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Angels & Airwaves: Lifeforms

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On September 24, 2021, “Rice” label released “Lifeforms”, the sixth Angels & Airwaves studio album. It was recorded April 2018 – April 2021, at “Bunker of Brilliance” in Los Angeles, “Jupiter Sound” in Encinitas, “Signature Sound”, “Singing Serpent” and “The Hit Lair” in San Diego, and was produced by Aaron Rubin, Tom DeLonge, David Kennedy, Matt Rubino and IIan Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Tom DeLonge – lead vocals, guitar, synths
  • David Kennedy – guitar, synths, producer
  • Matt Rubano – bass guitar, synths, backing vocals
  • Ilan Rubin – drums, percussion, bass guitar, synths, guitar, backing vocals
  • Aaron Rubin – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Moore – engineer
  • Emily Lazar – engineer
  • Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Allgood – engineer
  • Jeff Citron – engineer
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom DeLonge, Ilan Rubin, Aaron Rubin, and Matt Rubano, except where noted.

  1. Timebomb
  2. Euphoria
  3. Spellbound – Tom DeLounge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin
  4. No More Guns
  5. Losing My Mind
  6. Automatic
  7. Restless Souls
  8. Rebel Girl – Tom DeLoiunge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin
  9. A Fire in a Nameless Town
  10. Kiss & Tell – Tom DeLounge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin

Death Cab for Cutie: Thank You for Today

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On August 17, 2018, “Atlantic” label released “Thank You for Today” is the ninth Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded in 2018 in Santa Monica, California, and was produced by Rich Costey.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Gibbard – lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, samples
  • Dave Depper – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Zac Rae – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
  • Nick Harmer – bass, backing vocals
  • Jason McGerr – drums, percussion, programming
  • Lauren Mayberry – additional vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Gibbard, all music as noted.

  1. I Dreamt We Spoke Again – Ben Gibbard
  2. Summer Years – Ben Gibbard, Jason McGerr
  3. Gold Rush – Ben Gibbard, Dave Depper, Yoko Ono
  4. Your Hurricane – Ben Gibbard
  5. When We Drive – Ben Gibbard
  6. Autumn Love – Ben Gibbard
  7. Northern Lights – Ben Gibbard
  8. You Moved Away – Ben Gibbard
  9. Near / Far – Ben Gibbard
  10. 60 & Punk – Ben Gibbard

Muse: Drones

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On June 5, 2015, “Warner Bros” label released “Drones”, the seventh Muse studio album. It was recorded October 2014 – April 2015, at “The Warehouse” in Vancouver, “Officine Meccaniche” in Milan, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard.

Personnel:

  • Matt Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, arrangements
  • Chris Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals
  • Dominic Howard – drums
  • Will Leon Thompson – dialogue
  • Michael Shiloah – dialogue
  • John F. Kennedy – recorded dialogue of April 1961 Secret Societies speech 
  • Alessandro Cortini – modular synthesizers
  • Edoardo De Angelis – concertmaster, violin
  • Sarah Cross – violin
  • Freiherr von Dellingshausen – violin
  • Anna Minella – violin
  • Elia Mariani – violin
  • Gian Guerra – violin
  • Gian Lodigiani – violin
  • Gianmaria Bellisario – violin
  • Marco Corsini – violin
  • Michelle Torresetti – violin
  • Tommaso Belli – violin
  • Valerio D’Ercole – violin
  • Maria Lucchi – viola
  • Serena Palozzi – viola
  • Valentina Emilio Eria – viola
  • Andrea Scacchi – cello
  • Eliana Gintoli – cello
  • Francesco Sacco – cello
  • Martina Rudic – cello
  • Linati Omar – contrabass
  • Massimo Clavenna – contrabass
  • Audrey Riley – string arrangements, conductor
  • Robert John “Mutt” Lange – backing vocals
  • Olle “Sven” Romo – additional programming
  • Tommaso Colliva – additional production, engineer
  • Adam Greenholtz – additional engineering
  • Eric Mosher – engineer assistant
  • Giuseppe Salvadori – engineer assistant
  • Jacopo Dorici – engineer assistant
  • John Prestage – engineer assistant
  • Tom Bailey – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey – additional production, mixing
  • Marlo Borgatta – mixing assistant
  • Giovanni Versari – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering 
  • Matt Colton – mastering 
  • Durand Trench – dialogue recording
  • Matt Mahurin – art direction, illustration, package design

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Bellamy, except where noted.

