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Thom Yorke: Anima

On June 27, 2019, “XL Recordings” label released “Anima”, the third Thom Yorke studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – artwork (credited as Tchocky)
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Philip Selway – sped-up drums
  • Tarik Barri – computer artists
  • London Contemporary Orchestra and Choir
  • Hugh Brunt – conducting, orchestrations
  • Talia Morey – copy
  • Galya Bisengalieva (leader), Alessandro Ruisi, Zara Benyounes, Alexandra Caldon, Venetia Jollands, Patrick Savage, Anna Ovsyanikova, Marianne Haynes – first violins
  • Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Emily Holland, Gillon Cameron, Guy Button, Nicole Stokes, Francesca Barritt, Violeta Barreña, Ed McCullagh – second violins
  • Ian Anderson, Clifton Harrison, Matt Kettle, Matthew Maguire, Diana Matthews, Alison D’Souza, Jenny Lewisohn, Meghan Cassidy – violas
  • Brian O’Kane, Reinoud Ford, Jonny Byers, Gregor Riddell, Zoe Martlew, Sergio Serra – cellos
  • Dave Brown, Roger Linley, Laurence Ungless, Gwen Reed – double basses
  • Pasha Mansurov (solo: piccolo, alto and bass), Zinajda Kodrič (II: alto and bass), Gareth Mclearnon (III: alto, bass and contrabass) – flutes
  • Craig Apps, Zands Duggan, Louise Anna Duggan – percussion
  • Josephine Stephenson, Héloïse Werner, Fiona Fraser, Harriet Armston-Clarke, Laurel Neighbour, Eleanor Gregory – sopranos
  • Rose Martin, Katie Schofield, Amy Lyddon, Emma Lewis, Lissie Paul, Judy Brown – altos
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stanley Donwood – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Thom Yorke, all music by Nigel Godrich and Thom Yorke.

  1. Traffic
  2. Last I Heard (…He Was Circling the Drain)
  3. Twist
  4. Dawn Chorus
  5. I Am a Very Rude Person
  6. Not the News
  7. The Axe
  8. Impossible Knots
  9. Runwayaway

Blossoms: Ribbon Around The Bomb

On April 29, 2022, “Virgin EMI” label released “Ribbon Around the Bomb”, the fourth Blossoms studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey.

Personnel:

  • Tom Ogden – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Josh Dewhurst – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Myles Kellock – keyboards
  • Charlie Salt – bass, clavinet, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Donovan – drums
  • Ian Skelly – percussion
  • Ellie Stanford – violin
  • Hayley Pomfrett – violin
  • Jenny Sacha – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Zara Benyounes – violin
  • Emma Owens – viola
  • Meghan Cassidy – viola
  • Rosie Danvers – cello, orchestration
  • Fiona Skelly – backing vocals
  • Niamh Rowe – backing vocals
  • Rich Turvey – engineer
  • Nick Taylor – engineer
  • Chris Taylor – engineer assistant
  • Matthew Watson – engineer assistant
  • Nathan Conboy – engineer assistant
  • Toby Renwick – engineer assistant
  • Will Bennett – engineer assistant
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Dani Bennett Spragg – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Tommy D – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Tom Ogden, Josh Dewhurst, Charlie Salt, Joe Donovan, and Miles Kellock, except where noted.

  1. The Writer’s Theme – Tom Ogden, James Skelly
  2. Ode to NYC
  3. Ribbon Around the Bomb
  4. The Sulking Poet
  5. Born Wild
  6. The Writer – Tom Ogden
  7. Everything About You
  8. Care For
  9. Cinerama Holy Days
  10. Edith Machinist
  11. Visions
  12. The Last Chapter – Tom Ogden, James Skelly