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The Super Furry Animals: MWNG

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On May 15, 2000, “Placid Casual” label released “Mwng”, the fourth Super Furry Animals (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Ofn Studios” in Llanfaelog, Anglesey, “Famous Studios” in Cardiff and “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, and was produced by Gorwel Owen, Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Guto Pryce, Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Leuan.

Personnel:

  • Gruff Rhys – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums, mixing, mastering
  • Huw Bunford – lead guitar, backing vocals, mixing, mastering
  • Guto Pryce – bass guitar, mixing, mastering
  • Cian Ciaran – keyboards, harmonium, backing vocals, mixing, mastering
  • Dafydd Leuan – drums, backing vocals, mixing, mastering
  • Matt Sibley – saxophone
  • Gorwel Owen – stylophone, engineer, mixing
  • Gary Alesbrook – trumpet
  • Can Pierce – claps
  • Llyr Pierce – claps
  • Greg Haver – engineer
  • Michael Brennan Jnr. – engineer
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Pete Fowler – illustration
  • John Mark James – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Guto Pryce, Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Leuan.

  1. Drygioni
  2. Ymaelodi â’r Ymylon
  3. Y Gwyneb Iau
  4. Dacw Hi – Ffa Coffi Pawb
  5. Nythod Cacwn
  6. Pan Ddaw’r Wawr
  7. Ysbeidiau Heulog
  8. Y Teimlad – David R. Edwards
  9. Sarn Helen
  10. Gwreiddiau Dwfn/Mawrth Oer ar y Blaned Neifion

The Rippingstons: Tourist In Paradise

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On May 15, 1989, “GRP” label released “Tourist in Paradise”, the third Rippingtons (The) album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Slam Shack” in Hollywood, and was produced by Russ Freeman.

Personnel:

  • Russ Freeman – synthesizers, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, programming, Linn 9000 drum programming, arrangements, recording, mixing, digital editing
  • Steve Bailey – bass
  • Tony Morales – cymbals, hi-hat, drums
  • Steve Reid – percussion, soundscapes, recording, mixing
  • Brandon Fields – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Rob Mullins – keyboards
  • Carl Anderson – vocals
  • Ted Blaisdell – additional engineering
  • Micajah Ryan – additional engineering
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator
  • Andy Baltimore – creative director, graphic design
  • Bill Mayer – front cover artwork
  • David Gibb – design
  • Dave Kunze – design
  • Dan Serrano – design
  • Chris Cuffaro – photography
  • Dave Grusin – executive producer
  • Larry Rosen – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Russ Freeman, except where noted.

  1. Tourist in Paradise
  2. Jupiter’s Child
  3. Aruba!
  4. One Summer Night in Brazil
  5. Earthbound
  6. Let’s Stay Together – Willie Mitchell, Al Green, Al Jackson
  7. One Ocean Way
  8. Destiny
  9. The Princess

Perfume Genius: Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

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On May 15, 2020, “Matador” label released “Set My Heart on Fire Immediately”, the fifth Perfume Genius studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Blake Mills.

Personnel:

  • Mike Hadreas – vocals, synthesizers, Wurlitzer
  • Blake Mills – guitar, bass, synthesizers, drums, glockenspiel, synth guitar, organ, piano, synth drums, harmonium, harmony vocals
  • Alan Wyffels – piano, organ, harpsichord, synthesizers, flute, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, harmony vocals
  • Sam Gendel – synthesizers, saxophone, synth drums, drum machine
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Rob Moose – violin, viola
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Phoebe Bridgers – harmony vocals
  • Ethan Gruska – vocals, harmony vocals, percussion
  • Joseph Lorge – engineer
  • Greg Koller – engineer, mixing
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Ian Sefchick – mastering
  • Andrew J. S. – art direction
  • Camille Vivier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Hadreas, except where noted.

