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Built To Spill: Ancient Melodies Of The Future

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On July 10, 2001, “Up Records” and “Warner Bros” label released “Ancient Melodies of the Future”, the fifth Built to Spill album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Bear Creek in Woodinville” in Washington, “Avast! Recording Co.” in Seattle, Washington, Doug Martsch’s studio, The Manhouse, in Boise, Idaho, and was produced by Phil Ek and Doug Martsch.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Brett Nelson – bass, drums
  • Scott Plouf – drums, percussion, bass
  • Sam Coomes – keyboards
  • Brett Netson – guitar, thumb piano, hi-hat on

Track listing:

All songs written by Doug Martsch.

  1. Strange
  2. The Host
  3. In Your Mind
  4. Alarmed
  5. Trimmed and Burning
  6. Happiness
  7. Don’t Try
  8. You Are
  9. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
  10. The Weather

The Tragically Hip: In Between Evolution

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On June 29, 2004, “Universal” label released “In Between Evolution”, the ninth Tragically Hip (the) studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Studio X”, in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper. In September 2004, “In Between Evolution” was certified Platinum in Canada.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Cameron Tomsett – cover art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Heaven Is a Better Place Today
  2. Summer’s Killing Us
  3. Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park
  4. Vaccination Scar
  5. It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night
  6. If New Orleans Is Beat
  7. You’re Everywhere
  8. As Makeshift as We Are
  9. Mean Streak
  10. The Heart of the Melt
  11. One Night in Copenhagen
  12. Are We Family
  13. Goodnight Josephine

Dover: Late At Night

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On June 28, 1999, “Lol Jackson” label released “Late at Night”, the third Dover studio album. It was recorded January – March 1999, at “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Barret Jones.

Personnel:

  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, guitar
  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Álvaro Díez – bass guitar
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums
  • Chip Butters – engineer assistant
  • Barrett Jones – recording, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. DJ
  2. Four Graves
  3. Cherry Lee
  4. Me and My Mulón
  5. Free Kitten
  6. Downtown
  7. Flashback
  8. Straight to Jail
  9. Sea Witch
  10. Far
  11. The Real Me
  12. The Hitter
  13. Late at Night

The Posies: Frosting On The Beater

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On April 27, 1993, “DGC” label released “Frosting on the Beater”, the third Posies (The) album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Ironwood Studios” in Seattle, Washington, “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Don Fleming.

Personnel:

  • Jon Auer – vocals, guitar, bass, vibraphone
  • Ken Stringfellow – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano
  • Dave Fox – bass
  • Mike Musburger – drums
  • Adam Kasper, Jim Waters, Jon Auer – engineer
  • Jamie Seyberth, Mark Guilbeault – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Fred Kevorkian – engineer assistant
  • David Bianco – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Dennis Keeley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.

  1. Dream All Day
  2. Solar Sister
  3. Flavor of the Month
  4. Love Letter Boxes
  5. Definite Door
  6. Burn & Shine
  7. Earlier than Expected
  8. 20 Questions
  9. When Mute Tongues Can Speak
  10. Lights Out
  11. How She Lied by Living
  12. Coming Right Along

Mudhoney: Plastic Eternity

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On April 7, 2023, “Sub Pop” label released “Plastic Eternity”, the eleventh Mudhoney studio album. It was recorded in November 2021, at “Crackle & Pop” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Johnny Sangster.

Personnel:

  • Mark Arm – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Turner – vocals, guitar
  • Guy Maddison – bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Dan Peters – vocals, drums, percussion, guitar
  • Johnny Sangster – organ, guitar, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
  • Nicholas Law – cover illustration
  • Emily Rieman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, and Steve Turner, except where noted.

