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Sunny Day Real Estate: The Rising Tide

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On June 20, 2000, “Time Bomb” label released “The Rising Tide”, the fourth Sunny Day Real Estate album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Dreamland” in West Hurley, New York, and was produced by Loui Gordano.

Personnel:

  • Jeremy Enigk – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keys, floor & knee, vocoder, Mellotron, drums, art direction
  • Dan Hoerner – guitars, lap steel guitar, electric sitar, bass, art direction
  • William Goldsmith – vocals, drums, percussion, art direction
  • Larry Packer – violin, string arrangements
  • Stan Kurtis – violin
  • Rachel Handman – violin 
  • Michelle Stewart – violin
  • Ryan Hall – viola 
  • Emily Schaad – viola 
  • Rob Turner – string arrangements, cello 
  • Lisa Bressler – cello
  • Derek Bermel – string arrangements
  • Lou Giordano – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Sue Kapa – engineer assistant
  • Zach Blackstone – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Jolie Clemens – art direction
  • Matthew Kern – angel photography
  • F. Scott Schafer – band photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Dan Hoerner and Jeremy Enigk, all music by William Goldsmith, Dan Hoerner and Jeremy Enigk.

  1. Killed by an Angel
  2. Obe
  3. Rain Song
  4. Disappear
  5. Snibe
  6. The Ocean
  7. Fool in the Photograph
  8. Tearing in My Heart
  9. Television
  10. Faces in Disguise
  11. The Rising Tide

James Chance

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On June 18, 2024, James Siegfried aka James Chance (also known as James White) died aged 71. He was musician (alto saxophone, keyboards), singer and songwriter, one of the key figures in the New York no wave scene. He was member of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance and the Contortions, James White and the Blacks, The Flaming Demonics, James Chance & the Sardonic Symphonics, James Chance and Terminal City, and James Chance and Les Contortions. As member of various bands Chance released 14 albums, and under his name one album.

Liquid Tension Experiment: Liquid Tension Experiment 2

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On June 15, 1999, “Magna Carta” label released “Liquid Tension Experiment 2”, the second Liquid Tension Experiment studio album. It was recorded October – November 1998, at “Millbrook Sound Studios” in Millbrook, New York, and was produced by John Petrucci, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • John Petrucci – guitar
  • Tony Levin – Chapman Stick, bass guitar
  • Jordan Rudess – keyboard
  • Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion
  • Chris Cubeta – engineer
  • Pat Thrall – engineer
  • Spyros Poulos – engineer
  • Kosaku Nakamura – engineer
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Rich Alvy – mixing assistant
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Petrucci, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.

  1. Acid Rain
  2. Biaxident
  3. 914
  4. Another Dimension
  5. When the Water Breaks
  6. Chewbacca
  7. Liquid Dreams
  8. Hourglass

Blue Öyster Cult: Cultösaurus Erectus

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On June 14, 1980, “Columbia” label released “Cultösaurus Erectus”, the seventh Blue Öyster Cult studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Kingdom Sound Studios” in Long Island, New York, and was produced by Martin Birch. 

Personnel:

  • Eric Bloom – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser – vocals, lead guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
  • Joe Bouchard – vocals, bass
  • Albert Bouchard – vocals, drums
  • Don Kirshner – introduction during “The Marshall Plan”
  • Mark Rivera – saxophone
  • Martin Birch – engineer, mixing
  • Clay Hutchinson – second engineer
  • Richard Clifton-Dey – front cover art
  • Paula Scher – cover design

Track listing:

  1. Black Blade – Eric Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers
  2. Monsters – Albert Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard
  3. Divine Wind – Donald Roeser
  4. Deadline – Donald Roeser
  5. The Marshall Plan – Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier, Donald Roeser
  6. Hungry Boys – Albert Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard
  7. Fallen Angel – Joe Bouchard, Helen Wheels
  8. Lips in the Hills – Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, Richard Meltzer
  9. Unknown Tongue – Albert Bouchard, David Roter

Snail Mail: Lush

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On June 8, 2018, “Matador” label released “Lush”, the debut Snail Mail studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Outlier Inn” in Woodridge, New York, “Doctor Wu’s” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Jake Aron.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Jordan – vocals, guitar
  • Alex Bass – bass
  • Ray Brown – drums
  • Jake Aron – piano, organ, ambient guitar, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • James Richardson – French horn 
  • Sam Ubl – percussion 
  • Jonathan Schenke – engineer
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Lucas Carpenter – engineer assistant
  • Mike Zimmerman – design
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lindsey Jordan.

