On May 31, 2024, “New West” label released “Ship to Shore”, the 27th Richard Thompson studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Applehead Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Richard Thompson.
Personnel:
Richard Thompson – vocals, guitars, mandolin, accordion
Bobby Eichhorn – acoustic and electric guitars
Taras Prodaniuk – bass guitar
Michael Jerome – drums, percussion
David Mansfield – fiddle
Zara Phillips – harmony vocals
Chris Bittner – engineer
Chris Athens – mastering
Tom Bejgrowicz (Man Alive Creative) – design, layout
In May 1971, “Chess” label released “Another Dimension”, the 15th Bo Diddley album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Soundview Environmental Studios” in Kings Park, New York, and was produced by Bob Gallo.
Personnel:
Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar, percussion
Eddie Covi – saxophone
Mike Mattia – trumpet, keyboards
Carl Schickler – trombone, guitar
Al Kooper – keyboards, guitar
Bob Gallo – guitar, percussion
Sonny Hahn – guitar
Don Olsen – bass
John Birganti – drums
Bob Dorsa, Vince Traina – percussion
Cookie Vee – vocals, percussion
Kathy Alson, Leslie Zimei – vocals
Track listing:
The Shape I’m in – Robbie Robertson
I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – Al Kooper
Pollution – Kay McDaniel
Bad Moon Rising – John Fogerty
Down on the Corner – John Fogerty
I Said Shutup Woman – Kay McDaniel
Bad Side of the Moon – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Lodi – John Fogerty
Go for Broke – John Berganti, Mike Mattia, Don Olsen, Carl Schickler
On May 27, 2016, “Saddle Creek” label released “Masterpiece”, the debut Big Thief studio album. It was recorded in July 2015, on Lake Champlain, in Essex, New York, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo.
Personnel:
Adrianne Lenker – vocals, guitar
Buck Meek – vocals, lead guitar
Max Oleartchik – bass
Jason Burger – drums
Andrew Sarlo – mixing, inner panel photos
James Krivchenia – engineer, additional production
On May 3, 2024, “Matador” label released “Funeral for Justice”, the sixth Mdou Moctar (Mahamadou Souleymane) album. It was recorded in 2023, at “A home studio” in New York, and was produced by Mikey Coltun.
Personnel:
Mdou Moctar (Mahamadou Souleymane) – vocals, lead guitar
On April 28, 2023, “4AD” label released “First Two Pages of Frankenstein”, the ninth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, and was produced by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Scott Devendorf.
Personnel:
Matt Berninger
Aaron Dessner
Bryce Dessner – orchestration
Bryan Devendorf
Scott Devendorf
Benjamin Lanz – touring member
Kyle Resnick – touring member
Sufjan Stevens – vocal
Phoebe Bridgers – vocal
Taylor Swift – vocal
Thomas Bartlett
Lisa Hannigan
Curt Kiser
James McAlister
So Percussion (Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Teuting, Eric Cha-Beach)
On April 24, 1974, “Columbia” label released “On Stage”, the first Loggins and Messina live album (the fourth album overall). It was recorded in April 1972, at “Winterland” in San Francisco, March 1973, at “Orpheum Theatre” in Boston, March 1973, at “Carnegie Hall” in New York, and was produced by Jim Messina.
Personnel:
Kenny Loggins – vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, harmonica
Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Larry Sims – bass guitar, backing vocals
Merel Bregante – drums, backing vocals
Jon Clarke – flute, tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion
Al Garth – violin, recorder, alto and tenor saxophone, percussion
Track listing:
House at Pooh Corner – Kenny Loggins
Danny’s Song – Kenny Loggins
You Could Break My Heart – Kenny Loggins
Lady of My Heart – Kenny Loggins
Long Tail Cat – Kenny Loggins
Listen to a Country Song – Jim Messina, Al Garth
Holiday Hotel – Jim Messina, Al Garth
Just Before the News – Jim Messina
Angry Eyes – Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina
Golden Ribbons – Jim Messina
Another Road – Kenny Loggins
Vahevala – Dan Loggins, Dann Lottermoser
Back to Georgia – Kenny Loggins
Trilogy – Lovin’ Me – Jim Messina, Murray MacLeod / To Make a Woman Feel Wanted – Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina / Peace of Mind – Jim Messina
Your Mama Don’t Dance – Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina
On April 8, 2011, “Hear Music” label released “So Beautiful or So What”, the twelfth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at Paul Simon’s cottage in New Canaan, Connecticut, Paul Simon’s summer home in New York, and was produced by Phil Ramone and Paul Simon.
Personnel:
Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic and electric twelve string-guitar, nylon string guitar, bells, glockenspiel, lyricist, percussion, whistle
Vincent Nguini – acoustic and electric guitar
Mick Rossi – piano
David Finck – bass
Jim Oblon – bass, electric and slide guitar, drums, percussion
Steve Shehan –bass, brushes, crotale, cymbals, djembe, glass harp, resonator, saz, stick and talking drum, angklung
Skip La Plante – gong, harp, wind chimes
Karaikudi R. Mani – ensemble percussion, vocal percussion
On April 7, 2015, “Merge” and “Wichita” labels released “Ivy Tripp”, the third Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield) studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Wherever Audio” in Holbrook, New York, and was produced by Katie Crutchfield, Kyle Gilbride and Keith Spencer.
On March 29, 1999, “Virgin” label released “Dead Bees on a Cake”, the fifth David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Right Track Studios” in New York, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, “Sound House Studio” in Seattle, “Atma Sound” in Minneapolis, “Seedy Underbelly” in Minneapolis, “Synergy Studio” in Napa, California, and was produced by David Sylvian.
Personnel:
David Sylvian – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drum programming, samples, string arrangements, art director, additional engineering, mixing
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fender Rhodes, orchestrations and string arrangements, brass arrangements, sampled guitar and bansuri, insects
Tommy Barbarella – Fender Rhodes
Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar
Bill Frisell – dobro, acoustic guitar
Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
Lawrence Feldman – flute
Deepak Ram – bansuri
John Giblin – bass
Chris Minh Doky – double bass
Steve Jansen – percussion, loops, cymbals
Ged Lynch – original drum track, drums
Skoota Warner – original drum track, drums
Talvin Singh – tabla and percussion
Steve Tibbetts – gong
Ingrid Chavez – vocals
Shree Maa – vocals
Dave Kent – engineer, mixing, studio maintenance
Jacquie Turner – engineer assistant
Matt Curry – engineer assistant
Scott Crane – engineer assistant
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Yuka Fujii – art director, artwork co-ordinator
Shinya Fujiwara – drawings
Anton Corbijn – photography
Ingrid Chavez – inlay portrait
Russell Mills – design (shed)
Michael Webster – design assistance (storm)
Track listing:
All tracks by David Sylvian, except as noted.
I Surrender
Dobro #1 – David Sylvian, Bill Frisell
Midnight Sun – David Sylvian, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams
Thalheim
God Man
Alphabet Angel
Krishna Blue
The Shining of Things
Café Europa
Pollen Path
All of My Mother’s Names (Summers with Amma)
Wanderlust
Praise (Pratah Smarami) – Shree Maa, David Sylvian
Darkest Dreaming – David Sylvian, Djivan Gasparyan
On March 26, 2007, The Antlers self – released the second album “In the Attic of the Universe”. It was recorded September 2006 – March 2007, at “Watcher’s Wood” in New York, and was produced by Peter Silberman.
Personnel:
Peter Silberman – vocals, guitar various instruments, recording, mixing
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