  1. Souvenir of My Trip
  2. Almost Everything – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
  3. Cascades of Crap
  4. Flush the Fascists
  5. Move Under
  6. Severed Dreams in the Sleeper Cell
  7. Here Comes the Flood
  8. Human Stock Capital
  9. Tom Herman’s Hermits
  10. One or Two – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
  11. Cry Me an Atmospheric River – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
  12. Plasticity
  13. Little Dogs

Band Of Horses: Everything All The Time

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On March 21, 2006, “Sub Pop” label released “Everything All the Time”, the debut Band of Horses studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Avast Studios” in Seattle, US, and was produced by Phil Ek, Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig

Personnel:

  • Ben Bridwell – vocals, electric guitar, pedal steel, bass, piano
  • Mat Brooke – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, e-bow
  • Chris Early – bass guitar
  • Tim Meinig – drums
  • Sera Cahoone – drums
  • Cristopher Wilson – artwork, photography
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – design
  • Dusty Summers – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Bridwell except where noted, all music by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig.

  1. The First Song
  2. Wicked Gil
  3. Our Swords
  4. The Funeral
  5. Part One
  6. The Great Salt Lake
  7. Weed Party
  8. I Go to the Barn Because I Like The – lyrics by Mat Brooke
  9. Monsters
  10. St. Augustine – lyrics by Mat Brooke

John Coltrane: OM

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In January 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Om”, a posthumously-released John Coltrane album. It was recorded in October 1965, at “Camelot Sound Studios” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Rafael Garrett – clarinet, double bass
  • Joe Brazil – flute
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Jan Kurtis – engineer
  • Robert and Barbara Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Bill Levy – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Om, Part 1
  2. Om, Part 2

The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow

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On October 21, 2003, “Sub Pop” label released “Chutes Too Narrow”, the second Shins (The) album. It was recorded June – July 2003, at “Avast! Studios” in Seattle, Washington, James Mercer’s basement in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Phil Ek, James Mercer, Dave Hernandez, Jesse Sandoval and Mart Crandall.

Personnel:

  • James Mercer – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Marty Crandall – keyboards
  • Dave Hernandez – bass, guitars
  • Jesse Sandoval – drums
  • Kevin Suggs – pedal steel guitar
  • Annemarie Ruljancich – violin
  • Phil Ek – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Jesse LeDoux – design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Mercer.

  1. Kissing the Lipless
  2. Mine’s Not a High Horse
  3. So Says I
  4. Young Pilgrims
  5. Saint Simon
  6. Fighting in a Sack
  7. Ping Bullets
  8. Turn a Square
  9. Gone for Good
  10. Thos to Come

Alice In Chains: Rainier Fog

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On August 24, 2018, “BMG” label released “Rainier Fog”, the sixth Alice in Chains studio album. It was recorded June 2017 – January 2018, at “Studio X” in Seattle, “Dark Horse Studios / Rock Falcon Studio” in Franklin, Tennessee, “Hanson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “JHOC Studio” in Pasadena, and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Jerry Cantrell, William DuVall, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Cantrell – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • William DuVall – lead vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Mike Inez – bass
  • Sean Kinney – drums
  • Chris DeGarmo –acoustic guitar
  • Paul “Fig” Figueroa – recording
  • Steve Olmon – additional recording
  • Joe Barresi – additional recording, mixing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Ryan Clark – art direction, design
  • Scott Dachroeden – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Cantrell except where noted.

  1. The One You Know
  2. Rainer Fog
  3. Red Giant – Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney
  4. Fly – Jerry Kantrell, Sean Kinney
  5. Drone – Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney
  6. Don’t Ears Blind Eyes
  7. Maybe
  8. So Far Under – William DuVall
  9. Never Fade – William DuVall, Jerry Cantrell
  10. All I Am

Built to Spill: Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston

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On June 12, 2020, “Ernest Jenning” label released “Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston”, tribute album by Built to Spill. It was recorded in August 2018, at “Fort Lawton” in Seattle.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – vocals, guitar
  • Jason Albertini – bass
  • Steve Gere – drums
  • Jim Roth – recording
  • Chris Parks – mastering
  • Tae Won Yu – artwork

All tracks by Daniel Johnston.

  1. Bloody Rainbow
  2. Tell Me Now
  3. Honey I Sure Miss You
  4. Good Morning You
  5. Heart, Mind and Soul
  6. Life in Vain
  7. Mountain Top
  8. Queenie the Dog
  9. Impossible Love
  10. Fake Records of Rock’n’Roll
  11. Fish