  1. Intro
  2. Pristine
  3. Speaking Terms
  4. Heat Wave
  5. Stick
  6. Let’s Find an Out
  7. Golden Dreams
  8. Full Control
  9. Deep Sea
  10. Anytime

The Flaming Lips: Soft Bulletin

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On May 17, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “The Soft Bulletin”, the ninth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded April 1997 – February 1999, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridman, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, theremin, recording, mixing
  • Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Steven Drozd – drums, percussion, guitar, keyboards, bass, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing
  • Scott Bennett – additional bass
  • Michael Ivins – additional engineering
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Peter Mokran – additional mixing, additional production
  • Lawrence Schiller – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd.

  1. Race for the Prize (Mikran remix)
  2. A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
  3. The Spark That Bled
  4. The Spiderrbite Song
  5. Buggin’ (Mokran remix)
  6. What Is the Light?
  7. The Observer
  8. Waitin’ for a Superman
  9. Suddenly Everything Has Changed
  10. The Gash
  11. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
  12. Sleeping on the Roof
  13. Race for the Prize
  14. Waitin’ for a Superman (Mokran remix)

The Pretenders: ¡Viva El Amor!

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On May 16, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “¡Viva El Amor!”, the seventh Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Townhouse”, “Sarm West”, “RAK” and “Innovation” in London, “Bearsville” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Stephen Street and Stephen Hague.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Adam Seymour – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • Martin Chambers – drums
  • Jeff Beck – guitar solo
  • Lindsay Edwards – keyboards
  • Stephen Hague – keyboards, accordion
  • Chuck Norman – keyboards, programming
  • Tom Kelly – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Duncan – percussion, programming
  • Preston Heyman – percussion
  • David Johansen – backing vocals, ad libs
  • Jules Shear – backing vocals
  • The Duke Quartet:

Louisa Fuller – violin

Richard Koster – violin

Ivan McCready – cello

John Metcalfe – viola, string arrangements

  • Julie Gardner – engineer
  • David Boucher – engineer
  • Doug Wynne – engineer
  • Richard Norris – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Hague – mixing
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Tin Tin Out – remix, additional production
  • Michael Nash Associates – artwork
  • Linda McCartney – cover photography
  • Mary McCartney – inner sleeve photos
  • Rob Dickins – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. Popstar – Chrissie Hynde, Adam Seymour
  2. Human – Shelly Peiken, Mark McEntee
  3. From the Heart Down – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  4. Nails in the Road – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  5. Who’s Who
  6. Dragway 42
  7. Baby’s Breath – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  8. One More Time
  9. Legalise Me
  10. Samurai
  11. Rabo de Nube – Silvio Rodríguez
  12. Biker

St. Vincent: Daddy’s Home

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On May 14, 2021, “Loma Vista Recordings” label released “Daddy’s Home”, the sixth St. Vincent studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Electric Lady” in New York, “Rough Customer” in Brooklyn, “Conway” and “Compound Fracture” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Antonoff and Annie Clark. “Daddy’s Home” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Annie Clark – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, sitar guitar, modular synthesizer, lap steel, bass, Wurlitzer, keyboards, Mellotron, vibes, art direction, creative direction
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel
  • Jack Antonoff – drums, percussion, bass, Wurlitzer, acoustic and electric guitar synthesizers, Mellotron, piano, clavinet, clavichord, backing vocals
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Patrick Kelly – bass
  • Sam KS – drums, congas
  • Cian Riordan – drums
  • Evan Smith – saxophones, flute, clarinet, horns, guitar, synthesizers
  • Michael Leonhard – trumpet, trombone
  • Daniel Hart – violin
  • Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals
  • Kenya Hathaway – backing vocals
  • Laura Sisk – recording
  • Peter Labberton – recording
  • John Rooney – engineer assistant
  • Jon Sher – engineer assistant
  • Cian Riordan – additional recording, mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Leah Lehrer – art direction, creative direction
  • Liz Lambert – art direction
  • Mishka Westell – package design
  • Zackery Michael – photography
  • Avigail Collins – styling
  • Pamela Neal – hair
  • Hinako Nishiguch – makeup

Track listing:

All tracks by Annie Clark, except where noted.

