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Elliot Smith: New Moon

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On May 8, 2007, “Domino” label released “New Moon”, the second posthumous Elliot Smith (the seventh album overall) album. It was produced by Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Elliot Smith – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Rob Jones – recording
  • Rob Schnapf – overdubs, mixing
  • Tom Rothrock – overdubs, mixing
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Larry Crane – mixing, mastering supervision, research, archiving, liner notes, sequencing, compiled by
  • Maggie Vail – sequencing, compiled by
  •  Mike King – artwork
  • Chanda Helzer, Mike King – typography
  • Christopher O’Riley, Rebecca Gates, Sam Coomes, Sean Croghan – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Angel In the Snow
  2. Talking To Mary
  3. High Times
  4. New Monkey
  5. Looking Over My Shoulder
  6. Going Nowhere
  7. Riot Coming
  8. All Cleaned Out
  9. First Timer
  10. Go By
  11. Miss Misery (Early Version)
  12. Thirteen
  13. Georgia, Georgia
  14. Whatever (Folk Song In C)
  15. Big Decision
  16. Placeholder
  17. New Disaster
  18. Seen How Things Are Hard
  19. Fear City
  20. Either/Or
  21. Pretty Mary K (Other Version)
  22. Almost Over
  23. See You Later
  24. Half Right

Fidlar: Same

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On January 22, 2013, “Mom + Pop Music” label released the self-titled, debut Fidlar studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Shred Aloha Soundlabs” in Highland Park, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Zac Carper, Elvis Kuehn, Max Kuehn and Brandon Schwartzel.  

Personnel:

  • Zac Carper – vocals, guitar, recording, design
  • Elvis Kuehn – vocals, lead guitar, recording, design
  • Brandon Schwartzel – vocals, bass guitar, recording, design
  • Max Kuehn – drums, recording, design
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Milo Ward – artwork
  • Ryan Baxley – sleeve design
  • Alice Baxley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Zachary Carper, Elvis Kuehn, Max Kuehn and Brandon Schwartzel, except where noted.  

  1. Cheap Beer
  2. Stoked and Broke
  3. White on White
  4. No Waves
  5. Whore
  6. Max Can’t Skate
  7. Blackout Stout
  8. Wake Bake Skate
  9. Gimmie Something
  10. 5 to 9
  11. LDA
  12. Paycheck
  13. Wait for the Man
  14. Cocaine – Reverend Gary Davis (followed by hidden track Cheap Cocaine)

Heatmiser: Mic City Sons

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On October 29, 1996, “Caroline” label released “Mic City Sons”, the third and final Heatmiser album.

Personnel:

  • Neil Gust – vocals, guitar, sleeve design, photography
  • Elliott Smith – vocals, guitar
  • Sam Coomes – bass guitar
  • Tony Lash – drums, mixing, sleeve photography
  • Aaron Day – additional vocals
  • Sean Croghan – backing vocals
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Tom Rothrock – mixing
  • Steve Marcussen – mastering
  • Storm Tharp – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Elliot Smith, except where noted.

  1. Get Lucky
  2. Plainclothes Man
  3. Low-Flying Jets – Neil Gust
  4. Rest My Head Against the Wall – Neil Gust
  5. The Fix Is In
  6. Eagle Eye – Neil Gust
  7. Cruel Reminder – Neil Gust
  8. You Gotta Move
  9. Pop in G
  10. Blue Highway – Neil Gust
  11. See You Later
  12. Half Right (hidden track)

Mary Lattimore: Goodbye, Hotel Arkada

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On October 6, 2023, “Ghostly” label released “Goodbye, Hotel Arkada”, the fifth Mary Lattimore studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Mary Lattimore.

Personnel:

  • Mary Lattimore – harp, synths, guitar, omnichord, bells, engineer
  • Meg Baird – vocals
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals
  • Roy Montgomery – guitar
  • Walt McClements – accordion
  • Lol Tolhurst – synths
  • Matt Schuessier – bass
  • Samara Lubelski – violin
  • Ben Chasny – recording
  • Trevor Spencer – mixing, co-production
  • James Plotkin – mastering
  • Becky Suss – artwork
  • Michael Cina – design
  • Rob Schnapf – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Mary Lattimore, except where noted.

