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Conor Oberst: Upside Down Mountain

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On May 19, 2014, “Nonesuch” label released “Upside Down Mountain”, the sixth Conor Oberst studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Conor Oberst. The cover art is a painting by Ian Felice entitled “The Creation of the Bulls”.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst – vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Wilson – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards, bass, drums, piano , organ, glockenspiel
  • Andy LeMaster – bass, guitar, voice, percussion, drums, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Blake Mills– vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Omar Velasco – guitar
  • Mike Mogis – pedal steel
  • Joshua Grange – pedal steel
  • Macey Taylor – bass
  • Cully Symington – drums, percussion
  • Jason Boesel – drums
  • Ben Brodin – vibraphone
  • Klara Söderberg, Johanna Söderberg – vocals
  • Corina Figueroa Escamilla – vocals
  • Orenda Fink – vocals
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet, piano, organ, keyboard
  • Scott Vicroy – saxophone
  • Pete Madsen – trombone
  • Leslie Fagan – flute
  • John Klinghammer – clarinet
  • Corina Figureoa-Esamilla and Phillip Schaffart – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Oberst.

  1. Time Forgot
  2. Zigzagging Toward the Light
  3. Hundreds of Ways
  4. Artifact #1
  5. Lonely at the Top
  6. Enola Gay
  7. Double Life
  8. Kick
  9. Night at Lake Unknown
  10. You Are Your Mother’s Child
  11. Governor’s Ball
  12. Desert Island Questionnaire
  13. Common Knowledge

Wilco: Sky Blue Sky

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On May 15, 2007, “Nonesuch” label released “Sky Blue Sky”, the sixth Wilco studio album. It was recorded November 2006 – January 2007, at “The Wilco Loft” in Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy– vocals, guitar, design
  • Nels Cline– electric guitar, 12 string guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Mikael Jorgensen– piano, organs, Wurlitzer
  • Pat Sansone– organs, guitar, Chamberlin, mellotron, Wurlitzer, harpsichord, piano, backing vocals
  • John Stirratt– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Glenn Kotche– drums, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Jim O’Rourke– feedback, percussion, acoustic guitar, string arrangements
  • Karen Waltuch – viola, violin
  • TJ Doherty – recording
  • Jason Tobias, Tom Gloady, Kevin Dean – engineer assistant
  • Jim Scott – mixing
  • Robert Ludwig– mastering
  • Nathaniel Murphy – illustrations
  • Lawrence Azerrad – design
  • Frack Ockenfels – photography
  • Manuel Presti – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy, except where noted.

  1. Either Way
  2. You Are My face – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline
  3. Impossible Germany – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt
  4. Sky Blue Sky
  5. Side with the Seeds – Jeff Tweedy, Mikael Jorgensen
  6. Shake It Off
  7. Please Be Patient With Me
  8. Hate It Here – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt
  9. Leave Me (like You Find Me)
  10. Walken – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt
  11. What Light
  12. On and On and On – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt

Cuong Vu and Pat Metheny: Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny

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On May 6, 2016, “Nonesuch” label released “Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny”, album by Cuong Vu and Pat Metheny. It was recorded February 4 – 6, 2015, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Cuong Vu.

Personnel:

  • Pat Metheny– guitar
  • Cuong Vu– trumpet
  • Stomu Takeishi– bass guitar
  • Ted Poor – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Cuong Vu except where noted.

  1. Acid Kiss
  2. Not Crazy (Just Giddy Upping) (For Vina)
  3. Seeds of Doubt
  4. Tiny Little Pieces
  5. Telescope – Pat Metheny
  6. Let’s Get Back (For Liduvina)
  7. Tune Blues – Andrew D’Angelo

Magnetic Fields: Realism

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On January 26, 2010, “Nonesuch” label released “Realism”, the ninth Magnetic Fields studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Mother West” in New York, and was produced by Stephin Merritt.

Personnel:

  • Stephin Merritt– vocals, instrumentation
  • Claudia Gonson– vocals, piano, tablas, cajon, leaves
  • John Woo– banjo, cuatro, sitar
  • Johny Blood – vocals, flugelhorn, tuba
  • Daniel Handler– vocals, accordion
  • Shirley Simms – vocals, violin
  • Ida Pearle – violin
  • Sam Davol– cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephin Merritt.