  1. Pay Your Way in Pain – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  2. Down and Out Downtown
  3. Daddy’s Home – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  4. Live in the Dream
  5. The Melting of the Sun
  6. Humming (Interlude 1)
  7. The Laughing Man – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  8. Down – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  9. Humming (Interlude 2)
  10. Somebody Like Me
  11. My Baby Wants a Baby – Annie Clark, Florrie Palmer
  12. …At the Holiday Party – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  13. Candy Darling
  14. Humming (Interlude 3)

Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph

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On May 13, 2022, “Dead Oceans” label released “This Is a Photograph”, the seventh Kevin Morby studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Slow Fawn” in Accord, New York, “Sam Phillips Recording Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Morby – vocals, guitar, piano, hand claps, melodica, samples, snaps
  • Sam Cohen – bass, guitar, piano, organ, drums, drum machine, snaps, lapsteel, tambourine, hand claps, engineer
  • Alecia Chakour – tambourine, vocals, backing vocals
  • Eric D. Johnson – banjo
  • Jared Samuel – organ, piano
  • Erin Rae
  • Nick Kinsey – drums, percussion, hand claps
  • Josh Jaeger – drums, percussion, snaps
  • Makaya McCraven – drums
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone, flute
  • Oliver Hill – violin
  • Meg Hill – violin
  • Charlotte Hill – viola
  • Sam Quiggins – cello
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Rachel Baiman – fiddle
  • Tufted titmouse – whistle
  • Cassandra Jenkins – vocals, backing vocals
  • Erin Rae – vocals
  • Leah Buckley – backing vocals
  • Brenae Johnson – backing vocals
  • Briana Johnson – backing vocals
  • Zalissa Stewart – backing vocals
  • Brittney Walker – backing vocals
  • Freddie Cohen – spoken word
  • Annie Beedy – spoken word
  • Jerry Phillips – spoken word
  • Tim Heidecker – laughs
  • Alia Shawkat – laughs
  • Wesley Graham – additional recording
  • Rashaan Carter – additional engineering
  • D. James Goodwin – mixing, mastering
  • Mike Krol – design
  • Johnny Eastlund – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Morby.

  1. Intro
  2. This Is a Photograph
  3. A Random Act of Kindness
  4. Bittersweet, TN
  5. Disappearing
  6. A Coat of Butterflies
  7. Rock Bottom
  8. Forever Inside a Picture
  9. Five Easy Pieces
  10. Stop Before I Cry
  11. It’s Over
  12. Goodbye to Good Times

Marc Ribot: ¡Muy Divertido!,

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On April 25, 2000, “Atlantic” label released ¡Muy Divertido!, album by Marc Ribot and Los Cubanos Postizos (the twelve Marc Ribot album overall). It was recorded in 2000, at “The Magic Shop” in New York, and was produced by JD Foster.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot – vocals, guitars
  • Anthony Coleman – keyboards
  • Andy Taub − keyboards
  • Steve Nieve – organ 
  • Riley Osborne − organ
  • Brad Jones – bass, twelve string guitar
  • JD Foster- bass
  • Roberto Rodriguez – drums, timbales, timpani, percussion
  • E.J. Rodriguez – vocals, conga, percussion
  • Marcus Rojas − tuba
  • Frankie Vasquez – vocals, backing vocals, percussion
  • Eszter Balint − vocals, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Arsenio Rodriguez, except where noted.

  1. Dame un cachito pa’ huele
  2. Las lomas de New Jersey – Marc Ribot
  3. El gaucho rojo – Marc Ribot
  4. Obsesión – Pedro Flores
  5. El divorcio
  6. Se formó el bochinche
  7. Baile baile baile – Marc Ribot
  8. No puedo frenar – Pedro Flores
  9. Jaguey
  10. Carmela dame la llave – A.L. Torruellas