  1. And Then He Wrapped His Wings Around Me
  2. Arrivederci – Mary Lattimore, Laurence Tolhurst
  3. Blender in a Blender – Mary Lattimore, Roy Montgomery
  4. Music for Applying Shimmering Eye Shadow
  5. Horses, Glossy on the Hill
  6. Yesterday’s Parties

Saves The Day: Stay What You Are

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\On July 10, 2001, “Vagrant” label released “Stay What You Are”, the third Saves the Day studio album. It was recorded March – April 2001, at “Sunset Sound” and “Sound Factory” in Hollywood, “Sonora Sound” in Los Feliz, California, and was produced by Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Chris Conley – vocals
  • David Soloway – lead guitar
  • Ted Alexander – rhythm guitar
  • Richard Barron – organ 
  • Eben D’Amico – bass
  • Bryan Newman – drums
  • Josh Turner – Pro Tools engineer
  • Doug Boehm – recording, mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Steven Rhodes – assistant
  • Seth Mclain – assistant
  • Don C. Tyler – mastering
  • Joby J. Ford – design
  • Bryan Newman – design, photography
  • Jeremy Weiss – additional booklet photography
  • Kevin Kusatsu – additional booklet photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bryan Newman, Chris Conley, David Soloway, Eben D’Amico and Ted Alexander.

  1. At Your Funeral
  2. See You
  3. Cars & Calories
  4. Certain Tragedy
  5. Jukebox Breakdown
  6. Freakish
  7. As Your Ghost Takes Flight
  8. Nightingale
  9. All I’m Losing Is Me
  10. This Is Not an Exit
  11. Firefly

Cass McCombs: Heartmind

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On August 19, 2022, “Anti-Records” label released “Heartmind”, the tenth Cass McCombs studio album. It was recorded in 2021 – 2022, at “Figure 8 Recording” in Brooklyn, New York, “Heavy Duty Studios” in Burbank, in California, and was produced by Buddy Ross, Ariel Rechtshald, Cass McCombs and Shahzad Ismaily.

Personnel:

  • Cass McCombs – vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, theremin, percussion
  • Cactus Moser – lap steel guitar
  • Shahzad Ismaily – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, drums
  • Frank LoCastro – Hammond organ, keyboards
  • Buddy Ross – keyboards, percussion
  • Jon Shaw – bass
  • Josh Krumbly – upright bass
  • Danielle Haim – vocals, drums
  • Charles Burnham – vocals, fiddle, mandolin
  • Kass Overall – drums
  • Joe Russo – drums, percussion
  • Charlotte Greve – tenor saxophone
  • Nestor E. Gomez – flute, percussion
  • Isaac Alderson – uilleann pipes
  • Lily Chapin, Luke Top, Wynonna Judd, Abigall Chapin – vocals
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Phil Weinrobe – engineer
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Matt Schuessler – mixing assistant
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Cass McCombs

  1. Music Is Blue
  2. Karaoke
  3. New Earth
  4. Unproud Warrior
  5. Krakatau
  6. A Blue, Blue Band
  7. Belong to Heaven
  8. Heartmind

Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime

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On May 21, 2021, “Matador” label released “Afrique Victime”, the fifth Mdou Moctar studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Michael Coltun.

Personnel:

  • Mdou Moctar (Mahamadou Souleymane) – vocals, lead guitar
  • Ahmoudou Madassane – rhythm guitar, backing vocals  
  • Michael Coltun – bass guitar, drum machine, backing vocals, recording
  • Souleymane Ibrahim – drums, percussion, backing vocals  
  • Cem Misirlioglu – additional percussion
  • Kahlil Smylie, Kasper Frenkel, Matt Schuessler, Rob Schnapf – recording 
  •  Seth Manchester – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Robert Beatty – artwork
  • Cem Misirlioglu – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mdou Moctar.

