On May 31, 2019, Roger Kynard “Roky” Erickson died aged 71. He was singer-songwriter, musician (harmonica, guitar and piano), best known as founding member of The 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre. As leader, Erickson released 17 albums.
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My Morning Jacket: Circuital
On May 31, 2011, “ATO” label released “Circuital”, the sixth My Morning Jacket studio album. It was recorded in Louisville, Kentucky, and was produced by Jim James and Tucker Martine.
Personnel:
- Jim James – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Tom Blakenship – bass guitar
- Patrick Hallahan – drums, percussion
- Carl Broemel – vocals, guitar, pedal steel, saxophone, horn arrangements
- Bo Koster – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, pianos, organs, glockenspiel, percussion
- Oscar Utterstrom – trombone, euphonium
- Chris Gregg – alto and baritone saxophone
- Leif Shires – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jeremy Kittel- violin, viola
- Ben Sollee – cello
- Black Metal Girls – group backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim James.
- Victory Dance
- Circuital
- The Day is Coming
- Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
- Outta My System
- Holdin on to Black Metal – includes portions of “E-Saew Tam Punha Huajai (Advice Column for Love Troubles Part I)”, written by Kwan Jai and Kwan Jit Sriprajan
- First Light
- You Wanna Freak Out
- Slow Slow Tune
- Movin’ Away
Paul Anka: Rock Swings
On May 31, 2005, “Verve” label released “Rock Swings”, album by Paul Anka. It was recorded in November 2004, and was produced by Paul Anka.
Personnel:
- Paul Anka – vocal, executive producer
- Jon Bon Jovi – guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Larry Koonse – guitar
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Randy Kerber – piano
- Mike Lang – piano
- Mike Valerio – bass
- Peter Doubrovsky, Frances Liu-Wu – bass
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Emil Richards – vibes
- Dan Higgins, Greg Huckins – alto saxophone, flute
- Jon Crosse – tenor saxophone
- Gene Cipriano – tenor saxophone, flute
- Bill Liston – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Gary Grant, Charles Davis, Larry Hall, Warren Luening, Sal Cracchiolo – trumpet
- Steve Holtman, Andrew Martin, Alex Iles, Bill Reichenbach, Bob McChesney, Bryant Byers – trombone
- Joel Peskin – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Brad Warnaar, Jim Atkinson, Kurt Snyder – French horn
- Joel Derouin, Bruce Dukov – concert-master, violin
- Rebecca Bunnell, Mario De Leon, Tiffany Yi Hu, Patricia Johnson, Peter Kent, Miran Kojian, Haim Shtrum, Mari Tsumura, Shari Zippert, Kirstin Fife, Razdan Kuyumjian, Dennis Molchan, Les Terry, Jennifer Munday, Anatoly Rosinsky, Charles Everett, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Darius Campo – violin
- Marilyn Baker, Jorge Moraga, James Ross, Harry Shirinian, Karie Prescott, Evan Wilson, Simon Oswell, Pam Goldsmith – viola
- Larry Corbett, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Miguel Martinez, Steve Richards, Andrew Shulman, Anne Karam, Ernie Ehrhardt – cello
- Gayle Levant – harp
- Patrick Williams, Randy Kerber, John Clayton – session arranger, conductor
- Jon Crosse – conductor
- Al Schmitt – session engineer
- Alex Christensen – session producer
Track listing:
- It’s My Life – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Max Martin
- True – Gary Kemp
- Eye of the Tiger – Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan
- Everybody Hurts – Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike MIlls, Bill Berry
- Wonderwall – Noel Gallagher
- Black Hole Sun – Chris Cornell
- It’s a Sin – Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
- Jump – David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Kris Novoselic, Dave Grohl
- Hello – Lionel Richie
- Eyes Without a Face – Billy Idol, Steve Stevens
- Lovecats – Robert Smith
- The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
- Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton, Will Jennings
Smog: A River Ain’t Too Much to Love
On May 31, 2004, “Domino” label released “A River Ain’t Too Much to Love”, the eleventh Smog studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Pedernales Studio” in Spicewood, Texas, and was produced by Bill Callahan.