  1. Whole Life
  2. Describe
  3. Without You
  4. Jason
  5. Leave
  6. On the Floor – Mike Hadreas, Alan Wyffels
  7. You Body Changes Everything
  8. Moonbend – Mike Hadreas, Blake Mills
  9. Just a Touch
  10. Nothing at All
  11. One More Try
  12. Some Dream
  13. Borrowed Light

Ian Hunter: Shrunken Heads

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On May 15, 2007, “Jerkin Crocus” label released “Shrunken Heads”, the eleventh Ian Hunter album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, and was produced by Andy York and Ian Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Andy York – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, piano, banjo, ukulele, Wurlitzer, backing and gang vocals
  • James Mastro – slide, electric, solo, Barytone, buzzsaw guitar, e-bow
  • Jack Petruzzelli – mando, electric, Leslie, Phaser guitar, Omnichord, Wah-Wah
  • Mark Bosch – solo guitar
  • Andy Burton – keyboards, Wurlitzer, organ, accordion, piano
  • Peter Mushay – keyboards
  • Rick Tedesco – staccato piano
  • Graham Maby – bass, gang vocals
  • Tony Shanahan – upright bass
  • Steve Holley – drums, percussion, gang vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell – strings
  • Mary Lee Kortes – vocals, backing vocals
  • Christine Ohlman – vocals, backing vocals
  • A. Buryon – gang vocals
  • Jesse Hunter Patterson – gang vocals
  • Dennis Dunaway – gang vocals
  • Jeff Tweedy – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Hunter, except where noted.

  1. Words (Big Mouth) – Ian Hunter, Andy York
  2. Fuss About Nothin’
  3. When the World Was Round
  4. Brainwashed
  5. Shrunken Heads
  6. Soul of America
  7. How’s Your House
  8. Guiding Light
  9. Stretch
  10. I Am What I Hated When I Was Young
  11. Read ‘Em ‘N’ Weep
  12. Your Eyes
  13. Wasted
  14. Real or Imaginary

Tools: Lateralus

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On May 15, 2001, “Volcano Entertainment” label released “Lateralus”, the third Tools studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – January 2001, at “Cello Studios” in Hollywood, “The Hook”, “Big Empty Space”, and “The Lodge” in North Hollywood, and was produced by David Bottrill, Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Justin Chacellor and Danny Carey. In April 2021, the album was certified triple Platinum in US by the “RIAA”, and double Platinum in Australia and Canada. In 2002, the band won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Metal Performance” for the song” “Schism”.

Track listing:

  • Maynard James Keenan – vocals
  • Adam Jones – guitars, art director
  • Justin Chancellor – bass
  • Danny Carey – drums, percussion, samples
  • Statik (Collide) – machines
  • David Bottrill – engineer, mixing
  • Vince DeFranco (Synesthesia) – neurocistance, engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Alex Grey – illustrations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Maynard James Keenan, all by Adam Jones, Danny Carey, Maynard James Keenan, and Justin Chancellor.

  1. The Grudge
  2. Eon Blue Apocalypse
  3. The Patient
  4. Mantra
  5. Schism
  6. Parabol
  7. Parabola
  8. Ticks & Leeches
  9. Lateralus
  10. Disposition
  11. Reflection
  12. Triad
  13. Faaip de Oiad

Michael McDonald: Take It To Heart

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On May 15, 1990, “Reprise” label released “Take It to Heart”, the third Michael McDonald studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “A&M” in Hollywood, “Can-Am” in Tarzana, “Smoketree Ranch” in Chatworth, “One on One” in Hollywood, “Axis” in New York City, and was produced by Ted Templeman, Michael McDonald, Don Was, David Gamson and Gardner Cole.

Personnel:

