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Robert Plant & Suzi Dian: Saving Grace

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On September 26, 2024, “Nonesuch” label released “Saving Grace”, album by Robert Plant and Suzi Dian (the twelfth Robert Plant studio album overall). It was recorded April 2019 – January 2025 in the Cotswolds and the Welsh Borders, and was produced by Robert Plant, Suzy Dian, Oli Jefferson, Tony Kelsey, Barney Morse Brown and Matt Worley.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica, design, arrangement
  • Suzi Dian – vocals, accordion, design, arrangement
  • Tony Kelsey – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Matt Worley – vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, cuatro, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Oli Jefferson – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Barney Morse Brown – cello, arrangement
  • Sam Amidon – arrangement
  • Tim Oliver – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Albert Stevens – engineer
  • Mark Kennedy – engineer
  • Andrew Scheps – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – additional mastering
  • Steve Fallone – additional mastering
  • Joe Nino-Hernes – vinyl mastering
  • Richard Evans, Stef Graham – sleeve design

Track listing:

  1. Chevrolet – Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie, Ed Young, Lonnie Young, Donovan Leitch
  2. As I Roved Out – traditional
  3. It’s a Beautiful Day Today – Bob Mosley
  4. Soul of a Man – Blind Willie Johnson
  5. Ticket Taker – Ben Knox Miller, Jeffrey Prystowsky
  6. I Never Will Marry – traditional
  7. Higher Rock – Martha Scanlan
  8. Too Far from You – Sarah Siskind
  9. Everybody’s Song – Zak Micheletti, Mimi parker, Alan Sparhawk
  10. Gospel Plough – traditional

Marc Ribot: Songs Of Resistance 1942 – 2018

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On September 14, 2018, “Anti” label released “Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018”, the 25th Marc Ribot album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Strange Weather Studios”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Studio G. Brooklyn”, “The School Bell”,

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot – vocals, guitar, requinto guitar, electric sitar, banjo, bass, harmonica, backing vocals, arrangements, translation
  • Tom Waits – vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangement
  • Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar
  • Steve Earle – vocal
  • Me’Shell NdegéOcello – vocal
  • Fay Victor – vocal
  • Justin Vivian Bond – vocal
  • Sam Amidon – vocal
  • Tony Garnier – bass
  • Devin Hoff – bass, requinto guitar
  • Chad Taylor – drums
  • Chas Smith – drums, vibraphone, percussion
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums, vibraphone
  • Mauricio Herrera – congas
  • Reinaldo De Jesús – congas, percussion
  • Shahzad Ismaily – Moog synthesizer
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone, clarinet
  • James Brandon Lewis – saxophone
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • Roy Nathanson – flute
  • Rachel Golub – violin
  • Mark Feldman – violin
  • Dave Eggar – cello
  • Erik Friedlander – cello
  • Ohene Cornelius – rap
  • Domenica Fossati, Tift Merritt, Luka Rutzen, Syd Straw, Rea Dubach – backing vocals
  • Daniel Schlett, Karl Derfler, Randall Dunn, Ryan Kelly – recording
  • Alexis Berthelot, Bogdan Chavez, Chris Boerner, Gregory Smelley, Jack DeBoeRyan Kelly – additional overdubs
  • Alex Berthelot, Jay Yow – additional editing
  • Kamilo Kratc – mixing
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Bryan Collins – art direction, design
  • Getty Images, Lewis W. Hinc – photography
  • George Estman Hosue – cover photography
  • Ebru Yildiz – Marc Ribot photography
  • Mary Ho – coordination

Track listing:

  1. We Are Soldiers in the Army – traditional
  2. Bella Ciao – traditional
  3. Srinivas
  4. How to Walk in Freedom
  5. Rata De Dos Patas – Norberto Eduardo Toscano
  6. The Militant Ecologist (Based On Fischia Il Vento)
  7. The Big Fool
  8. Ain’t Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round
  9. John Brown
  10. Knock That Status Down
  11. We’ll Never Turn Back – Bertha Gober

Billie Martin: Dog Eared

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On July 18, 2025, “Fiction” label released “Dog Eared”, the fifth Billie Marten studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sugar Mountain” in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, and was produced by Philip Weinrobe.

Personnel:

  • Billie Marten – vocals, guitar
  • Shahzad Ismaily – guitar
  • Sam Owens – vocals, guitar
  • Maia Friedman – vocals
  • Núria Graham – vocals, guitar, piano, bongos
  • Adam Brisbin – pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass
  • Michael Haldeman – guitar, drum machine
  • Michael Coleman – vocals, synthesizer, electric piano, electric guitar
  • Joshua Crumbly – bass
  • Vishal Nayak – drums
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Sam Amidon – fiddle
  • Philip Weinrobe – engineer, mixing
  • Josh Bonati – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Billie Marten.

