On November 12, 1996, “Kranky” label released “Beat”, the second Bowery Electric studio album. It was recorded in June 1996, at “Studio 45” in Hartford, Connecticut, and was produced by Rich Costey, Lawrence Chandler, Martha Schwendener and Wayne Magruder.
Personnel:
Lawrence Chandler – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
Martha Schwendener – vocals, bass, keyboards
Wayne Magruder – drums
Catherine Opie – photography (“Untitled No 27” from her Freeway Series)
On October 30, 2009, “DGC” label released “Raditude”, the seventh Weezer studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Dr. Luke, Jacknife Lee, Polow da Don, Butch Walker and Rivers Cuomo.
Personnel:
Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
Scott Shriner – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
Patrick Wilson – drums, percussion, lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
Jacknife Lee – keyboards, guitar, percussion, programming, backing vocals
Aaron Suplizio – additional bass
Josh Freese – drums
Sim Grewall – additional percussion
Nishat Khan – sitar, additional vocals
Lil Wayne – vocals
Amrita Sen – vocals
Tom McFall – recording
Jake Sinclair – recording
Joe Zook – recording
Doug McKean – recording
Shawn Everett – drum and guitar recording
Sam Bell – additional engineering, editing
Rich Costey – mixing
Charlie Stavish – mixing assistant
Serban Ghenea – mixing
John Hanes – mixing
Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
Joshua Minyard – mixing assistant
George Gumbs – mixing assistant
Dave Collins – mastering
Douglas Forsdick – studio tech
Henry Trejo – guitar tech
Mike Fasano – drum tech
Andy Mueller – art direction, design
Johannes Gamble – art direction, design
Morning Breath Inc. – cover co-design
Jason Neely – dog photography
Sean Murphy – band photography
Karl Koch – additional photography
Daniel Field – additional photography
Track listing:
(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To – Rivers Cuomo, Butch Walker
On September 22. 2003, “Taste Media” label released “Absolution”, the third Muse studio album. It was recorded September 2002 – June 2003, at “Grouse Lodge” in Rosemount, Minnesota, “Air” and “Livingston” in London, “Cello” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rich Costey, John Cornfield, Paul Reeve, Matthew Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard.
Personnel:
Matthew Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, string arrangements
On September 8, 2008, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Glasvegas studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording Studios” in New York, and in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by James Allan and Rich Costey. In September 2009, the album was certified Platinum by the “BPI” in UK.
Personnel:
James Allan – vocals
Rab Allen – guitar
Paul Donoghue – bass
Caroline McKay – drums
Max Dingle – engineer
Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
Anthony Palazzole, Ben Liscio, Charlie Stavish, Justin Gerrish – engineer assistant
Chung King – mixing
Dick Beetham – mastering
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Village Green – illustration, design
Track listing:
All tracks by James Allan, except where noted.
Flowers & Football Tops – contains elements from the song “You Are My Sunshine” by Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis
Geraldine
It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry
Lonesome Swan
Go Square Go
Polmont on My Mind
Daddy’s Gone
Stabbed – uses the music of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata as a backdrop to spoken word
On August 7, 2009, “Evill Office” label released “No More Stories…” the fifth Mew studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording” and “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Rich Costey, Jinas Bjerre, Bo Madsen and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.
Personnel:
Jonas Bjerre – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers
Bo Madsen – guitars
Silas Utke Graae Jorgensen – drums, percussion
Bastian Juel – bass
Damon Tutunjian – bass
Dr. Nick Watts – additional keyboards
Nico Muhly – string, piano, piccolo and flute arrangements
On August 16, 2024, “Atlantic” label released “Paradise State of Mind”, the fourth Foster the People studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2024, at “EastWest” in Hollywood, “The Church” in London, and was produced by Chrome Sparks, Paul Epworth, Mark Foster and Isom Innis.
Personnel:
Mark Foster – lead vocals, synthesizer, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion, engineer
Sean Cimino – guitar, slide guitar, synthesizer, programming
On February 16, 2024, “Warner Records” label released “Grief Chapter”, the ninth Mother Mother studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Ryan Guldemond and Jason Van Poederooyen.
Personnel:
Ryan Guldemond – lead vocals, guitar, engineer
Jasmin Parkin – vocals, keyboard
Molly Guldemond – vocals, synthesizer
Mike Young – bass, editing
Ali Siadat – drums
Jerry Cook – saxophone
Meredith Bates – violin
Pamela Attariwala – violin
Josh Zubot – violin
Brian Chan – cello
Finn Manniche – cello
Peggy Lee – cello
Elisa Thorn – harp
John Hadfield – backing vocals
Jason Van Poederooyen – engineer
Stefan Nowarre – editing
Rich Costey – mixing
Justin Gray – mixing
Jeff Citron – mixing assistance
Randy Merrill – mastering
Flavio Cirillo – drum technician
Johnny Andrews – drum technician
Theo Wagner – production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryan Guldemond, except where noted.
Nobody Escapes – Ryan Guldemond, Ali Siadat
To My Heart
Explode!
Head Shrink
Days
Forever
Normalize – Ryan Guldemond, Molly Guldemond, Mike Young
On February 2, 2005, “Wichita Recordings” label released “Silent Alarm”, the debut Bloc Party studio album. It was recorded June – July 2004, and was produced by Paul Epworth, Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong.
Personnel:
Kele Okereke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Russell Lissack – lead guitar
Gordon Moakes – bass, backing vocals, synthesizer
Matt Tong – drums, backing vocals
Paul Epworth – programming
Eliot James – programming, recording, additional production
On November 9, 1999, “Epic” label released “When the Pawn…”, the second Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, and was produced by Jon Brion. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “When the Pawn…” at number 108 on its “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list.
Personnel:
Fiona Apple – vocals, piano, synthesized bass, art concept, design
Jon Brion – various instruments, engineer assistant, mixing
Mike Elizondo – bass
Greg Cohen – bass guitar
Jonathan “Butch” Norton, Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
Wendell Kelly, Jean Martinelli, John Noreyko, Paul Loredo – horns
Mike Breaux – woodwind
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, Wurlitzer
Charlie Bisharat, Eve Butler, Susan Chatman, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Peter Kent, Brian Leonard, Robert Peterson, Michele Richards, Edmund Stein, John Wittenberg – violin
Robert Becker, Denyse Buffman, Scott Haupert, Maria Newman – viola
Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama – cello
John Bainbridge – arrangements, orchestration
Tom Banghart, Rob Brill, Greg Collins, Bryan Jackson, Steve Mixdorf, John Tyree – engineer assistant
On September 12, 2006, “Gold Standard Laboratories” and “Universal” label released “Amputechture”, the third Mars Volta studio album. It was recorded November 2005 – May 2006, in Los Angeles, California, El Paso, Texas and Melbourne, Australia, and was produced by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez,
Personnel:
Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, bass, sitar, direction
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