On May 24, 2025, Simon House died aged 76. He was musician (violin, keyboards) and composer, performed and recorded with High Tide, Third Ear Band, Thomas Dolby, David Sylvian, Japan, Alan Davey, Nektar, Spiral Realms, Rod Goodway, Denny Gerrard, Robert Calvert, Anubian Lights, Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix, Adrian Shaw, Earth Lab, Magic Muscle, Bedouin, Astralasia, Spirits Burning, Judy Dyble, Ambient Time Travelers, Mike Oldfield, and David Bowie, but was best known as member of Hawkwind. As leader, House released two albums.
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Paul Weller: 66
On May 24, 2024, “Polydor” label released “66”, the seventeenth Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2024, at “Black Barn Studio”, and was produced by Christophe Vaillant, Paul Weller and White Label.
Personnel:
- Paul Weller – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, Rhodes, synthesizer, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, celesta, percussion
- Steve Pilgrim – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Heel – acoustic and electric guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals
- Le Super Homard – acoustic guitar, tambourine, bass guitar, piano, vibraphone, celesta, Hammond organ, harpsichord, keyboards, organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, percussion, stylophone, backing vocals
- Tom Doyle – electric guitar, glockenspiel, Hammond organ, saxophone, strings, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano, drum programming
- Steve Cradock – acoustic and electric guitar
- Steve Brookes – acoustic guitar
- Richard Hawley – lap steel guitar
- Marco Rees – electric guitar
- Charles Rees – synthesizer, drum programming
- Josh McClorey – bass guitar, electric guitar
- Andy Crofts – bass guitar
- Jake Fletcher – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Brown – Moog bass
- Ben Gordelier – drums, percussion
- Max Beesley – vibraphone
- Jacko Peake – saxophone, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
- Anthony Gaylard – tenor saxophone
- Paul Speare – baritone saxophone
- Dave Boraston – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
- Steve Trigg – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Andy Gilliams – trombone
- Britten Sinfonia – orchestra
- Hannah Peel – conductor
- Louise Marshall – backing vocals
- Sumudu Jayatilaka – backing vocals
- Dr. Robert – backing vocals
- Leah Weller – backing vocals
- Say She She – backing vocals
- Erland Cooper – backing vocals
- Steve Trigg – horn arrangements
- Hannah Peel – orchestral arrangements
- Christopher Parker – engineer
- John Barrett – engineer
- Tom Ashpitel – engineer assistant
- Charles Rees – additional production, engineer, mixing
- Matt Colton – mastering
Track listing:
- Ship of Fools – Paul Weller, Graham McPherson
- Flying Fish – Paul Weller
- Jumble Queen – Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher
- Nothing – Paul Weller, Andrew Chalk, Graham McPherson
- My Best Friend’s Coat – Paul Weller, Cristophe Vaillant
- Rise Up Singing – Paul Weller, Miles Copeland, Dr. Robert
- I Woke Up – Paul Weller
- A Glimpse of You – Paul Weller, Cristophe Vaillant
- Sleepy Hollow – Paul Weller
- In Full Flight – Paul Weller, Anthony Brown, Tom Doyle
- Soul Wandering – Paul Weller, Bobby Gillespie
- Burn Out – Paul Weller, Erland Cooper
Andrew Bird: Sunday Morning Put-On
On May 24, 2024, “Loma Vista” label released “Sunday Morning Put-On”, the 20th Andrew Bird album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Valentine Studios” in California, and was produced by Andrew Bird.
Personnel:
- Andrew Bird – vocals, violin, art direction
- Alan Hampton – bass guitar, upright bass
- Ted Poor – drums, vibraphone
- Jeff Parker – electric guitar
- Larry Goldings – piano
- Travis Pavur – engineer
- David Boucher – engineer, mixing
- Jeff Lipton – mastering
- MariaRice – mastering
- Sage Lamonica – package design
- Christopher Leckie – art direction, package design
- Alexa Viscius – art direction, photography
Track listing:
- I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- Caravan – Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
- I Fall in Love Too Easily – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
- You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
- My Ideal – Leo Robin, Newell Chase, Richard A. Whiting
- Django – John Lewis
- I Cover the Waterfront – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
- Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
- I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
- Ballon de peut‐être – Andrew Bird
Doug Ingle
On May 24, 2024, Douglas Lloyd Ingle died aged 78. He was musician (organ) and singer, best known as the founder, organist, lead vocalist and primary composer for the band Iron Butterfly. He wrote the band’s best known song “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”.
Black Mountain: Destroyer
On May 24, 2019, “Dine Alone” label released “Destroyer”, the fifth Black Mountain studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by John Congleton and Stephen McBean.
Personnel:
- Rachel Fannan – vocals
- Brooke Worrel – vocal
- Stephen McBean – vocals, electric guitar, bass, organ, percussion, electronic drums, e-bow, engineer
- Jeremy Schmidt – synthesizer, mellotron, vocoder, keyboards arrangements, recording, artwork
- Arjan Miranda – acoustic guitar, bass, e-bow
- Brad Truax – bass
- Steve Fishman – bass
- Andy Anderson – bass
- Adam Bulgasem – drums
- Kliph Scurlock – drums
- Kid Millions – drums
- John Congleton – mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Stephen McBean, except where noted.
- Future Shades
- Home Arising – Jeremy Schmidt
- Closer to the Edge – Jeremy Schmidt
- High Rise
- Pretty Little Lazies
- Boogie Lover
- Licensed to Drive – Jeremy Schmidt
- FD’ 72
The Amazons: Future Dust
On May 24, 2010, “Fiction” label released “Future Dust”, the second Amazons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Catherine Marks.
