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Lake Street Dive: Obviously

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On March 12, 2021, “Nonesuch” label released “Obviously”, the seventh Lake Street Dive studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Mike Elizondo.

Personnel:

  • Rachael Price – lead vocals
  • Mike “McDuck” Olson – guitar, mandolin, strings, trumpet
  • Akie Bermiss – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, piano, backing vocals
  • Bridget Kearney – vocals and backing vocals, bass, synthesizer
  • Michael Calabrese – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Alan Umstead – violin
  • Catherine Umstead – violin
  • Jung-Min Shin – violin
  • Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
  • Bruce Christensen – viola
  • Anthony Lamarchina – cello
  • Kristin Andreassen – backing vocals
  • Lawson White – engineer
  • Zach Stokes – engineer assistant
  • Adam Hawkins – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Dewey Saunders – artwork
  • Shervin Lainez – photography
  • Leo Krauss – prints

Track listing:

  1. Hypotheticals – Bridget Kearney
  2. Hush Money – Mike Calabrese, Mike Olson
  3. Same Old News – Akie Bermiss, Mike Olson
  4. Being a Woman – Bridget Kearney
  5. Making Do – Mike Calabrese, Bridget Kearney
  6. Nobody’s Stopping You Now – Bridget Kearney, Rachel Price
  7. Know That I Know – Akie Bermiss, Mike Olson
  8. Lackluster Love – Akie Bermiss, Rachel Price
  9. Anymore – Akie Bermiss
  10. Feels Like the Last Time – Akie Bermiss, Bridget Kearney
  11. Sarah – Akie Bermiss, Mike Calabrese

Nicole Atkins: Goodnight Rhonda Lee

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On July 21, 2017, “Single Lock Records” Label released “Goodnight Rhonda Lee”, the fourth Nicole Atkins album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Niles City Sound” in Fort Worth, Texas, and was produced by Niles City Sound.

Personnel:

  • Nicole Atkins – vocals, horn and strings arrangements
  • Austin Jenkins – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Kelly Doyle – electric guitar
  • Will Van Horn – steel and baritone guitar, organ
  • Robert Ellis – piano, organ, acoustic guitar
  • Geoffrey Muller – bass guitar
  • Josh Block – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Dazey – saxophone
  • Leo Saenz – trumpet
  • Ben Tanner – mixing, vibraphone
  • Imelda Tecson, Sean Redman – violin
  • Buffi Jacobs – cello
  • Ele Chupik, Knadijah Islah Mohammed – backing vocals
  • Jeff Dazey – horn arrangements
  • Niles City Sound – recording, mixing
  • Joe La Porta – mastering
  • Lucia Holm – artwork
  • Fetzer Design – design
  • Shervin Lainez – back cover photography
  • Griffin Lotz – cover and gatefold photogreaphy
  • Elaine Monte, Joseph Monte – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. A Little Crazy – Chris Isaak, Nicole Atkins
  2. Darkness Falls So Quiet – Nicole Atkins
  3. Listen Up – Nicole Atkins, Ryan Spraker, Vincent John
  4. Goodnight Rhonda Lee – Chris Isaac, Nicole Atkins
  5. If I Could – Chris Seefried, Louise Goffin, Nicole Atkins
  6. Colors – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
  7. Brokedown Luck – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
  8. I Love Living Here (Even When I Don’t) – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
  9. Sleepwalking – Nicole Atkins, Reno Bo
  10. A Night of Serious Drinking – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
  11. A Dream Without Pain – Kenny Childers, Nicole Atkins

The Antlers: Green to Gold

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On March 26, 2021, “Anti -” label released “Green to Gold”, the sixth Antlers studio album. It was recorded in “Harrington Road” in New Paltz, and “Lone Pine Road” in Kingston, New York, and was produced by Peter Silberman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Silberman – vocals, guitar, bass, pedal steel, piano, organ, engineer
  • Michael Lerner – drums, percussion
  • Tim Mislock – guitar
  • Dave Harrington – slide guitar
  • David Moore – banjo
  • Kelly Pratt – baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, French horn
  • Jon Natchez – bass clarinet
  • Will Harvey – violin, viola
  • Brent Arnold – cello
  • Nicholas Principe – mixing
  • Gus Elg – mastering
  • Zan Goodman – art direction, design
  • Landon Speers – cover, additional photography
  • Shervin Lainez – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Silberman and Michael Lerner.

