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The Zutons: The Big Decider

On April 26, 2024, “Icepop” label released “The Big Decider”, the fourth Zutons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Abbey Road” in London, “Rockfield” in Monmoutshire, “Headbang”, “The Motor Museum” and “Coastal Sound” in Liverpool, “Decoy Sound” in Woodbridge, and was produced by Ian Broudie, Sean Payne and Nile Rodgers.

Personnel:

  • Dave McCabe – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, screwdriver guitars, slide guitar, synthesizers
  • Abi Harding – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Sean Payne – drums, percussion, bass guitar, additional keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, additional recordings, additional recording
  • Neil Bradley – keyboards, piano, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Jay Lewis – bass guitar, lead guitar, claps, backing vocals
  • Boyan Chowdhury – guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Cunningham – bass guitar
  • Ian Broudie – backing vocals
  • Ben Truman – strings
  • Russell Graham – additional keyboards
  • Nile Rodgers – speech
  • Russell Graham – recording
  • Joe Rubel – recording
  • Stephen Harris – recording, mixing
  • Tom Roach – additional recording
  • John Barrett – additional engineering
  • Andy Maxwell – recording assistant
  • Jack Boston – recording assistant
  • Mike Crossey – mixing
  • Leon Pearce – mixing
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Scott Jones Studio – art direction, design
  • Graham Blackburn – live photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave McCabe, Abi Harding, and Sean Payne, except where noted.

  1. Creeping on the Dancefloor
  2. Pauline
  3. Water
  4. In Your Arms – Dave McCabe, Abi Harding, Sean Payne, Ian Broudie
  5. Disappear – Dave McCabe, Abi Harding, Sean Payne, Neil Bradley
  6. Company
  7. The Big Decider
  8. Rise
  9. Best of Me

Jethro Tull: RökFlöte

On April 21, 2023, “Inside Out Music” label released “RökFlöte”, the 23rd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flutes, alto flutes, flute d’amour, Irish whistle, engineer, mixing
  • Joe Parrish-James – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin
  • John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • David Goodier – bass guitar
  • Scott Hammond – drums
  • Unnur Birna – spoken vocals
  • Nick Watson – mastering

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Voluspo
  2. Ginnungagap
  3. Allfather
  4. The Feathered Consort
  5. Hammer on Hammer
  6. Wolf Unchained
  7. The Perfect One
  8. Trickster (And the Mistletoe)
  9. Cornucopia
  10. The Navigators
  11. Guardian’s Watch
  12. Ithavoll

Embrace: How To Be A Person Like Other People

On August 26, 2022, “Mobetta” label released “How to Be a Person Like Other People”, the eighth Embrace studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Magnetic North Studios” in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and was produced by Richard McNamara.

Personnel:

  • Danny McNamara – lead vocals, artwork concept
  • Richard McNamara – vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing, artwork concept
  • Mickey Dale – keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements, artwork concept
  • Steve Firth – bass, artwork concept
  • Mike Heaton – drums, percussion, backing vocals, artwork concept
  • Nicole Hope Smith – additional backing vocals
  • Ellen Benn – additional backing vocals
  • James Smith – additional backing vocals
  • Ella McNamara – additional backing vocals
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Nathan McGrory – design, layout, artwork concept
  • Neil Chapman – artwork photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara, except where noted.

  1. Death Is Not the End
  2. We Are It
  3. Up
  4. Remember Me – Richard McNamara, Sarah Walk
  5. The Terms of My Surrender
  6. Run Away with Me
  7. Rubble – Danny McNamara, Mickey Dale
  8. I Miss You
  9. For Kate – Danny McNamara, Mickey Dale

