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She & Him: Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson

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On July 22, 2022, “Fantasy” label released “Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson”, the seventh She & Him studio album. It is a tribute to Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, featuring covers of Beach Boys tracks.

Personnel:

  • Zooey Deschanel – vocals, vocal arrangements
  • M. Ward – vocals, guitars, keys, vocoder, musical arrangements
  • Brian Wilson – vocals
  • Paul Brainard – pedal steel, trumpet
  • Joey Spampinato – bass
  • Jose Medeles – drums, percussion
  • Danny Frankel – drums
  • John Perrin – drums
  • Mark Powers – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Darlin’
  2. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
  3. Til I Die
  4. Deirdre
  5. Melt Away
  6. Good To Be My Baby
  7. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
  8. Don’t Worry Baby
  9. This Whole World
  10. Kiss Me Baby
  11. Do It Again
  12. Heads You Win-Tails I Love
  13. Please Let Me Wonder
  14. Meant for You

M. Ward: Transistor Radio

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On February 22, 2005, “Merge Records” label released “Transistor Radio”, the fourth M. Ward studio album.  It was recorded in 2004, at “Jackpot! Recording Studio”, “Type Foundry”, “Wavelab Studio”, and was produced by M. Ward.

Personnel:

  • M. Ward (Matthew Stephen Ward) – vocals, keyboards, guitar, arrangements
  • Jim James – vocal, guitar
  • Jenny Lewis – vocal
  • Vic Chesnutt – vocal
  • Paul Brainard – steel guitar
  • Howe Gelb – piano
  • Nick Luca – bass, recording
  • Mike Coykendall – bass, percussion, whistling, recording, mixing
  • John Parish – drums
  • Jordan Hudson – drums
  • Rachel Blumberg
  • Larry Crane – recording, mixing
  • Adam Selzer – recording, mixing
  • Zak Riles – photography
  • Rob Jones – photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by M. Ward, except where noted.

  1. You Still Believe in Me – Brian Wilson, T. Asher
  2. One Life Away – Jim James
  3. Sweethearts on Parade – C. Lombardo, C. Newman
  4. Hi-Fi
  5. Fuel for Fire
  6. Four Hours in Washington
  7. Regeneration No. 1
  8. Big Boat
  9. Paul’s Song
  10. Radio Campaign
  11. Here Comes the Sun Again
  12. Deep Dark Well
  13. Oh Take Me Back – A. P. Carter
  14. I’ll Be Y’r Bird
  15. Lullaby + Exile
  16. Well – Tempered Clavier – J. S. Bach

The Decemberists: Picaresque

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On March 22, 2005, “Kill Rock Star” label released “Picaresque”, the third Decemberists (The) studio album. It was recorded August – September 2004, at “Prescott Church” in Portland, and was produced by Chris Walla, Colin  Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query and John Moen.

Personnel:

  • Colin Meloy- lead vocals, guitar
  • Chris Funk- guitar, multi-instrumentalist
  • Jenny Conlee– voices, accordion, piano, keyboards
  • Nate Query- bass
  • Rachel Blumberg – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Aaron Stewart – tom tom
  • Petra Haden – violin, backing vocals
  • Sean Nelson – vocals, voices
  • Eric Stern – vocals
  • Paul Brainard – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Joe Cunningham – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Tom Hill – trombone
  • Jeff London – shofar
  • John Roderick – sound effects
  • Troy Tietjen – mixing
  • Carson Ellis – illustrations, design
  • Alicia J. Rose – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Meloy.

  1. The Infanta
  2. We Both Go Down Together
  3. Eli, the Barrow Boy
  4. The Sporting Life
  5. The Bagman’s Gambit
  6. From My own True Love (Lost at Sea)
  7. Sixteen Military Wives
  8. The Engine Driver
  9. On the Bus Mail
  10. The Mariner’s Revenge Song
  11. Of Angels and Angels

First Aid Kit: Ruins

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On January 19, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Ruins”, the fourth First Aid Kit studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, Orgeon, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Johanna Söderberg – vocals, keyboards, autoharp, bass guitar
  • Klara Söderberg – vocals, guitar
  • Eli Moore – choir, dulcimer, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, pump organ
  • Peter Buck – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Tucker Martine – choir, drums, percussion, tambourine, noise, engineer
  • Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
  • Steve Moore – choir, keyboards, marxophone, melodica, organ, piano, synthesizer, trombone
  • Benkt Söderberg – choir, electric guitar
  • McKenzie Smith – choir, drums, percussion
  • Justin Chase – choir, keyboards
  • Melvin Duffy – pedal steel
  • Paul Brainard – trumpet
  • Anna Fritz – cello
  • Eyvind Kang – viola
  • Kyleen King – viola
  • Patti King – violin
  • Isak Söderberg – choir
  • Anna Söderberg – choir
  • Michael Finn – choir
  • Laura Veirs – choir
  • Mikael Tot – choir
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering
  • EE Storey – design, layout
  • Lauren Dukoff – photography
  • Jason Quigley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Klara Söderberg and Johanna Söderberg.

  1. Rebel Heart
  2. It’s a Shame
  3. Fireworks
  4. Postcard
  5. To Live a Life
  6. My Wild Sweet Love
  7. Distant Star
  8. Ruins
  9. Hem of Her Dress
  10. Nothing Has to Be True