On September 19, 2025, “Divine Comedy Records” label released “Rainy Sunday Afternoon”, the thirteenth Divine Comedy (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2025 at “Abbey Road” in London, “Sonic” in Dublin, and was produced by Neil Hannon.
Personnel:
Tosh Flood – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, backing vocals
Neil Hannon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, arrangements
Simon Little – electric and upright bass, backing vocals
On December 1, 2023, “Real World” label released “I/O”, the tenth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded April 1995 – December 2022, at “Rexall Place” in Edmonton, “Real World” in Wiltshire, “British Grove” and “Copper House” in London, “High Seas” in Johannesburg, “Alfvénsalen” in Uppsala, “Fonoprint” in Bologna, and was produced by Peter Gabriel, Richard Russell and Brian Eno.
Personnel:
Peter Gabriel – lead, treated and backing vocals, piano, keyboards, synths, programming, percussion, manipulated charango, glass harp, orchestral arrangements, choir arrangements, design concept
David Rhodes – guitars, acoustic and 12 string guitars, backing vocals
On May 29, 2015, “Island” label released “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”, the third Florence and the Machine studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “The Pool”, “Angel”, “Urchin”, “Lightship”, “123”, “Sarm Studio”, and “No. 1 Baltic Place” in London, “Bedrock Rehearsal” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Markus Dravs, Kid Harpoon, John Hill, Paul Epworth, James Ford, Charlie Hugall, Isabella Summers, Brett Shaw and Dan Wilson.
Personnel:
Florence Welch – lead and backing vocals, body percussion, stamps, claps, piano, percussion
Rob Ackroyd – acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele
Leo Abrahams – acoustic and electric guitar
Kid Harpoon – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano, CP 70 synth, drums, percussion, bass, brass writing, brass arrangements
On October 4, 2010, “V2” label released “It’s What I’m Thinking (Part One Photographing Snowflakes)”, the seventh Badly Drawn Boy album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Stephen Hilton.
On July 15, 2016, “Polydor” label released “Love & Hate”, the second Michael Kiwanuka studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton), Inflo and Paul Butler.
Personnel:
Michael Kiwanuka – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, lead guitar, bass, piano
Inflo – piano, bass, drums, backing vocals
Brian Burton – bass, synth pad, piano, organ, percussion
Graham Godfrey – drums, percussion, hand claps, tape machine FX, backing vocals
Paul Butler – percussion, cello, trumpet, electric guitar, keys, drum machines, clavinet, Moog, piano, Yamaha CS-80, backing vocals
Miles James – electric guitar
Pete Randall – double bass, Fender bass VI, backing vocals
Gary Plumley – flute, saxophone
James Bateman – saxophone
Andy Parkin – violin
Wired Strings
Jenny Sacha – violin
Gillon Cameron, Anna Croad, Sally Jackson, Patrick Kieman, Eleanor Mathieson, Kotono Sato, Debbie Widdup – violin
Natalia Bonner – violin
Kerenza Peacock – violin
Emma Owens – viola
Nzomi Cohen – viola
Becky Jones – viola
Rosie Danvers – cello, string arrangements
Bryony James – cello
Richard Pryce – double bass
Huw White – string arrangements
Paul Boldeau, Phebe Edwards, LaDonna Harley-Peters – backing vocals
Paul Butler – engineer, mixing
Kennie Takahashi – engineer, mixing
Richard Woodcraft – engineer, strings engineer, mixing
On August 14, 2020, “14th Floor” label released “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Lotus Easter Studio” in Santa Monica, California, “United Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, “Abbey Road Studios”, “RAK Studios” and Rockstone Studios in London, and was produced by Rich Costey and Steve Mac.
Personnel:
Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Zac Rae – additional keyboards
Steve Mac – additional keyboards
Rob Mathes – string arrangements, conducting
Jenny Nendick – conducting
Jackie Shave – concertmaster
Magnus Johnston – violin
Perry Montague-Mason – violin
Patrick Kiernan – violin
Pete Hanson – violin
Natalia Bonner – violin
Cathy Thompson – violin
Debbie Widdup – violin
Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
Chris Tombling – violin
Bruce White – viola
Peter Lale – viola
Rachel Roberts – viola
Caroline Dearley – cello
Ian Burdge – cello
Jonathan Williams – cello
Caroline Dearley – cello
Jonathan Allen – string recording
Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
KT Pipal – engineering
Mario Borgatta – engineering
Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
Cecil Barlett – engineering
Dann Pursey – engineering
Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
On February 17, 2003, “Heavenly Records” label released “From Every Sphere”, the second Ed Harcourt studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Real World Studios” in Bath, Somerset, and was produced by Tchad Blake and Ed Harcourt.