  1. Dead Inside
  2. Drill Sergeant
  3. Psycho
  4. Mercy
  5. Reapers
  6. The Handler
  7. JFK
  8. Defector
  9. Revolt
  10. Aftermath
  11. The Globalist – Matt Bellamy, Edward Elgar
  12. Drones – Matt Bellamy, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Rage Against the Machine: Renegades

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On December 5, 2000, “Epic” label released “Renegades”, the fourth Rage Against the Machine studio album. It was recorded April – September 2000, at “Cello Studios” in Hollywood, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien, Rick Rubin, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk.The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA” and in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Zack de la Rocha – vocals, art direction
  • Tom Morello – guitar, art direction
  • Tim Commerford – bass, backing vocals, art direction
  • Brad Wilk – drums, art direction
  • Jim Scott – engineer
  • David Schiffman – engineer
  • Katie Teasdale – engineer assistant
  • Darren Mora – engineer assistant
  • Matt Marin – engineer assistant
  • Mike Scotella – engineer assistant
  • Geoof Walcha – engineer assistant
  • Rich Veltrop – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • D. Sardy – mixing
  • Greg Fidelman – digital editing
  • Mark Moreau – digital editing
  • Aimee Macauley – art director
  • Lindsay Chase – production coordination
  • Jake Sexton – political coordinator
  • Jake Koppell – inside booklet

Track listing:

  1. Microphone Friend – Eric Barrier, Rakim Allah
  2. Pistol Grip Pump – Roger Troutman, Dino Hawkins, Adrian  Miller, Eric Vidal, Nick Vidal
  3.  Kick Out the Jams – Wayne Kramer, Fred Sonic Smith, Rob Tyner, Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson
  4. Renegades of Funk – Lance Taylor, Arthur Baker, John Miller, John Robie
  5. Beautiful World – Mark Motherbaugh, Gerald Casale
  6. I’m Housin – Erick Sermon, Parish Smith
  7. In My Eyes – Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Brian Haker, Lyle Preslar
  8. How I Could Just Kill a Man – Louis Freese, Senen Reyes, Lawrence Muggerud
  9. The Ghost of Tom Joad – Bruce Springsteen
  10. Down on the Street – Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Dave Alexander
  11. Street Fighting Man – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  12. Maggie’s Farm – Robert Zimmerman

Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

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On September 25, 2007, “Roswell” label released “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace”, the sixth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded March – June 2007, at “606 West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl – lead vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, piano
  • Chris Shiflett – acoustic and lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Nate Mendel – bass
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums, piano, backing vocals
  • Drew Hester – percussion
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards, accordion
  • Brantley Kearns Jr. – fiddle
  • Kaki King – acoustic guitar
  • Pat Smear – rhythm guitar
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Audrey Riley – strings arrangements, conductor
  • Oliver Allgood – lute 
  • Adrian Bushby – engineer
  • John Lousteau – engineer assistant
  • Jake Davies – Pro Tools
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett except where noted.

  1. The Pretender
  2. Let it Die
  3. Erase/Replace
  4. Long Road to Ruin
  5. Come Alive
  6. Stranger Things Have Happened – Dave Grohl
  7. Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)
  8. Summer’s End
  9. Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners – Dave Grohl
  10. Statues
  11. But, Honestly
  12. Home

Biffy Clyro: A Celebration of Endings

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On August 14, 2020, “14th Floor” label released “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Lotus Easter Studio” in Santa Monica, California, “United Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, “Abbey Road Studios”, “RAK Studios” and Rockstone Studios in London, and was produced by Rich Costey and Steve Mac.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
  • James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Zac Rae – additional keyboards
  • Steve Mac – additional keyboards
  • Rob Mathes – string arrangements, conducting
  • Jenny Nendick – conducting
  • Jackie Shave – concertmaster
  • Magnus Johnston – violin
  • Perry Montague-Mason – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Pete Hanson – violin
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Debbie Widdup – violin
  • Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
  • Chris Tombling – violin
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Rachel Roberts – viola
  • Caroline Dearley – cello
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Jonathan Williams – cello
  • Caroline Dearley – cello
  • Jonathan Allen – string recording
  • Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
  • Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
  • KT Pipal – engineering
  • Mario Borgatta – engineering
  • Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
  • Cecil Barlett – engineering
  • Dann Pursey – engineering
  • Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
  • Dalton Ricks – additional mix engineering
  • Ross Newbauer – additional mix engineering
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • James Rushent – additional production
  • Chris Laws – additional programming, engineering
  • Joe La Porta – mastering
  • Thomas Robson – cover artwork
  • Simon Neil – additional artwork, art direction
  • Richard Welland – art direction
  • Ash Reynolds – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil, except where noted.

