – lead vocals
Dave Bassett, Martin Johnson Jacknife Lee, Blake Mills, Hunter Perrin, Mark Ronson, Eg White – guitar
Blake Mills – bouzouki
Dave Bassett – keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
Jacknife Lee – keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, organ, piano
John Hill – keyboards, synthesize, programming
Jeff Bhasker – organ, piano
Kyle O’Quin – organ, piano
Jamie Muhoberac – organ
Jeff Bhasker, Martin Johnson, Jamie Muhoberac, Brandon Paddock – piano
Brandon Paddock, Mark Ronson, Sebastian Steinberg – bass
Sam Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Patrick Carney, Zach Carothers, James Gadson, John Gourley, John Hill, Martin Johnson, Patrick Keeler, Kyle O’Quin, Darren Weiss – drums, percussion, beats
Zach Carothers, Scarlet Cherry, John Gourley, Martin Johnson, Tyler Sam Johnson, Elle King, Phillip Lawrence, Kyle O’Quin, Alisan Porter – backing vocals
Martin Johnson, Kyle Moorman, Brandon Paddock – programming
Jeff Bhasker, Michael H. Brauer, Tom Elmhirst, Martin Johnson, Vance Powell, Alex Salibian, Eg White – mixing
Mark Bengtson – mixing assistant
Ben Baptie, Tyler Sam Johnson, Brandon Paddock – production assistant
Track listing:
Where the Devil Don’t Go – Elle King, Sterling Fox
Ex’s & Oh’s – Elle King, Dave Bassett
Under the Influence – Elle King, Dave Bassett
Last Damn Night – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
Kocaine Karolina – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
Song of Sorrow – Elle King
America’s Sweetheart – Elle King, Martin Johnson
I Told You I Was Mean – Elle King
Ain’t Gonna Drown – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
Jackson – Elle King, Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Felipe Aparicio
On August 25, 2017, “Matador” label released “Villains”, the seventh Queens of the Stone Age studio album. It was recorded January – March 2017 and was produced by Mark Ronson and Mark Rankin.
Personnel:
Josh Homme– lead vocals, guitars
Troy Van Leeuwen– guitars, keys, backing vocals
Dean Fertita– keys, guitar, backing vocals
Michael Shuman – vocals, bass guitar
Jon Theodore– drums
James King– saxophone
The Section Quartet– strings
Nikka Costa– backing vocals
Matt Sweeney– backing vocals
Fred Martin – backing vocals
Tai Phillips – backing vocals
Faith Matovia – backing vocals
Mark Rankin– engineer
Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
Justin Smith – engineer assistant
Caesar Edmunds – mixing
Alan Moulder– mixing
Gavin Lurssen– mastering
Reuben Cohen – mastering
Boneface – design, illustrations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Josh Homme, all music by Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore.
On December 21, 2010, “All You Need Is Now”, the 13th Duran Duran studio album was released digitally, and the physical package was released on 21 March 2011 in Europe on the “Tape Modern” label. It was recorded February – August 2010, at “Sphere Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Ronson, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Nick Rhodes.
Personnel:
Simon Le Bon– lead vocals
Dominic Brown– guitars, backing vocals
Nick Rhodes– keyboards, backing vocals
John Taylor– bass, backing vocals
Roger Taylor– drums
Simon Willescroft – saxophone
Nina Hossain– vocals, spoken words
Anna Ross – backing vocals
Jamie Walton – cello
Mark Ronson– additional chorus guitar
Ana Matronic– vocals, rap
Tawiah – backing vocals
Kelis– vocals
Owen Pallett– string arrangements, conductor
The St. Kitts String Octet – strings
Mark ‘Spike’ Stent – mixing
Matty Green – mixing assistant
Ted Jensen – mastering
Ashley Heath – art direction
Rory McCartney – art direction
Clunie Reid – artwork
Track listing (digital release):
All You Need is Now – Mark Ronson, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Dom Brown
Blame the Machines – Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Dom Brown
Being Followed – Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Dom Brown
Leave a Light On – Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Dom Brown
Safe (In the Heat of the Moment) – Mark Ronson, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Dom Brown, Ana Matronic
Get Panic! – Mark Ronson, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Dom Brown
The Man Who Stole a Leopard – Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes
Runaway Runaway – Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Dom Brown
Before the Rain – Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes
On July 13, 2009, “Island” label released “Welcome to the Walk Alone”, the second Rumble Strips (The) album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Mark Ronson.
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