  1. Feeling
  2. Crown
  3. Clover
  4. No Sudden Changes
  5. The Glass
  6. Leap Year
  7. Goodnight Moon
  8. Planets
  9. You and I Both
  10. Swing

Beth Orton: Sugaring Season

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On October 1, 2012, “ANTI” label released “Sugaring Season”, the fifth Beth Orton studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Beth Orton – vocals, guitar
  • Ted Barnes – guitar, banjo
  • Marc Ribot – guitar
  • Carl Broemel – guitar
  • Sam Amidon – guitar, organ, violin, backing vocals
  • Rob Burger – piano, harmonium, electric piano, accordion
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Nate Query – bass
  • Brian Blade – drums, percussions
  • Tucker Martine – percussions
  • Ben Russell – violin
  • Nadia Sirota – viola
  • Eyvind Kang – viola
  • Clarice Jensen – cello
  • Laura Veirs – backing vocals

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Beth Orton except where noted:

  1. Magpie
  2. Dawn Chorus
  3. Candles
  4. Something More Beautiful – Beth Orton, M. Ward
  5. Call Me the Breeze – Beth Orton, Tom Rowlands
  6. Poison Tree – lyrics partially by William Blake
  7. See Through Blue – Beth Orton, Clemence Des Rochers, Pierre Brault
  8. Last Leaves of Autumn
  9. State of Grace
  10. Mystery

Jacob Collier: Djesse Vol. 2

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On July 19, 2019, “Hajanga Records” label released “Djesse Vol. 2”, the second album in the “Djesse” series by Jacob Collier. It was recorded in 2019 and was produced by Jacob Collier.

Personnel:

  • Jacob Collier – arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes
  • Steve Vai – electric guitar
  • Guimba Kouyate – acoustic guitar
  • Josh Arcoleo – tenor saxophone
  • Robin Mullarkey – bass
  • Pino Palladino – electric bass
  • Chris Thile – mandolin
  • James Maddren – drums
  • Sophie Collier, Suzie Collier, Becca Stevens, MARO, Hammadi Rencurrell, Barak Schmool, Bill Bland, Dave Pattman, Fabio De Oliveira – vocals
  • Adam Fell, Aleigha Durand, Alessandro Melchior, Allayna O’Quinn, Alvin Chea, Andrea Haines, André Smith, Arend Liefkes, Asya Bookal, Avery Wilson, Barak Schmool, Barney Smith, Beardyman, Becca Stevens, Ben Bloomberg, Blake Morgan , Brian Mayton, Briana Marshall, Catherina Lagredelle, Celine Sylvester, Chad Lupoe, Charlie Puth, Chesroleeysia Bobb, Chris Martin, Chris Thile, Chris Wardle, Christian Euman, Claude McKnight, Claudio Somigli, Cleavon Davis, Clyde Lawrence, Cole Henry, Cory Henry, Daniel Caesar, Danielle Cornwall, Darwin Deez, David Crosby, David Thomas , Dodie, Ellen Cockerham, Eric Whitacre, Ewa Zbyszynska, Frederick Harris, Jr., Gareth Lockrane, Genevieve Artadi, Gracie Lawrence, Greg Phillinganes, Gwilym Simcock, Haley Flemons, Hamid El Kasri, Hans Zimmer, Herbie Hancock, Holland Sampson, Jack Conte, Jake Sherman, James Maddren, James Wright, Jamie Cullum, Jason Max Ferdinand, Jason Rebello, Jasper van Rosmalen, JoJo, JoPaul Scavella, Joel Kibble, Jonah Nilsson, Jonathan Dove, Jonathan Pacey, Jordan Cohen, Jose Ortega, Josh Helfferich, Jourdan Bardo, Jules Buckley, June Lee, Kashaé Whyte, Kathryn Tickell, Keviez Wilson, Khristian Dentley, Kimbra, Kobe Brown, Kristin Hall, Laura Mvula, Leo Janssen, Leonard Brown, Lianne La Havas, Lincoln Liburd, Louis Cleare, MARO, Maia Foster, Malik George, Malik McHayle, Marissa Wright, Mark Kibble, Matthew Celia, Matthew Cordner, Merrill Garbus, Michael LaTorre, Michael League, Michael Peha, Mischa Stevens, Murk Jiskoot, Mykel Inez, Naomi Parchment, Nataly Dawn, Natrickie Louissaint, Nick Smart, Nicola Hadley, Nikki Yanofsky, Noah Simon, Oumou Sangare, Patricia Williams , Pedro Martins, Pete Churchill, Quincy Jones, Rob Clark, Robert Watts, Robin Mullarkey, Rocky Borders, Roddley Point-du-Jour, Ruben Margarita, Sam Amidon, Sam Dressel, Sam Wilkes, Samella Carryl, Sophie Collier, Steve Mulligan, Steve Vai, Sumner Becker, Suzie Collier, Tank, Terell Francis-Clarke, Thomas Gould, Tom Cawley, Tom Misch, Tori Kelly, Ty$, Umar Hossain, Zaren Bennett – choir (Moon River)
  • Caroline Dearnley, David Cohen, Magnus Johnston, Max Baillie, Ruth Gibson, Thomas Gould – strings
  • Fiona Cruickshank – engineer
  • James Yost – engineer
  • Aviv Cohen – engineer
  • Tom Chichester-Clark – engineer
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Joe Zook – mixing
  • Ben Bloomberg – mixing
  • Astrig Akseralian – artwork
  • Brock Lefferts – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jacob Collier, except when noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Sky Above
  3. Bakumbe
  4. Make Me Cry
  5. Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  6. Feel
  7. A Noite (interlude)
  8. Lua
  9. I Heard You Singing
  10. I Don’t Matter
  11. Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison
  12. Dun Dun Ba Ba – interlude
  13. Nebaluyo
  14. Do You Feel Love
  15. Outro
  16. Time to Rest Your Weary Head