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Athlete: Beyond The Neighbourhood

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On September 3, 2007, “Parlaphone” label released “Beyond the Neighbourhood”, the third Athlete studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Jonny Pilcher, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts. 

Personnel:

  • Jonny Pilcher – guitar
  • Joel Pott – vocals, radio
  • Tim Wanstall – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Carey Willetts – bass, backing vocals
  • Stephen Roberts – drums, backing vocals
  • Marie-Juliette Beer – vocals
  • Stella Page – strings
  • Paul Burton, Peter Abbot – engineer
  • Ben Allen – mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Andy Marcinkowski – mixing assistant
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • John Davies – mastering
  • Stevie Gee – artwork
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonny Pilcher, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts. 

  1. In Between 2 States
  2. Hurricane
  3. Tokyo
  4. Airport Disco
  5. It’s Not Your Fault
  6. The Outsiders
  7. Second Hand Stores
  8. In the Library
  9. Best Not to Think About It
  10. This Is What I Sound Like

Florence and the Machine: Lungs

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On July 3, 2009, “Island” label released “Lungs”, the debut Florence and the Machine studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2009, at “The Garden”,  “The Pool”, “The Synagogue”, “Strongroom 33 / Space Cave”, “The Smokehouse” and “The Dairy” in London, and was produced by Paul Epworth, James Ford, Charlie Hugall, Stephen Mackey, Isabella Summers and Eg White.

Personnel:

  • Florence Welch – lead and backing vocals, additional drumming, percussion, art direction
  • Rob Ackroyd – guitar, bass guitar
  • Tom Monger – harp
  • Christopher Lloyd Hayden – drums
  • Isabella Summers – piano, additional drumming, percussion
  • Tim McCall – guitar
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar
  • Duncan “Pixie” Mills – Hammond organ
  • Stephen Mackey – bass guitar
  • Mete Burch Bator – bass guitar
  • Martin Slattery – drums
  • James Ford – drums, bass guitar, additional piano; organ
  • Charlie Hugall – additional drumming, percussion, additional bass
  • Sally Herbert – string arrangements, violin
  • Everton Nelson – violin
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Charlie Henry – cello
  • LaDonna Harley-Peters – backing vocals
  • Victoria Akintola – backing vocals
  • Mark Rankin – recording 
  • Jimmy Robertson – recording, mixing
  • Duncan “Pixie” Mills – engineer assistant
  • Ben Jackson – engineer assistant
  • Al Riley – engineer assistant
  • James Ford – mixing
  • Stephen Mackey – mixing
  • Richard Flack – mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing 
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • Ben Mortimer – final edit
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Tabitha Denholm – art direction
  • Hugh Frost – layout
  • Orlando Weeks – lung illustration
  • Tom Beard – photography
  • Wade Fletcher – live photograph

Track listing:

  1. Dog Days Are Over – Florence Welch, Isabella Summers
  2. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) – Florence Welch, Paul Epworth
  3. I’m Not Calling You a Liar – Florence Welch, Isabella Summers
  4. Howl – Florence Welch, Paul Epworth
  5. Kiss With a Fist – Florence Welch, Matt Allchin
  6. Girl With One Eye – Matt Allchin, Davis Ashby, James McCool
  7. Drumming Song – Florence Welch, James Ford, Crispin Hunt
  8. Between Two Lungs – Florence Welch, Isabella Summers
  9. Cosmic Love – Florence Welch, Isabella Summers
  10. My Boy Builds Coffins – Florence Welch, Christopher Lloyd Hayden, Rob Ackroyd
  11. Hurricane Drunk – Florence Welch, Eg White
  12. Blinding – Florence Welch, Paul Epworth
  13. You’ve Got the Love – John Bellamy, Arnecia Michelle Harris. Anthony B. Stephens

The Delays: Everything’s the Rush

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On May 5, 2008, “Fiction” label released “Everything’s the Rush”, the third Delays studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Youth.

Personnel:

  • Greg Gilbert – lead vocals, guitar
  • Aaron Gilbert – keyboards, programming, backing vocals
  • Colin Fox – bass
  • Rowly – drums
  • Paddy Lannigan – bass
  • Chris Laurence – bass
  • Perry Mason – strings
  • Warren Zielinski – strings
  • James McLeod – strings
  • Johnathan Rees – strings
  • Mark Berrow – strings
  • Liz Edwards – strings
  • Christopher Tombling – strings
  • Dai Emanuel – strings
  • Michael McMenemy – strings
  • Boguslav Kostecki – strings
  • Patrick Kiernan – strings
  • David Woodcock – strings
  • Tom Pigott-Smith – strings
  • Cathy Thompson – strings
  • Jackie Shave – strings
  • Rita Manning – strings
  • Julian Leaper – strings
  • Wil Malone – strings arrangements
  • Rachel Bolt – viola
  • Ivo Jan van der Werff – viola
  • George Robertson – viola
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Garfield Jackson – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Ben Chappell – cello
  • Tony Pleeth – cello
  • Caroline Dale – cello
  • David Daniels – cello
  • Tim Bran – programming
  • Clive Goddard – engineer
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • William Paden Hensley – digital editing, mixing assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Gilbert and Aaron Gilbert, except where noted.

  1. Girl’s On Fire
  2. Hooray
  3. Love Made Visible
  4. One More Lie in
  5. Keep It Simple
  6. Pieces – Greg Gilbert
  7. Touch Down
  8. Friends Are False
  9. No Contest
  10. Silence – Greg Gilbert
  11. Jet Lag

Thirty Seconds To Mars: This Is War

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On December 8, 2009, “Virgin” label released “This Is War”, the third Thirty Seconds to Mars studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Flood, Steve Lillywhite, Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”, Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, 2 x Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”, and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jared Leto – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synths
  • Tomo Miličević – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synths, violin, programming, percussion
  • Shannon Leto – drums, percussion, guitar
  • Ryan Williams, Brian Virtue – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Biller, Rob Kirwan, Dana Nielsen, Matt Radosevich, Jamie Schefman, Sonny Diperri, Joe Wohlmut – additional engineering
  • Andre Doucette – pre-production engineering
  • Cenzo Townshend, Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Brian Wholgemuth, Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Varnish Studio Inc, Jared Leto – art direction
  • Mark Thecobrasnake – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jared Leto, except where noted.

  1. Escape
  2. Night of the Hunter
  3. Kings and Queens
  4. This is War
  5. 100 Suns
  6. Hurricane
  7. Closer to the Edge
  8. Vox Populi
  9. Search and Destroy
  10. Alibi
  11. Stranger in a Strange Land
  12. L490 – Shannon Leto

Editors: An End Has A Start

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On June 25, 2007, “Kitchenware” label released “An End Has a Start”, the second Editors album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Smith – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Chris Urbanowicz – lead guitar, synthesizer
  • Russell Leetch– bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Ed Lay– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Edith Bowman– performer
  • Robert Whitaker – performer
  • Alison Dodds – violin
  • Fiona McCapra – violin
  • James Banbury – cello, string arrangements
  • Tom McFall – choir, chorus, engineer
  • Anne Struther – choir, chorus
  • Garret Lee – choir, chorus
  • Jacknife Lee– programming, engineer, mixing
  • Sam Bell – performer, programming, engineer
  • Jon Gray – performer, engineer
  • Pete Hofmann – engineer
  • Dani Castelar – performer, engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • Idris Khan – images, cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Smith, Chris Urbanowicz, Russell Leetch and Edward Lay.

  1. Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
  2. An End Has a Start
  3. The Weight of the World
  4. Bones
  5. When Anger Shows
  6. The Racing Rats
  7. Push Your Head Towards the Air
  8. Escape the Nest
  9. Spiders
  10. Well Worn Hand