  • Michael McDonald – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming and sequencing
  • Peter Leinheiser – synthesizer programming and sequencing, guitars
  • Michael Hanna – keyboards, synthesizer programming and sequencing
  • John Tesh – synthesizer programming and sequencing
  • Don Was – synthesizer programming and sequencing
  • Michael Mason – synthesizer programming and sequencing
  • Gardner Cole – synthesizer programming and sequencing
  • David Gamson – synthesizer programming and sequencing
  • Bernie Chiaravalle – guitars, sitar
  • Michael Landau – guitars 
  • Charles Frichtel – bass
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass, acoustic guitar
  • George Perilli – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion, African log drum
  • Debra Dobkin – congas
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Terry McMillan – percussion, backing vocals
  • Vince Denham – saxophone and solo
  • Kirk Whalum – saxophone
  • Stan Getz – saxophone
  • Paul Riser – string arrangements
  • Brian McKnight – backing vocals
  • Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals
  • Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals
  • Harry Bowens – backing vocals
  • David Lasley – backing vocals
  • Kathy Walker – backing vocals
  • Amy Holland – backing vocals
  • David Pack – backing vocals
  • Maureen McDonald – backing vocals
  • Ed Cherney, Jeff Hendricksen, Ross Pallone, Bob Schaper – engineer
  • Ed Goodreau, Bob Schaper, Brian Schuble – additional engineering
  • Elaine Anderson, Michael Douglass, Lori Fumar, John Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Calvin Loser, Michael Mason, Eric Rudd, Scott Symington, Michael Tacci, Toby Wright – engineer assistant
  • Shep Pettibone – remix
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Martyn Atkins – art direction
  • Andy Earl – photography
  • Joan Parker – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. All We Got – Peter Leinheiser, Michael McDonald
  2. Get the World Started – Michael McDonald, David Pack
  3. Love Can Break Your Heart – Paul Carrack, Michael McDonald
  4. Take it to the Heart – Michael McDonald, Diane Warren
  5. Tear It Up – Gardner Cole, Seth Swirsky
  6. Lonely Talk – Michael McDonald, Chuck Sabatino
  7. Searchin’ for Understanding – Darrell Brown, Michael McDonald
  8. Homeboy – Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford
  9. No Amount of Reason – Michael McDonald, George Hawkins
  10. One Step Away – Chris Thompson, Tom Whitlock
  11. You Show Me – Harry Garfield, Michael McDonald

Jim White & Marisa Anderson: The Quickening

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On May 15, 2020, “Thrill Jockey” label released “The Quickening”, album by Jim White and Marisa Anderson. It was recorded in 2019, in Portland and Mexico City.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Anderson – guitars
  • Jim White – drums
  • Luis Gutierrez – recording, photography
  • Emilio Anaya – recording
  • Rubén Rodríguez – recording
  • Jason Powers – recording
  • Alberto Sosa – recording assistant
  • Alejandro Solis – recording assistant
  • Mauricio Acuña – recording assistant
  • Greg Norman – mixing
  • Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering
  • Anna White – cover art
  • Daniel Castrejón – design

Track listing:

  1. Gathering
  2. Unwritten
  3. The Lucky
  4. The Other Christmas Song
  5. Last Days
  6. Diver
  7. The Quickening
  8. Pallet
  9. 18 to1
  10. November

Louise Patricia Crane: Deep Blue

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On May 15, 2020, “Peculiar Doll Records” label released “Deep Blue”, the debut Louise Patricia Crane studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Stanton Manor Studio” in Cambridge, and was produced by Stephen Carey.

Personnel:

  • Louise Patricia Crane – vocals, artwork
  • Ian Anderson – flute
  • Stephen Carey – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, mixing
  • Jakko Jakszyk – acoustic and electric guitar, sitar, low whistle, backing vocals
  • Steve Gibbons – fretless bass, bass guitar
  • Scott Reeder – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Thompson – upright bass
  • Simon Rippin – percussion
  • Shir-Ran Yinon – violin, viola
  • John Devine – uilleann pipes
  • Gordon Young – mastering
  • Phil Smee – layout
  • Jim Fitzpatrick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Louise Patricia Crane and Stephen Carey, except where noted.

  1. Deity
  2. Snake Oil – Simon Rippin, Louise Patricia Crane, Stephen Carey
  3. Painted World
  4. Cascading
  5. Deep Blue
  6. Ophelia
  7. Isolde
  8. The Eve of The Hunter

Sparks: A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip

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On May 15, 2020, “BMG Rights Management” label released “A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip”, the 24th Sparks studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Sparks” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russell Maell and Ron Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Ron Mael – keyboards, programming
  • Evan Weiss – guitars
  • Eli Pearl – guitars
  • Patrick Kelly – bass
  • Steven Nistor – drums
  • Ryan Parrish – saxophone
  • Alex Casnoff – additional keyboards
  • Coldwater Canyon Youth Choir – additional vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Russell Mael and Ron Mael.