Personnel:
- Matt Thomson – vocals, guitar
- Chris Alderton – guitar
- Elliot Briggs – bass guitar
- Joe Emmett – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Alderton, Elliot Briggs, Joe Emmett, and Matt Thomson.
- Mother
- Fuzzy Tree
- 25
- The Mire
- Doubt It
- All Over Town
- End of Wonder
- Dark Visions
- 25 (reprise)
- Warning Sign
- Georgia
The Waterboys: Dream Harder
On May 24, 1993, “Geffen” label released “Dream Harder”, the sixth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1993, in New York City, and was produced by Mike Scott and Bill Price.
Personnel:
- Mike Scott – vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Chris Bruce – lead and rhythm guitar
- Ljubisa “Lubi” Ristic – sitar
- Kenny Aaronson – bass guitar
- Brian Stanley – bass guitar
- Scott Thunes – bass guitar
- Carla Azar – drums
- Steve Holley – drums
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Thommy Price – drums
- Bashiri Johnson – conga, drums, tambourine, shaker, talking drum
- Jerry Peters – percussion
- James Campagnola – saxophone
- George Stathos – Greek clarinet
- Caroline Lavelle – cello
- Billy Connolly – voices
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Pal Shazar – backing vocals
- Jules Shear – backing vocals
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
- Laura Lee Ash – additional backing vocals
- Darwin Buschman, M.D. – additional backing vocals
- Roger Greenawalt – additional backing vocals
- Fiona Prendergast – additional backing vocals
- Terry Wetmore – additional backing vocals
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
- Bill Price, Niko Bolas – mixing
- Frank Olinsky – art direction
- Tom Zutaut – art direction
- Pal Shazar – painting
- Michael Halsband – photography
- John Hardin – photography
Track listing:
Tracks by Mike Scott, except where noted.
- The New Life
- Glastonbury Song
- Preparing to Fly
- The Return of Pan
- Corn Circles
- Suffer
- Winter Winter
- Love and Death – lyrics by William Butler Yeats, music by Mike Scott
- Spiritual City
- Wonders of Lewis
- The Return of Jimi Hendrix – lyrics by Mike Scott, music by Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
- Good News
Tina Turner
On May 24, 2023, Anna Mae Bullock aka Tina Turner died aged 83. She was singer, author, dancer and actress, referred to as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, began her career with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in 1957. In 1958, under the name Little Ann, she released her first record, “Boxtop”. In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner with the duet single “A Fool in Love”. The duo Ike & Tina Turner became “one of the most formidable live acts in history”. In the 1980s, Turner made a great comeback, and in the decades that followed she sold over 100 million records worldwide, and became one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. She won twelve “Grammy Awards”, three “Grammy Hall of Fame” awards and a “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked her among the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” and the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”. She was twice inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, with Ike Turner in 1991 and as a solo artist in 2021. In 2005, she was recipient of the “Kennedy Center Honors” and “Women of the Year” award. As leader Tina Turner released nine albums.
Stray Cats: 40
On May 24, 2019, “Surfdog Records” label released “40”, the ninth Stray Cats studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Peter Collins.
Personnel:
- Brian Setzer – lead vocals, guitars
- Lee Rocker – vocals, bass guitar
- Slim Jim Phantom – vocals, drums
- Vance Powell – engineer, mixing
- Mike Fahey – engineer assistant
- Sean Badum – engineer assistant
- Pete Lyman – mastering
- Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant
- Scrojo Designs – art direction, layout, design
- Russ Harrington – photography
- Suzie Kaplan – photography
Track listing:
- Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me) – Brian Setzer, Mike Himelstein
- Rock It Off – Brian Setzer, Mike Himelstein
- I’ve Got Love If You Want It
- Cry Danger – Brian Setzer, Mike Himelstein, Mike Campbell
- I Attract Trouble – Brian Setzer, Mike Himelstein
- Three Time’s a Charm – Brian Setzer, Mike Himelstein
- That’s Messed Up – Brian Setzer, Mike Himelstein
- When Nothing’s Going Right – Lee Rocker as Leon Drucker
- Desperado – Brian Setzer
- Mean Pickin’ Mama – Brian Setzer
- I’ll Be Looking Out for You – Brian Setzer
- Devil Train – Brian Setzer
Sebadoh: Act Surprised
On May 24, 2019, “Dangerbird” label released “Act Surprised”, the ninth Sebadoh studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Sonelab” in Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was produced by Justin Pizzoferrato.
Personnel:
- Lou Barlow – vocals, guitar, bass
- Jason Loewenstein – vocals, bass, guitar
- Bob D’Amico – drums, percussion
- Justin Pizzoferrato – recording, mixing, photography
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Joby J. Ford – layout
Track listing:
- Phantom – Jason Loewenstein
- Celebrate the Void – Lou Barlow
- Follow the Breath – Jason Loewenstein
- Medicate – Lou Barlow
- See-Saw – Lou Barlow
- Vacation – Jason Loewenstein
- Stunned – Jason Loewenstein
- Fool – Lou Barlow
- Raging River – Jason Loewenstein
- Sunshine – Lou Barlow
- Act Surprised – Jason Loewenstein
- Battery – Loewenstein
- Belief – Lou Barlow
- Leap Year – Bob D’Amico
- Reykjavic – Lou Barlow
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