Jethro Tull: The Zealot Gene

On January 28, 2022, “Inside Out Music” label released “The Zealot Gene”, the 22nd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded March 2017 – July 2021, at “Modern World Studios” in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, whistle, harmonica, stereo mixing, artwork concept, photography
  • Florian Opahle – electric guitar
  • John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, accordion, organ
  • David Goodier – bass guitar
  • Scott Hammond – drums
  • Joe Parrish-James – guitar
  • Michael Nyandoro – engineer
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Jakko Jakszyk – 5.1 surround sound mixing
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork design
  • James Anderson – photography
  • Tim Bowness – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Mrs. Tibbets
  2. Jacob’s Tales
  3. Mine is the Mountain
  4. The Zealot Gene
  5. Shoshana Sleeping
  6. Sad City Sisters
  7. Barren Beth, Wild Desert John
  8. The Betrayal of Joshua Kynde
  9. Where Sid Saturday Go?
  10. Three Loves, Three
  11. In Brief Visitation
  12. The Fisherman of Ephesus

Sea Girls: Open Up Your Head

On August 14, 2020, “Polydor” label released “Open Up Your Head”, the debut Sea Girls studio album. It was recorded in 2020 at “Snap!”, “Octagon”, “Assault & Battery” and “The Pool Studios” in London, and was produced by Larry Hibbitt.

Personnel:

  • Henry Camamile – vocals, guitars
  • Rory Young – guitars, backing vocals
  • Andrew Dawson – bass, backing vocals
  • Oli Khan – drums, keyboards
  • James Mottershead – engineer
  • Alex O’Donovan – editing, engineer
  • Jonny Breakwell – engineer assistant
  • Billy Foster – engineer assistant
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer assistant
  • Xander Wright – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
  • Robert Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Richard Andrews – design
  • Andrew Cooper – photography
  • Harris Thomlinson Spence – photography
  • Matthew Parri Thomas – photography

Track listing:

  1. Transplant – Henry Camamile, Jonathan Green
  2. All I Want to Hear You Say – Henry Camamile, Max Wolfgang
  3. So You Really Wanna Know – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young
  4. Lie to Me – Henry Camamile, Jennifer Decilveo
  5. Call Me Out – Henry Camamile
  6. Closer – Rory Young
  7. Forever – Rory Young
  8. Weight in Gold – Henry Camamile, Iain Archer
  9. Ready for More – Henry Camamile, Max Wolfgang
  10. Violet – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young, Max Wolfgang
  11. Shake – Rory Young
  12. Damage Done – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young, William Bloomfield
  13. You Over Anyone – Henry Camamile, Frank Callucci
  14. Moving On – Henry Camamile, Francis Anthony White

Sundara Karma: Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect

On January 6, 2017, “Chess Club Records” label released “Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect”, the debut Sundara Karma studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Larry Hibbit.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Pollock – vocals
  • Ally Baty – guitar
  • Dom Cordell – bass
  • Haydn Evans – drums
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Lucas Donald – artwork, design
  • Emma Viola Lilja, Jasmine Igoe, Phil Smithies – photography

Track listing:

  1. A Young Understanding
  2. Loveblood
  3. Olympia
  4. Happy Family
  5. Flame
  6. Lose the Feeling
  7. She Said
  8. Vivienne
  9. Be Nobody
  10. Deep Relief
  11. Watching from Great Heights
  12. The Night

British Sea Power: Let the Dancers Inherit the Party

On March 31, 2017, “Golden Chariot” label released “Let the Dancers Inherit  the Party”, the seventh British Sea Power album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Brighton Electric Recording Studios” in Brighton, and was produced by Cam Blackwood.

Personnel:

  1. Jan Scott Wilkinson – vocals, guitar
  2. Martin Noble – guitar
  3. Neil Hamilton Wilkinson – vocals, guitar, bass
  4. Matthew Wood – drums
  5. Phil Sumner – cornet, keyboards
  6. Abi Fry – viola
  7. Grace Wilcock – background vocals
  8. Cam Blackwood – drum programming, engineer, mixing
  9. Josh ‘Hoagie’ Harrison, Liam Thorne – engineer
  10. Nick Watson – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood, Phil Sumner and Abi Fry.

  1. Intro
  2. Bad Bohemian
  3. International Space Station
  4. What You’re Doing
  5. The Voice of Ivy Lee
  6. Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde)
  7. Electrical Kittens
  8. Saint Jerome
  9. Praise for Whatever
  10. Want to Be Free
  11. Don’t Let the Sun Get in the Way
  12. Alone Piano