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Japandroids: Near to the Wild Heart of Life

On January 27, 2017, “ANTI-” label released “Near to the Wild Heart of Life”, the third Japandroids studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Rain City Recorders” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Jesse Gander, Damian Taylor, Brian King and David Prowse.

Personnel:

  • Brian King – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • David Prowse – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Louise Burns – backing vocals
  • Melissa Gregerson – backing vocals
  • Olga Straffon – backing vocals
  • Jesse Gander – engineer
  • Damian Taylor – engineer
  • Peter Katis – mixing, additional production
  • Greg Giorgio – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Near to the Wild Heart of Life
  2. North East South West
  3. True Love and a Free Life of Free Will
  4. I’m Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner)
  5. Arc of Bar
  6. Midnight to Morning
  7. No Known Drink or Drug
  8. In a Body Like a Grave

MØ: Motordrome

On January 28, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Motordrome”, the third MØ album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Ronni Vindahl, Jakob Littauer, Jam City, Lotus IV, SG Lewis, Sly and Stint.

Personnel:

  • MØ – vocals, vocal production
  • Andreas Lund – guitar
  • Ronni Vindahl – guitar
  • August Rosenbaum – piano
  • Yangze – piano
  • SG Lewis – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming
  • Rasmus Littauer – drums, programming
  • Karen Johanne Pedersen – violin
  • Jake Braun – cello
  • Live Johansson – cello
  • Josefine Struckmann Pedersen – backing vocals
  • Melissa Gregerson – backing vocals
  • Jasmine Chen – engineer
  • Matt DiMona – engineer
  • John Hanes – engineer
  • Anthony Dolhai – engineer
  • Geoff Swan – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – vocal production
  • SG Lewis – vocal production
  • Sly – vocal production
  • Caroline Ailin – vocal production
  • Ronni Vindahl – vocal production

Track listing:

  1. Kindness – Karen Marie Ørsted, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jack Latham, Jakob Littauer
  2. Live to Survive – Karen Marie Ørsted, Caroline Ailin, Samuel George Lewis, Sylvester Sivertsen
  3. Wheelspin – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer, Ronni Vindahl
  4. Cool to Cry – Karen Marie Ørsted, Sylvester Sivertsen, Caroline Ailin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund
  5. Youth Is Lost – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer
  6. New Moon – Karen Marie Ørsted, Sylvester Sivertsen, Caroline Ailin, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund
  7. Brad Pitt – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer, Ajay Bhattacharya, Michael Pollack, Daniel Schnair, Mads Damsgaard, Ronni Vindahl
  8. Goosebumps – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer
  9. Hip Bones – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer, Ronni Vindahl
  10. Punches – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer, Mads Damsgaard, Ronni Vindahl, Søren Breum