  1. Chismiten
  2. Taliat
  3. Ya Habibti
  4. Tala Tannam
  5. Untitled
  6. Asdikte Akal
  7. Layla
  8. Afrique Victime
  9. Bismilahi Atagah

Kurt Vile: Watch My Moves

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On April 15, 2022, “Verve Forecast” label released “Watch My Moves”, the ninth Kurt Vile studio album, It was recorded 2021 – 2022, and was produced by Kurt Vile and Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Vile – vocals, piano, keyboards, acoustic and slide guitar, electric guitar, drum machine, synth bass, synthesizer programming, engineer, art direction
  • Rob Laakso – bass, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jesse Trbovich – bass, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
  • Chris Cohen – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Julia Shapiro – vocals, electric guitar
  • Lydia Lund – vocals, electric guitar
  • Cate Le Bon – vocals, piano
  • Farmer Dave Scher – keyboards, lap steel guitar 
  • Craig McQuiston – bass
  • Matt Schuessler – bass, upright bass
  • Kyle Spence – drums, percussion
  • Sarah Jones – drums, percussion
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion
  • James Stewart – tenor saxophone
  • Annie Truscott – vocals, violin
  • Adam Langellotti – synthesizer programming, engineer
  • Matt Schuessler – engineer
  • Gabe Wax – engineer
  • Ted Young – engineer, mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Geoff Gans – art direction, design
  • Joey Lipstein – cover photography
  • Robert Robinson – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Vile except where noted.

  1. Goin’ on a Plane Today
  2. Flyin’ (Like a Fast Train)
  3. Palce of OKV in Reverse
  4. Like Exploding Stones
  5. Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
  6. Hey Like a Child
  7. Jesus on a Wire
  8. To Sho
  9. Cool Water
  10. Chazzy Don’t Mind
  11. (shiny things)
  12. Say the Word
  13. Wages of Sin – Bruce Springsteen
  14. Kurt Runner
  15. Stuffed Leopard

Toadies: Hell Bellow/Stars Above

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On March 20, 2001, “Interscope Records” label released “Hell Below/Stars Above”, the second Toadies studio album. It was recorded in March 2000, at “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Vaden Todd Lewis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Clark Vogeler – lead guitar, piano
  • Lisa Umbarger – bass
  • Mark Reznicek – drums, percussion
  • Elliott Smith – piano 
  • Monique Mizrahi – engineer
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Chris Bilheimer – art direction, back cover image
  • f-stop fitzgerald, inc. – cover image (from the book “Pillars of the Almighty”)
  • Marina Chavez – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Vaden Todd Lewis and Clark Vogeler, all music by Vaden Todd Lewis, Clark Vogeler, Lisa Umbarger and Mark Reznicek, except where noted.

  1. Plane Crash
  2. Push the Hand
  3. Little Sin – Vaden Todd Lewis, Mark Reznicek, Clark Vogeler
  4. Motivational
  5. Heel
  6. You’ll Come Down
  7. Pressed Against the Sky
  8. What We Have We Steal
  9. Jigsaw Girl
  10. Sweetness
  11. Hell Below / Stars Above – Vaden Todd Lewis, Mark Reznicek, Clark Vogeler
  12. Doll Skin

Eisley: Room Noises

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On February 8, 2005, “Reprise” label released “Room Noises”, the debut Eisley studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Rob Schnapf, Rob Cavallo, Aaron Sprinkle, John Shanks, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree, Chauntelle DuPree and Weston DuPree.

Personnel:

  • Sherri DuPree – lead vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Stacy DuPree – vocals, keyboards, guitar, engineer
  • Chauntelle DuPree – guitar, engineer
  • Weston DuPree – drums, engineer
  • Jonathan Wilson – bass guitar
  • Elijah Thomson – bass guitar
  • Casey Prestwood – steel guitar
  • Eddie Harbour – hand clapping
  • Doug Boehm – engineer
  • John Shanks – engineer
  • Doug Mcean – engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Memories
  2. Telescope Eyes
  3. I Wasn’t Prepared
  4. Golly Sandra
  5. Marvelous Things
  6. Brightly Wound
  7. Lost at Sea
  8. My Lovely
  9. Just Like We Do
  10. Plenty of Paper
  11. One Day I Slowly Floated Away
  12. Trolley Wood