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Mando Diao: Give Me Fire

On February 13, 2009, “Universal Records” label released “Give Me Fire!”, the fifth Mando Diao studio album. It was recorded in 2008 at “Studio De la Santa & Redline Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Salla Salazar.

Personnel:

  • Björn Dixgård– vocals, guitar
  • Carl-Johan Fogelklou – vocals, bass
  • Gustaf Norén – vocals, guitar
  • Mats Björke – keyboards
  • Samuel Giers – drums
  • Carlos Barth – acoustic guitar
  • Per Ruskträsk Johansson – saxophone, flute
  • Nils Jansson – trumpet, percussion
  • Nils Berg – percussion
  • Thomas Eby – percussion
  • Kerstin Thörn – strings
  • Belinda Malaika, Cindy Peters, Pauline Kamusewu – backing vocals
  • The Salazar Brothers – engineer, mixing
  • Carl-Johan Fogelklou – engineer
  • Mats Björke – engineer assistant
  • Mats “Limpan” Lindfors – mastering
  • Karl Drehsen – painting
  • Neil Harrison – cover artwork
  • Nate Warkentin – artwork blue lining pages
  • Matt Maust – borlange and accordion artwork
  • Melinda Moen – Mando collage and lyrics page individual pieces artwork 
  • Matt Wignall – layout, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén.

  1. Blue Lining, White Trenchcoat
  2. Dance with Somebody
  3. Gloria
  4. High Heels
  5. Mean Street
  6. Maybe Just Sad
  7. A Decent Life
  8. Give me Fire
  9. Crystal
  10. Come on Come on
  11. Go Out Tonight
  12. You Got Nothing on Me
  13. The Shining / Leave My Fire

Cold War Kids: Robbers & Cowards

On October 10, 2006, “Downtown Records” label released “Robbers & Cowards”, the debut Cold War Kids studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Kevin Augunas, Matt Wignall, Nathan Willett, Jonathan Bo Russell, Matt Aveiro and Matt Maust.

Personnel:

  • Nathan Willett – lead vocals, piano, guitar
  • Jonathan Bo Russell – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Matt Maust – bass, artwork
  • Matt Aveiro – drums, percussion
  • Kevin Augunas – engineer
  • Matt Wignall – engineer, photography
  • Dave Sardy– mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nathan Willett, Jonathan Bo Russell, Matt Aveiro and Matt Maust.

  1. We Used to Vacation
  2. Hang Me Up to Dry
  3. Tell Me in the Morning
  4. Hair Down
  5. Passing the Hat
  6. Saint John
  7. Robbers
  8. Hospital Beds
  9. Pregnant
  10. Red Wine, Success
  11. God, Make Up Your Mind
  12. Rubidoux (includes hidden track Sermon vs. the Gospel)