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Lost Girls: Menneskekollektivet

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On March 26, 2021, “Smalltown Supersound” label released “Menneskekollektivet”, the debut Lost Girls studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Øra Studios” Trondheim, Norway, and was produced by Kyrre Laastad, Jenny Hval and Håvard Volden.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Hval – vocal, guitar
  • Håvard Volden – guitars, various instruments
  • Kyrre Laastad – recording, mixing
  • Mike Grinser – mastering
  • Jacob Grönbech Jensen – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jenny Hval except where noted, all music by Jenny Hval and Håvard Volden.

  1. Menneskekollektivet
  2. Losing Something – lyrics by Racter (with citation from The Policeman’s Beard)
  3. Carried By Invisible Bodies
  4. Love, Lovers
  5. Real Life



Story Of The Year: Tear Me To Pieces

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On March 10, 2023, “SharpTone” label released “Tear Me to Pieces”, the sixth Story of the Year studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Colin Brittain, Kevin McCombs and Lucky West.

Personnel:

  • Dan Marsala – lead vocals
  • Ryan Phillips – guitars
  • Adam Russell – vocals, bass guitar
  • Josh Wills – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Adam Russel, Colin Brittan, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills and Ryan Phillips, except where noted.

  1. Tear Me to Pieces
  2. Real Life
  3. Afterglow
  4. Dead and Gone – Adam Russell, Cameron Walker-Wright, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Lachlan West, Ryan Phillips
  5. War – Nick Bailey, Elisha Noll, Adam Russell, Cameron Walker-Wright, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Josh Westr, Ryan Phillips
  6. Can’t Save You – Jordan Witzigreuter, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Josh West, Ryan Phillips
  7. 2005 – Keith Varon, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
  8. Sorry About Me
  9. Take the Ride – Nick Furlong, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
  10. Knives Out – Kevin Skaff, Nick Bailey, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips
  11. Use Me – Aaron Gillespie, Kyle Fishman, Bailey Russell, Adam Russell, Colin Brittain, Daniel Marsala, Josh Wills, Ryan Phillips

Cog: The New Normal

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On April 12, 2005, “Difrnt Music” label released “The New Normal” the debut Cog studio album. It was recorded September – November 2004, and was produced by Sylvia Massy, Flynn Gower, Lucius Borich and Luke Gower.

Personnel:

  • Flynn Gower – lead vocals, guitar, design
  • Luke Gower – bass guitar, backing vocals, design
  • Lucius Borich – drums, samples, backing vocals, design
  • Sylvia Massy – mixing
  • Rich Veltrop – engineer, mixing
  • Kale Holmes – mixing
  • Cecil Gregory – studio assistant
  • Seabrian Arata – Pro Tools editor
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Sean Boucher – recording, pre-production engineering
  • Daniel Parkinson – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Flynn Gower, Lucius Borich and Luke Gower.

  1. Real Life
  2. Anarchy Ok
  3. Silence Is Violence
  4. Resonate
  5. The Spine
  6. My Enemy
  7. Run
  8. The River Song
  9. Charades
  10. Doors (Now and Then My Life Feels Like It’s Going Nowhere)
  11. Naming the Elephant

Jenny Lee Lindberg: Right On!

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On December 11, 2015, “Rough Trade” label released “Right On!”, the debut Jenny Lee Lindberg album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Happy Ending Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jenny Lee Lindberg and Norm Block.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Lee Lindberg – vocals, bass, artwork
  • Kirk Hellie – guitar
  • Cedric LeMoyne – guitar
  • Tony Bevilacqua– guitar
  • Dan Elkan– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Hishcke – bass guitar
  • Norm Block – drums, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Stella Mozgawa– drums, beat
  • Kris Byerly – backing vocals
  • Katie Burden – backing vocals
  • Paul Logus – mastering
  • Mia Kirby – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jenny Lee Lindberg.

  1. Blind
  2. Boom Boom
  3. Never
  4. Long Lonely Winter
  5. Bully
  6. Riot
  7. He Fresh
  8. Offerings
  9. White Devil
  10. Real Life

Highly Suspect: The Boy Who Died Wolf

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On November 18, 2016, “300” label released “The Boy Who Died Wolf”, the second Highly Suspect studio album. It was recorded May – September 2016,  in Bogotá, Colombia and Brooklyn, and was produced by Joel Hamilton.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Stevens – vocals, guitar, synthesizer , piano
  • Rich Meyer – bass, backing vocals
  • Ryan Meyer – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Johnny Stevens, Rich Meyer and Ryan Meyer.

  1. My Name Is Human
  2. Look Alive, Stay Alive
  3. Little One
  4. For Billy
  5. Serotonia
  6. Postres
  7. Send Me an Angel – Real Life cover
  8. Viper Strike
  9. W.Y.T
  10. Chicago
  11. Wolf

Magazine: Real Life

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In June 1978, “Virgin” label released “Real Life”, the debut Magazine studio album. It was recorded March – April 1978, at “Virgin Mobile” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by John Leckie and Mick Glossop. The album artwork and mono print were by Linder. In 1986, “Sounds” magazine ranked “Real Life” at number 89 in its list “100 Best Albums of All Time”; in 2006, “Uncut” magazine ranked the album at number 37 on its list of the “100 Greatest Debut Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Howard Devoto– vocals
  • John McGeoch– guitar, saxophone
  • Dave Formula– keyboards
  • Barry Adamson– bass guitar
  • Martin Jackson– drums
  • John Leckie- engineer
  • Hayden Bendall – engineer assistant
  • Adrian Boot – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Howard Devoto.

  1. Definitive Gaze – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  2. My Tulpa – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  3. Shot by Both Sides – Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley
  4. Recoll – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  5. Burst – Howard Devoto
  6. Motorcade – Howard Devoto, Bob Dickinson
  7. The Great Beautician in the Sky – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  8. The Light Pours Out of Me – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch, Pete Shelley
  9. Parade – Barry Adamson, Dave Formula