On February 10, 2023, “Matador” label released “This Stupid World”, the seventeenth Yo La Tengo studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, in band’s studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew.
Personnel:
Ira Kaplan – vocals, guitar
James McNew – vocals, bass guitar, engineer, mixing
Georgia Hubley – vocals, drums
C. J. Camerieri – French horn
Greg Calbi – mastering
Mark Ohe – design
David Godlis – photography
Personnel:
All lyrics by Ira Kaplan, all music by Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, and James McNew
On November 5, 2021, “Matador” label released “Valentine”, the second Snail Mail studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Brad Cook’s Studio” in Durham, North Carolina, and was produced by Brad Cook and Lindsey Jordan.
On May 21, 2021, “Matador” label released “Afrique Victime”, the fifth Mdou Moctar studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Michael Coltun.
Personnel:
Mdou Moctar (Mahamadou Souleymane) – vocals, lead guitar
On February 11, 2022, “Matador” label released “Lucifer on the Sofa”, the tenth Spoon studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Public Hi-Fi” and “The Catacomb” in Austin, Texas, “Off Track Betting” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mark Rankin, Dave Fridmann, Justin Raisen, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Alex Fischel, Ben Trokan and Gerardo Larios.
Personnel:
Britt Daniel – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Mellotron, percussion, handclaps, engineer
Alex Fischel – electric guitar, piano, keyboards, Melodica, ARP Solina, drums
In February 1963, “United Artists” label released “Matador”, the 16th Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in April 1962, at “Sound Makers” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Douglas.
Personnel:
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Teddy Smith – bass
J.C. Moses – drums
Track listing:
El Matador – Kenny Dorham
Melanie Parts 1-3 – Jackie McLean
Smile – Charlie Chaplin
Beautiful Love – Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young
On January 17, 2020, “Matador” label released “There Is No Year”, the third Algiers studio album. It was recorded April – May 2019, at “Figure 8”, “Strange Weather”, “Studio E” in New York, and was produced by Randall Dunn and Ben Greenberg.
On May 1, 2020, “Matador” label released “Making a Door Less Open”, the twelfth Car Seat Headrest studio album. It was recorded January – October 2019, at “Avast!” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Will Toledo and Andrew Katz.
On April 7, 2009, “TBO Records” and “PIAS Recordings” label released the self-titled, debut Other Lives album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Joey Waronker.
On March 6, 2020, “Matador” label released “Traditional Techniques”, the second Stephen Malkmus album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Chris Funk.
Personnel:
Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals, guitar, bass
Chris Funk – autoharp, dobro, Moog synthesizer, pedal steel
Blake Mills – guitar
Bill Athens – bass
Qais Essar – rabab
Eric Zang – daf, kaval, udu
Matt Sweeney – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals