On March 27, 2020, Merge Records” label released “Saint Cloud”, the fifth Waxahatchee studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, “Long Pond” in New York, and was produced by Brad Cook.
On March 26, 2021, “Anti -” label released “Green to Gold”, the sixth Antlers studio album. It was recorded in “Harrington Road” in New Paltz, and “Lone Pine Road” in Kingston, New York, and was produced by Peter Silberman.
On March 4, 2022, “Nonesuch” label released “Ghost Song”, the sixth Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Bunker Studio”, “St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church” in New York, and was produced by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner and Paul Sikivie. In April 2022, it was chosen as “Album of the Month” for both performance and sonics by “Stereophile”.
On January 28, 2022, “BMG Rights Management” label released the self-titled, eighth Anaïs Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Dreamland Recording Studios” in Hurley, New York, and was produced by Josh Kaufman.
On January 14, 2022, “Dualtone” and “Decca” labels released “Brightside”, the fourth Lumineers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Sun Mountain” in Boiceville, New York, and was produced by Simone Felice, David Baron, Brian Hubblen, Derek Brown and Rick Mullen.
Personnel:
Wesley Schultz – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Jeremiah Fraites – piano, Firewood, Rhodes, electric guitar, tambourine, electric bass, glockenspiel, drums, drum programming
In December 1974, “EMI” label released “House of Exile”, album by Jimmy Cliff. It was recorded in 1974, at “Dynamic Sounds Studios” and “Dimensional Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Jimmy Cliff.
Personnel:
Jimmy Cliff – vocal, arranger
Dad Bryan – lead guitar, bottleneck and rhythm guitar
On November 8, 1983, “Columbia” label released “The Revölution by Night”, the ninth Blue Öyster Cult studio album. It was recorded in May 1983, at “Boogie Hotel Studios” in Port Jefferson, “Kingdom Sound Studios” in Long Island, New York, “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.
Personnel:
Eric Bloom – vocals, guitar
Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roeser – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, mixing
Allen Lanier – piano, keyboards
Joe Bouchard – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, vocoder
Rick Downey – drums
Aldo Nova – guitar, synthesizers
Larry Fast – synthesizers, programming
Randy Jackson – bass
Marc Baum – saxophone
Gregg Winter – backing vocals
Dave Wittman – engineer
George Geranios, Ken Kessie – additional engineering
Chris Isca, Ron Coté, Ray Pyle – engineer assistant
Bruce Fairbairn – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Track listing:
Take Me Away – Eric Bloom, Aldo Nova
Eyes on Fire – Gregg Winter
Shooting Shark – Donald Roeser, Patti Smith
Veins – Donald Roeser, Richard Meltzer
Shadow of California – Joe Bouchard, Sandy Perelman, Neal Smith
On October 29 2021, “Atlantic” label released “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” the fifth War on Drugs (The). It was recorded 2018 – 2021, at “Outlier Inn” in Woodridge, New York, “Studio G” in Brooklyn, “Electric Lady” in Manhattan, “Electro Vox”, “Sound City”, “Sunset Sound”, “East West” in Hollywood, and was produced by Adam Granduciel and Shawn Everett.
Personnel:
Adam Granduciel – vocals, acoustic and lead guitar, lead electric guitar, piano, Juno 106, celesta, electric guitar, synth guitar, bass, Juno 60, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, Kurzweil, Prophet 6, MPC, 808 drum programming, Korg K2, Walter Becker’s old bass, felt piano, harmonica, ARP Quartet, Mellotron, percussion, art direction
Robbie Bennett – piano, Prophet 12, Akai AX60, Oberheim OB-X, New Jersey electric guitar, Juno 60, Eventide piano, ARP Solina
Dave Hartley – bass, VP-330, Rickenbacker bass, electric guitar, OP-1, cover and gatefold photography
Charlie Hall – drums, percussion, prepared piano
Anthony LaMarca – drums, percussion, Hammond organ, electric vibes, acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitar
Jon Natchez – Prophet-6, baritone saxophone, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
Michael Bloch – Mellotron, nylon AMS dub guitar, Ursa Major Telecaster, electric guitar, electric swamp guitar, lead electric guitar, lead electric raindrop guitar
James Elkington – lead acoustic and electric guitar
Lee Pardini – grand piano, piano
Daniel Clarke – Hammond organ, organ
Patrick Berkery – drums, percussion
Christopher Bear – drums, percussion
Matt Lowell – backing vocals
Lucius – vocals
Shawn Everett – recording, mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering
Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
Ivan Wayman – additional engineering
Nick Krill – additional engineering
Quarantine Cowboys – additional engineering
Rob Carmichael (SEEN) – art direction, design
Dominic East – art direction
Daniel Topete – additional studio photography
Dustin Condren – additional studio photography
Traclk listing:
All tracks by Adam Granduciel, except where noted.
Living Proof
Harmonia Dream – music by Adam Granduciel, Robbie Bennett
Change – music by Adam Granduicel, Anthony LaMarca, Dave Hartley
I Don’t Wanna Wait – music by Adam Granduciel, Anthgony LaMarca, Dave Hartley
Victim
I Don’t Live Here Anymore – music by Adam Granduciel, Robbie Bennett
On October 16, 2020, “Bool’s records” label released “Serpentine Prison”, the debut Matt Berninger studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Earthstar Creation Center” in Venice, California, “Knobworld” in Los Angeles,” Silent Partner” in Philadelphia, “Cecelia’s” in Brooklyn, New York,” Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, and was produced by Booker T. Jones.
Personnel:
Matt Berninger – vocals
Booker T. Jones – electric guitar, bass, Hammond B3 organ, piano, electric piano, OP-1 synthesizer, backing vocals, arrangements
Harrison Whitford – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, bass
Sean O’Brien – acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, gang vocals
Walter Martin – electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
On October 9, 2020, “Frontiers” label released “The Symbol Remains”, the fifteenth Blue Öyster Cult studio album. It was recorded February 2019 – April 2020, at “Mercy College Studio A” in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and was produced by Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma and Richie Castellano.