Personnel:
Ed Harcourt – vocals, Piano, acoustic, slide and electric guitar, pump organ, bass, drums, clavinet, bells, percussion, harmonica, glockenspiel, fun Machine, Korg synthesizer, omnichord
Arnulf Lindner – electric, bowed and double bass, percussion
Leo Abrahams – acoustic, slide and electric guitar, piano, triggered strings, Casio, loops, sampling, string arrangement, woodwind arrangement, orchestral arrangement
Jimi Goodwin – tambourine
Lisa Germano – viola, backing vocals
Dominic Kelly – oboe
Rowland Sutherland – flute
Chris Richards – clarinet
Jo Cackett – bassoon
Matt Gunner – French horn
Tchad Blake – percussion
Claire Lewis – programming
Wrecking Crew Orchestra
Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Lucy Wilkins, Natalia Bonner, Tim Myall, Jackie Norrie, Sally Herbert, Wendy De St Paer, Anna Morris, Alison Blunt, Gillon Cameron, Claire Raybould, Louise Peacock – violin
Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene, Amanda Drummond, Naomi Fairhurst – viola
Sarah Willson, Oli Kraus, Andy Nice, Chris Mansell – cello
On November 15, 2019, “Lucky Dog Recordings” label released “No Treasure but Hope”, the twelfth Tindersticks studio album. it was recorded April – May 2019, at “Midlive” in Paris, “Rak Studios”, and “Eastcote Studios” in London, and was produced by Stuart A. Staples.
Personnel:
Stuart A. Staples – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, artwork
David Boulter – vibraphone, organ, piano
Neil Fraser – electric guitar
Dan McKinna – double bass, piano, backing vocals, string and horn arrangements
Earl Harvin – percussion, backing vocals
Stanley Staples – acoustic rhythm guitar
Adam Goldsmith – bouzouki
Terry Edwards – saxophone
Matt Gunner – horns
Tom Rumsby – horns
Richard Steggall – horns
Natalia Bonner – violin
Calina de la Mare – violin
Alison Dods – violin
Kate Robinson – violin
Howard Gott – violin
Rick Coster – violin
Lucy Wilkins – violin
Laura Melhuish – violin
Rachel Robson – viola
Andy Nice – cello
Sophie Sirota – viola
Rob Spriggs – viola
Sarah Willson – cello
Côme Jalibert – field recording
Richard Dumas – artwork
Suzanne Osborne – artwork
Track listing:
All track by Stuart A. Staples except where noted.
For the Beauty – Dan McKinna, Stuart A. Staples
The Amputees – Dan McKinna, Stuart A. Staples
Trees Fall
Pinky in the Daylight
Carousel
Take Care in Your Dreams – Dan McKinna, David Boulter, Neil Fraser, Stuart S. Staples
See My Girls
The Old Mans Gait – David Boulter, Stuart A. Staples
On June 7, 2019, “Divine Comedy” label released “Office Politics”, the twelfth Divine Comedy (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019, and was produced by Neil Hannon.
Personnel:
Neil Hannon – vocals, guitar, piano, artwork
Richard Pryce – bass
Max Spiers – oboe
David Pyatt – French horn
John Ryan – French horn
Richard Edwards – trombone
Mark Templeton – trombone
Owen Slade – tuba
Martin Robertson – clarinet
Richard Skinner – bassoon
Andrew Skeet – conductor, orchestration
Natalia Bonner – violin
Gillon Cameron – violin
Richard George – violin
Patrick Kiernan – violin
Alison Dods – violin
Lucy Wilkins – violin
Reiad Chibah – viola
Bruce White – viola
Ian Burdge – cello
Chris Worsey – cello
Caroline Dale – cello
Warren Zielinski – cello
Jake Jackson – engineer
Ber Quinn – engineer
Kevin Callanan – assistant engineer
Tom Leach – assistant engineer
John Prestage – assistant engineer
Frank Arkwright – mastering
Matthew Cooper – artwork
Ben Meadows – photography
Lucy Whalley – orchestra contractor
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Hannon, except where noted.
All tracks are written by Neil Hannon, except where noted.
Queuejumper
Office Politics
Norman and Norma
Absolutely Obsolete
Internal Machines
You’ll Never Work in This Town Again – Neil Hannon, Marion Sunshine, Obdulio Morales, Julio Blanco Leonard
Psychological Evaluation
The Synthesiser Service Centre Super Summer Sale – Neil Hannon, Tosh Flood, Ian Watson, Andrew Skeet, Simon Little, Tim Weller
On January 21, 2013, “Shepherd Moon” label released “Let It All In”, the sixth and final I Am Kloot studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Guy Garvey and Craig Potter.