  1. You Must Be Out of Your Mind
  2. Interlude
  3. We Are Having a Hootenanny
  4. I Don’t Know What to Say
  5. The Dolls’ Tea Party
  6. Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree
  7. Walk a Lonely Road
  8. Always Already Gone
  9. Seduced and Abandoned
  10. Better Things
  11. Painted Flower
  12. The Dada Polka
  13. From a Sinking Boat

The Magnetic Fields: Distortion

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On January 15, 2008, “Nonesuch” label released “Distortion”, the eighth Magnetic Fields studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Mother West” in New York, and was produced by Stephin Merritt.

Personnel:

  • Stephin Merritt– vocals, instrumentation, production, mixing
  • John Woo– lead guitar
  • Daniel Handler– accordion
  • Claudia Gonson– drums, piano, Farfisa organ, backing vocals
  • Sam Davol– cello
  • Shirley Simms – vocals
  • Klasinski, I. Pearle, R. Stevens – “orgiasts”
  • Robert Stevens – engineer assistant
  • Charles Newman– mixing
  • Tom Rogers – mixing, additional mastering
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Evan Gaffney Design – design
  • Michael English – logo design
  • Marcelo Krasilcic – photography

.Track listing:

All tracks by Stephin Merritt.

  1. Three-Way
  2. California Girls
  3. Old Fools
  4. Xavier Says
  5. Mistletoe
  6. Please Stop Dancing
  7. Drive On, Driver
  8. Too Drunk to Dream
  9. Till the Bitter End
  10. I’ll Dream Alone
  11. The Nun’s Litany
  12. Zombie Boy
  13. Courtesans

Wilco: A Ghost Is Born

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On June 22, 2004, “Nonesuch” label released “A Ghost Is Born”, the fifth Wilco studio album. It was recorded November 2003 – March 2004 in New York City, and was produced by Jim O’Rourke, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glen Kotche, Leroy Bach and Mikael Jorgensen. In 2005, “A Ghost Is Born” won “Grammy Awards”  for “Best Alternative Music Album” and “Best Recording Package”.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy– vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, filters, loops
  • John Stirratt– bass, guitar, piano, backing vocals, synthesizer, filters, loops
  • Glenn Kotche– drums, percussion, hammered dulcimer, synthesizer, filters, loops
  • Leroy Bach– piano, organ, guitar, bass, vibes, synthesizer, filters, loops
  • Mikael Jorgensen– piano, rocksichord, Farfisa, organ, synthesizer, filters, loops, engineer
  • Jim O’Rourke– piano, guitar, bass, ARP 2600, synthesizer, filters, loops, engineer, mixing
  • Frankie Montuoro – hammered dulcimer, production assistant, technical assistance
  • Karen Waltuch –viola
  • Tim Barnes – percussion
  • Chris Shaw – engineer
  • TJ Doherty, Tim Iseler – engineer assistant
  • Steve Rooke –mastering
  • Dan Nadel –graphic design
  • Peter Smith – graphic design, photography
  • Gladys Nilsson– drawing
  • Mike Schmelling – photography
  • Ken Waagner – digital supervisor
  • Stan Doty, Daniel Herbst, Deborah Miles Johnson, Haydn Johnston, Matt Zivich – production assistants, technical assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy except where noted.

  1. At Least That’s What You Said
  2. Hell Is Chrome – Jeff Tweedy,Mikael Jorgensen
  3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
  4. Muzzle of Bees
  5. Hummingbird
  6. Handshake Drugs
  7. Wishful Thinking – Jeff Tweedy,Glenn Kotche
  8. Company in My Back
  9. I’m a Wheel
  10. Theologians – Jeff Tweedy, Mikael Jorgensen, Chris Girard
  11. Less Than You Think – Jeff Tweedy,John Stirratt, Glen Kotche, Mikael Jorgensen,Leroy Bach, Jim O’Rourke
  12. The Late Greats

Allen Toussaint: American Tunes

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On June 10, 2016, “Nonesuch” label released “American Tunes”, the twentieth and the final Allen Toussaint album. It was recorded May 2013 – October  2015, and was produced by Joe Henry.