Personnel:
- Bill Callahan– vocals, various instruments, guitar
- Joanna Newsom– piano
- Thor Harris– hammer dulcimer, air drums, zills
- Travis Weller – fiddle
- Connie Lovatt– vocals, bass guitar
- Jim White– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Callahan except where noted.
- Palimpsest
- Say Valley Maker
- The Well
- Rock Bottom Riser
- I Feel Like the Mother of the World
- In the Pines – traditional
- Drinking at the Dam
- Running the Loping
- I’m New Here
- Let Me See the Colts
The Corrs: Borrowed Heaven
On May 31, 2004, “Atlantic” label released “Borrowed Heaven”, the fourth Corrs (The) studio album. It was recorded 2002 – 2004, and was produced by Olle Romo.
Personnel:
- Andrea Corr– lead vocals, tin whistle
- Jim Corr – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, piano
- Sharon Corr – vocals, violin
- Caroline Corr– vocals, drums, percussion, bodhran
- Tim Pierce, Anthony Drennan– additional guitar
- Jim McGorman, Jeff Babko– piano
- Pecka Erkesjo– bass
- Jon Button- upright bass
- John O’Brien- additional programming
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by,Andrea Corr, Caroline Corr, Jim Corr and Sharon Corr, except where noted.
- Summer Sunshine
- Angel
- Hideaway
- Long Night
- Goodbye
- Time Enough for Tears – Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer
- Humdrum
- Even It
- Borrowed Heaven
- Confidence for Quiet
- Baby Be Brave
- Silver Strand
Matthew Good: Lights Of Endangered Species
On May 31, 2011, “Universal Music Canada” label released “Lights of Endangered Species”, the fifth Matthew Good studio album. It was recorded October-November 2010, at “Vogville Recording” in Port Coquitlam, Canada, and was produced by Warne Livesey.
Personnel:
- Matthew Good – vocals, piano, guitar, bass, claratron, strings, brass and woodwind arrangements
- Stuart Cameron – guitar, lap steel
- Warne Livesey- organ, mellotron, strings, brass and woodwind arrangements
- David Brown – double bass
- Blake Manning – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
- Bill Runge – baritone saxophone
- Terry Townson – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Rod Murray – trombone
- Jeremy Berkman – trombone
- Brad Muirhead – bass trombone
- Oliver De Clercq – French horn
- Brenda Fedoruk – flute
- Fracois Houle – clarinet
- David Owen – cor Anglais
- Ingrid Chiang – bassoon
- Mary Sokol Brown – violin
- David Harding – viola
- Andrew Brown – viola
- Avery Grace – backing vocals
- Jennifer Zall – backing vocals
- Warne Livesey- engineer, mixing
- Joel Livesey – engineer
- Rob Sommerfeldt, Jennifer Zall, Paul Dutil – session assistants
- Tim Young – mastering
- Matthew Good, Susan Michalek – art direction
- Susan Michalek – design
- Miriam Aroeste – artwork
Track listing:
- Extraordinary Fades
- How It Goes
- Shallow’s Low
- What If I Can’t See the Stars Mildred?
- Zero Orchestra
- Non Populus
- In a Place of Lesser Men
- Set Me On Fire
- Lights of Endangered Species
Death Cab For Cutie: Codes And Keys
On May 31, 2011, “Atlantic” label released “Codes and Keys”, the seventh Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, “The Warehouse” in Vancouver, “London Bridge”, “Avast Recordings” and “Two Sticks Audio” in Seattle, “Tiny Telephone” in San Francisco, “Bright Street Recorders” in Hollywood, “Jackpot! Recording” in Portland, and was produced by Chris Walla.
Personnel:
- Benjamin Gibbard– lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
- Chris Walla– guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
- Nicholas Harmer– bass guitar, guitar
- Jason McGerr– drums, percussion
- Magik*Magik Orchestra – strings
- Minna Choi – arrangements, conducting
- Krish Lingala – oboe, theremi
- Chris Walla– recording, mixing
- Beau Sorenson– recording, mixing
- Sean Oakley, Dave “Squirrel” Covell, Sally Pickett, Mark Richards, Adam Greenholtz, Ryan Enockson, Stephen Hogan, Jackson Long, John Vanderslice, Jay Pellicci, Pierre de Reeder, Kendra Lynn, Stuart Hallerman, Johnny Mendoza, Cathy Ferrante – recording assistant
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Catherine Marks – mixing assistant
- John Catlin – mixing assistant
- Roger Siebel – mastering
- Nicholas Harmer– front cover, “coin slot” photography
- Storey Elementary – design, additional photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Gibbard, except where noted.