  1. North of No South
  2. The Champ
  3. Weird Leisure
  4. Tiny Indoor Fireworks
  5. Worst Type of Best Possible
  6. Space – Steve Mac
  7. End Of
  8. Instant History – Steve Mac, Ammar Malik
  9. The Pink Limit
  10. Opaque
  11. Cop Syrup

Jenny Lewis: The Voyager

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On July 29, 2014, “Warner Bros” label released “The Voyager”, the third Jenny Lewis studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Pax-Am Studios” in Hollywood, CA. “ARC Studios” in Omaha, NE, and was produced by Ryan Adams, Beck Hansen, Jenny Lewis, Jonathan Rice and Mike Viola.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Lewis – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, layout
  • Alex Greenwald – vocal
  • Beck Hansen – vocal
  • Johanna Söderberg – vocal
  • Jonathan Rice – vocal
  • Klara Söderberg – vocal
  • Mike Viola – vocal
  • Farmer Dave Scher – vocal
  • Benmomt Tench – vocal, keyboards
  • Ryan Adams – vocal, guitar
  • Elizabeth Berg – vocal, guitar
  • Jason Boesel – vocal, guitar
  • Rebecca Stark – vocal, tambourine
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Gus Seyffert – guitar
  • Lou Barlow – bass, guitar
  • Mike Elizondo – bass, keyboards
  • Mickey Madden – bass
  • Wyllie Gelber – bass
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
  • Jason Boessel – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Nate Walcott – horn
  • The Section Quartet
  • Lili Haydn – violin
  • Daphine Chen – string arrangements
  • Nathaniel Walcott – string arrangements
  • The Watson Twins
  • Charlie Stavish, David Labrel, Mike Mogis – recording
  • Brent Arrowood, Chris Szcech, Cole Marsden, Grief Neill, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, Jason Lader, Jim Watts, Mario Borgatta, Pierre de Reeder, Robert Rossman – additional recording
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Norman Wonderly, Stephen Walker – layout
  • Autumn De Wilde – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jenny Lewis, except where noted.

  1. Head Underwater
  2. She’s Not Me – Jonathan Rice
  3. Just One of the Guys
  4. Slippery Slopes
  5. Late Bloomer
  6. You Can’t Outrun ‘Em
  7. The New You – Jonathan Rice
  8. Aloha & the Three Johns
  9. Love U Forever
  10. The Voyager

Marmaduke Duke: Duke Pandemonium

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On May 11, 2009, “14th Floor” label released “Duke Pandemonium”, the second Marmaduke Duke studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by J.P. Reid and Simon Neil.

Personnel:

  • The Atmosphere (Simon Neil) – performance, recording
  • The Dragon (JP Reid) – performance, recording
  • Michael Logg – vocals
  • Connie Mitchell – vocals
  • Fergus Munro – tambourine, drum sample, hi-hats, snare drum
  • The Octopus (Rich Costey) – mixing 
  • Charlie Stavish – mixing assistant
  • Noah Goldstein – mixing assistant
  • Ben Bell – additional recording
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Matthew Agoglia – mastering assistant
  • .Kevin Wstenberg – photography
  • Hannah Edwards – costume design

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil and JP Reid.

  1. Heartburn
  2. Everybody Dance
  3. Silhouettes
  4. Music Show
  5. Kid Gloves
  6. Demon
  7. Erotic Robotic
  8. Je Suis Un Funky Ho,,e
  9. Rubber Lover

Blonde Redhead: 23

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On April 10, 2007, “4AD” label released “23” the seventh Blonde Redhead studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Magic Shop” and “Stay Gold” in New York City, and was produced by Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace/

Personnel:

  • Kazu Makino – vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
  • Amedeo Pace – lead guitar, keyboards, drums
  • Simone Pace – vocals, bass
  • Chris Coady – robot voice
  • Morgan King – French horn
  • Skúli Sverrisson – bass
  • Chris Coady – recording
  • Andy Savours – engineer
  • Brian Thorn – engineer
  • Ted Young – engineer
  • Eddie Jackson – engineer, editing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mitchell Froom – assistance
  • Alexander Gelman – creative direction
  • Alex Gross – artwork
  • David Heasty – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace.

  1. 23
  2. Dr. Strangeluv
  3. The Dress
  4. SW
  5. Spring and Summer Fall
  6. Silently
  7. Publisher
  8. Heroine
  9. Top Ranking
  10. My Impure Hair