Personnel:

  • Allen Toussaint– vocals, piano
  • Rhiannon Giddens– vocals
  • Bill Frisell– electric guitar
  • Adam Levy– gut-string guitar
  • Van Dyke Parks– second piano, orchestral arrangement
  • David Piltch – upright bass
  • Jay Bellerose– drums, percussion
  • Greg Leisz– weissenborn
  • Charles Lloyd– tenor saxophone
  • Cameron Stone – cello
  • Amy Shulman – harp

Track listing:

  1. Delores’ Boyfriend – Allen Toussaint
  2. Viper’s Drag – Thomas “Fats” Waller
  3. Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al Neiburg
  4. Mardis Gras in New Orleans – Henry Roeland “Roy” Byrd
  5. Lotus Blossom – Billy Strayhorn
  6. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evareleased ns
  7. Big Chief – Earl King
  8. Rocks in My Bed – Duke Ellington
  9. Danza, Op. 33 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk
  10. Hey Little Girl – Henry Roeland “Roy” Byrd
  11. Rosetta – Earl “Fatha” Hines
  12. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
  13. Southern Nights – Allen Toussaint
  14. American Tune – Paul Simon

The Black Keys: El Camino

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On December 6, 2011, “Nonesuch” label released “El Camino”, the seventh Black Keys studio album. It was recorded March – May 2011, at “Easy Eye Sound Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by Brian Burton (Danger Mouse), Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. At the 55th “Annual Grammy Awards”, The Black Keys won the award for “Best Rock Album”, “Best Rock Performance” and “Best Rock Song” for “Lonely Boy”. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; 2 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach– vocals, guitars
  • Patrick Carney– drums
  • Brian Burton– keyboards
  • Leisa Hans – vocals
  • Heather Rigdon – vocals
  • Ashley Wilcoxson – vocals
  • Kennie Takahashi – engineer
  • Collin Dupuis – engineer assistant
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
  • Brian Lucey – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks written Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, and Brian Burton.

  1. Lonely Boy
  2. Dead and Gone
  3. Gold on the Ceiling
  4. Little Black Submarines
  5. Money Maker
  6. Run Right Back
  7. Sister
  8. Hell of a Season
  9. Stop Stop
  10. Nova Baby
  11. Mind Eraser

Black Keys: Magic Potion

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On September 12, 2006, “Nonesuch” label released “Magic Potion”, the fourth Black Keys studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Audio Eagle Nest” in Akron, Ohio, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, slide guitar, lap steel
  • Patrick Carney– drums, percussion
  • Chris Keffer – mastering
  • Michael Carney – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

  1. Just Got to Be
  2. Your Touch
  3. You’re the One
  4. Just a Little Heat
  5. Give Your Heart Away
  6. Strange Desire
  7. Modern Times
  8. The Flame
  9. Goodbye Babylon
  10. Black Door
  11. Elevator

 

Robert Plant: Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar

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On September 8, 2014, “Nonesuch/Warner Bros” labels released “Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar”, the tenth Robert Plant solo album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Helium Studios” in Wiltshire; “Real World Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Plant.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant– vocals
  • The Sensational Space Shifters:
  • Justin Adams– bendirs, djembe, guitars, tehardant, backing vocals
  • Liam “Skin” Tyson– banjo, guitar, backing vocals.
  • John Baggott – keyboards, loops, Moog bass, piano, tabla, backing vocals
  • Juldeh Camara– kologo, ritti, Fulani vocals
  • Billy Fuller – bass, upright bass, drum programming, Omnichord
  • Dave Smith – drum set
  • Julie Murphy– vocals
  • Nicola Powell – backing vocals
  • Tim Oliver – recording, mixing
  • Tim Holmes – recording
  • Tchad Blake– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Brett Kilroe, Geoffrey Hanson – art direction

Track listing:

  1. Little Maggie – traditional, arranged by Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam “Skin” Tyson
  2. Rainbow – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller,Liam “Skin” Tyson
  3. Pocketful of Golden – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller,Liam “Skin” Tyson, Juldeh Camara
  4. Embrace Another Fall – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam “Skin” Tyson
  5. Turn it Up – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam “Skin” Tyson
  6. A Stolen Kiss – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Liam “Skin” Tyson
  7. Somebody There – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam “Skin” Tyson
  8. Poor Howard – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller,Liam “Skin” Tyson, Juldeh Camara
  9. House of Love – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam “Skin” Tyson
  10. Up on the Hollow Hill (Understanding Arthur) – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Liam “Skin” Tyson
  11. Arbaden (Maggie’s Babby) – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller,Liam “Skin” Tyson, Juldeh Camara