- Home Is a Fire – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
- Codes and Keys
- Some Boys
- Doors Unlocked and Open
- You Are a Tourist
- Unobstructed Views – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
- Monday Morning
- Portable Television
- Underneath the Sycamore – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
- Peter’s Cathedral
- Stay Young, Go Dancing
Eddie Vedder: Ukulele Songs
On May 31, 2011, “Monkeywrench” label released “Ukulele Songs”, the second Eddie Vedder solo studio album. It was recorded in 2010 – 2011, at “Studio X” in Los Angeles, “Avex Honolulu Studio” in Honolulu, and was produced by Eddie Vedder and Adam Kasper. The cover is photography of the sculptural work “The Lost Correspondent” by Jason de Caires Taylor.
Personnel:
- Eddie Vedder – vocals, ukulele, mixing
- Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
- John Burton – engineer
- Sam Hofstedt – engineer
- Andrew Ching, Andy Park, Gaylord Kalani Holomalia – engineer assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Regan Hagar – layout, design
- Jerome Turner – concept, layout, design
- Sonny Miller – photography
- Danny Clinch – photography
- Jason deCairos Taylor – photography
- Stefan Mentil – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Eddie Vedder, except where noted.
- Can’t Keep
- Sleeping by Myself
- Without You
- More Than You Know – lyrics by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu, music by Vincent Youmans
- Goodbye
- Broken Heart
- Satellite
- Longing to Belong
- Hey Fahkah
- You’re True
- Light Today
- Sleepless Nights – Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant
- Once in a While – lyrics by Bud Green, music by Michael Edwards
- Waving Palms
- Tonight You Belong to Me – lyrics by Billy Rose, music by Lee David
- Dream a Little Dream – lyrics by Gus Kahn, music by Fabian Andreand , Wilbur Schwandt
PJ Harvey: Uh Huh Her
On May 31, 2004, “Island” label released “Uh Huh Her”, the sixth PJ Harvey studio album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, and was produced by PJ Harvey.
Personnel:
- PJ Harvey – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, melodica, accordion, autoharp, engineer, mixing, photography
- Rob Ellis – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Head – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Evelyn Isaac – backing vocals
- Maria Mochnacz –artwork
- Rob Crane – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by PJ Harvey.
- The Life & Death of Mr. Badmouth
- Shame
- Who the Fuck?
- Pocket Knife
- The Letter
- The Slow Drug
- No Child of Mine
- Cat on the Wall
- You Come Through
- It’s You
- The End
- The Desperate Kingdom of Love
- Untitled (Seagulls)
- The Darker Days of Me & Him
Mike & The Mechanics: Same
On May 31, 1999, “Virgin” label released the self-titled, fifth Mike & The Mechanics studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Fisher Lane Farm Studios” in Surrey, and was produced by Mike Rutherford.
Personnel:
- Mike Rutherford– guitar, bass guitar
- Paul Carrack– vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums
- Paul Young– vocals, percussion
- Gary Wallis– drums, programming
- Sharon Woolf – backing vocals
- Steve Pigott – programming
- Matthew Vaughan – programming
- Simon Hale– conductor, string arrangements
- Nick Davis– engineer, mixing
Track listing:
- Whenever I Stop – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
- Now That You’ve Gone – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
- Ordinary Girl – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Paul Young
- All The Light I Need – Mike Rutherford, A. Robertson
- What Will You Do When I’m Gone – Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson
- My Little Island – Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson
- Open Up – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
- When I Get Over You – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
- If Only – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
- Asking (For The Last Time) – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
- Always Listen To Your Heart – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Neil Young
- Did You See Me Coming – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
- Look Across at Dreamland – Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson
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