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 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 September 6, 2013, “Mute” label released “Tales of Us”, the sixth Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded April – May 2013, at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produce by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.
Personnel:
Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, instruments, artwork direction
Will Gregory – instruments, string arrangements
Steve Evans – acoustic guitar, additional programming
Aidan Love – additional programming
Nick Ingman – string scoring, string conducting
Charlie Jones – double bass
Alex Lee – bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, Nashville guitar
John Parricelli – guitar
Ross Hughes – acoustic guitar, cavaquinho
Chris Laurence – double bass
Martyn Barker – Indian guitar, drums
Paul Cowgill – horse effects
Ian Burdge – cello
John Metcalfe – viola
Louisa Fuller – violin
String section –
Everton Nelson, Steve Morris, Emlyn Singleton, Warren Zielinski, Rita Manning, Richard George, Ian Humphries, Patrick Kiernan, Ann Morfee, Debbie Widdup, Kathy Shave, Dave Williams, Rusty Pomeroy, Boguslaw Kostecki, Tom Pigott-Smith, Mark Berrow – violin
Peter Lale, Bill Hawkes, Bruce White, Andy Parker, Nick Barr, Morgan Goff – viola
Ian Burdge, Sophie Harris, Nick Cooper, Penny Driver, Chris Allan – cello
Chris Laurence, Richard Pryce, Stacey Watton – double bass
Martyn Barker – drums
John Parish – drums
Greg Freeman – additional engineering
Eduardo de la Paz – additional engineering, mixing assistance
Craig Silvey – mixing
Gary Thomas – string recording
John Dent – mastering
Mat Maitland – artwork direction
Annemarieke van Drimmelen – photography
Julie Rubio – image treatments
Lenka Rayn H. – additional photography
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.
On September 11, 2015, “Stylus Records” label released “Keep the Village Alive”, the ninth Stereophonics studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2014, at “ICP Studios” in Brussels, Belgium, “Stylus Studios” in London, and was produced by Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe.
Personnel:
Kelly Jones- lead vocals, guitar, piano
Adam Zindani- guitar, backing vocals
Richard Jones- bass guitar
Jamie Morrison– drums
Sam Yapp, Javier Weyler– drums
Mikey Rowe – Wurly
Jim Lowe – additional Hammond, programming
Neil Cowley – additional piano
Tony Kirkham – additional piano, Hammond
Rosie Danvers – cello
Helen Hathorn – violin
Emma Owens – viola
David Arnoldwith Kelly Jones – orchestral arrangements
Nicholas Dodd – orchestration
Orchestra
John Bradbury – leader
Eos Chater, Dorina Markoff, John Bradbury, Johnathan Strange, Oli Langford, Christina Emanuel, Tom Pigott-Smith, Jackie Hartley, Peter Hanson, Ralph De Souza, Johnathan Rees, David Woodcock, Debbie Widdup, Natalia Bonner – violin section
Reiad Chibah, Julia Knight, Sue Dench, Nick Barr – viola section
Nick Cooper, Chris Worsey, Adrian Bradbury, Frank Schaefer – cello section
Pete Smith – tuba
Roger Argente – bass trombone
Andy Wood – tenor trombone
Phillip Eastop, Mike Murray, Corinne Bailey, Martin Owen – French horns
Daniel Newell, Jason Evans, Andy Cowley, Amos Miller – B♭ Trumpet
On July 23, 2001, “Epic” label released “Rings Around the World”, the fifth Super Furry Animals studio album. It was recorded April – September 2000, at “Monnow Valley Studios” in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, and “Bearsville Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Shaw, Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Guto Pryce, Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Leuan. “Mojo” magazine voted “Rings Around the World” album of year 2001.
Personnel:
Gruff Rhys– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Huw Bunford– lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
Cian Ciaran– keyboards, backing vocals
Guto Pryce– bass guitar
Dafydd Leuan – drums, backing vocals
Kris Jenkins – percussion
John Cale– piano
Osian Gwynedd – piano
Matt Sibley – saxophone
Gary Alesbrook – trumpet
Tony Robinson – trumpet, flugel horn, trombone
John Telfer – flute
Howard Gott, Harriet Harris, Sally Herbert, Steven Hussey, Jackie Norrie – violin
Sonia Slany, Lucy Theo, Brian Wright – violin
Nick Barr, Sophia Sirota, Clare Smith – viola
Nick Cooper, Sophie Harris – cello
Beti Rhys – harp
Anna Smith – backing vocals
Paul McCartney– carrot and celery
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Shaw, Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Guto Pryce, Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Leuan, except where noted.
Alternate Route to Vulcan Street
Sidewalk Serfer Girl
(Drawing) Rings Around the World
It’s Not the End of the World?
Receptacle for the Respectable
(A) Touch Sensitive – contains a sample of “Ann” by Dave Alexander
On September 11, 2000, “Mute” label released “Felt Mountain”, the debut Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded September 1999 – February 2000, in Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.
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