  1. All That
  2. I’m Toast
  3. Lawnmower
  4. Sainthood Is Not in Your Future
  5. Pacific Standard Time
  6. Stravinsky’ Only Hit
  7. Let Out in the Cold
  8. Self-Effacing
  9. One for the Ages
  10. Onomato Pia
  11. iPhone
  12. The Existential Threat
  13. Nothing Travels Faster Than the Speed of Light
  14. Please Don’t Fuck Up My World

Moses Sumney: Grae

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On May 15, 2020, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Græ”, the second Moses Sumney studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Moses Sumney, Adult Jazz, Ben Baptie, John Congleton, FKJ, Daniel Lopatin and Matthew Otto.

Personnel:

  • Moses Sumney – vocals, piano, piano FX, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass, percussion, saxophone and flute arrangements, art direction, engineer
  • Mike Haldeman – guitar, guitar FX 
  • Noah Kardos-Fein – guitar
  • Tom Gallo – guitar
  • John Congleton – guitar, additional percussion
  • Simon Ribchester – piano, engineer
  • Daniel Lopatin – keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drum programming
  • Jamie Stewart – organ, drum programming
  • Ben Baptie – piano FX, additional synthesizers, drum programming
  • James Blake – keyboards, drum programming engineer,
  • FKJ – saxophone, keyboards, synthesizers, all instrumentation, engineer
  • Matthew Otto – synthesizers
  • Shahzad Ismaily – bass, bass synthesizer, additional synthesizers
  • Adult Jazz – bass, piano, synthesizers, horns
  • Brandon Coleman – bass, piano, synthesizers, piano
  • Thundercat – bass
  • Ian Chang – drums, drum programming, percussion
  • Jamire Williams – drums 
  • John Keek – saxophone 
  • Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone 
  • Jonathan Slater – horns
  • Nubya Garcia – flute 
  • Rob Moose – strings, string arrangements
  • Keith Tutt II – strings, cello
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Tunde Jegede – kora
  • Daniel Lopatin – engineer
  • Steph Marziano – engineer
  • Jake Viator – engineer
  • Ricardo Wheelock – engineer
  • Matthew Otto – engineer
  • Mac DeMarco – engineer
  • Andrew Chugg – engineer
  • Alexis Berthelot – engineer
  • Rashaan Carter – engineer
  • Matt Cohn – engineer
  • Sean Cook – engineer
  • Tom Gallo – engineer
  • Ben Baptie – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Archer – mixing assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Julian Gross – art direction, design
  • Eric Gyamfi – photography

Track listing:

  1. Insula – Moses Sumney, Taiye Selasi, Ayesha K.Faines
  2. Cut Me – Moses Sumney, Asult Jazz, Daniel Lopatin
  3. In Bloom – Moses Sumney
  4. Virile – Moses Sumney, YVETTE
  5. Conveyor – Moses Sumney, YVETTE
  6. Boxes – Michael Chabon, Ezra Miller, Ayesha K.Faines, Taiye Selasi, Moses Sumney
  7. Gagarin – Moses Sumney, Esbjorn Svensson, Dan Berglund, Magnus Ostrom
  8. Jill Jack – Jill Scott, Moses Sumney
  9. Colouour – FKJ, Moses Sumney
  10. Also Also Also And And And – FKJ, Moses Sumney, Taiye Selasi, Miller
  11. Neither/Nor – Moses Sumney
  12. Polly – Moses Sumney, Tom Gallo
  13. Two Dogs – Daniel Lopatin, Moses Sumney
  14. Bystanders – Moses Sumney, Matthew Otto, Daniel Lopatin
  15. Me in 20 Years – Moses Sumney, Matthew Otto
  16. Keeps me Alive – Moses Sumney
  17. Lucky Me – Moses Sumney, James Blake
  18. And so I Come to Isolation – Taiye Selasi, Moses Sumney
  19. Bless Me – Moses Sumney
  20. Before You Go – Taiye Selasi, Michaela Coel, Miller, Moses Sumney