  1. Strawflower
  2. Wheels Roll Home
  3. Solstice
  4. Stubborn Man
  5. Just One See
  6. It Is What It Is
  7. Volunteer
  8. Green to Gold
  9. Porchlight
  10. Equinox

Steve Earl: J.T.

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On January 4, 2021, “New West Records” label released “J.T.”, the 19th Steve Earl album. It was recorded with his band The Dukes, in 2020, at Electric Ladyland Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Earle. The album is a tribute to Earle’s oldest son, Justin Townes Earle, who died in August, 2020.

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle – vocals, guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, harmonica
  • Chris Masterson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, one finger piano
  • Eleanor Whitmore – vocals, fiddle, mandolin, organ
  • Ricky Ray Jackson – vocals, pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Jeff Hill – vocals, acoustic and electric bass, cello
  • Brad Pemberton – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ray Kennedy – recording, mixing, mastering
  • John Rooney – recording assistant
  • Laurence Kern – guitar technician
  • Tom Bejgrowicz – package design, layout
  • Tony Fitzpatrick – cover art
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Shervin Lainez – photography
  • Sara Sharpe – photography
  • Ian Dublin Earle – associate producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Townes Earle, except where noted.

  1. I Don’t Care
  2. Ain’t Glad I’m Leaving
  3. Maria
  4. Far Away in Another Town – Justin Townes Earle, Scotty Melton
  5. They Killed John Henry
  6. Turn Out My Lights – Justin Townes Earle, Scotty Melton
  7. Lone Pine Hill
  8. Champagne Corolla
  9. The Saint of Lost Causes
  10. Harlem River Blues
  11. Last Words – Steve Earle

Ra Ra Riot: Need Your Light

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On February 19, 2016, “Bersuk” label released “Need Your Light”, the fourth Ra Ra Riot studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij and Ryan Hadlock.

Personnel:

  • Wes Miles – vocals
  • Milo Bonacci – guitar
  • Mathieu Santos – bass guitar
  • Kenneth Bernard – drums
  • Rebecca Zeller – violin
  • Clarice Jensen – cello
  • Connor Hoffman – engineer
  • Taylor Carroll – engineer
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Christopher Everhart – design, layout
  • Jared Chambers – cover and fold out photography
  • Shervin Lainez – photography

Track listing:

  1. Water
  2. Absolutely
  3. Foreign Lovers
  4. I Need Your Light
  5. Bad Times
  6. Call Me Out
  7. Instant Breakup
  8. Every Time I’m Ready to Hug
  9. Bouncy Castle
  10. Suckers

Regina Spektor: What We Saw from the Cheap Seats

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On May 29, 2012, “Sire” label released “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats”, the sixth Regina Spektor studio album. It was recorded in 2011, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mike Elizondo and Regina Spektor.

Personnel:

  • Regina Spektor – vocals, piano, keyboards, marimba
  • Mike Elizondo – bass, upright bass, acoustic and electric guitars, programming
  • Jack Dishel: vocals
  • Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion, marimba
  • Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion, bongos
  • David Moyer – baritone and tenor saxophone
  • Danny T. Levin – trumpet
  • John Daversa: trumpet
  • Adam Hawkins – engineer
  • Brent Arrowood – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stephen Walker – art direction, design
  • Shervin Lainez – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Regina Spektor except where noted.

  1. Small Town Moon
  2. Oh Marcello – Regina Spektor with interpolation by Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, and Gloria Caldwell (Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood)
  3. Don’t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)
  4. Firewood
  5. Patron Saint
  6. How
  7. All the Rowboats
  8. Ballad of a Politician
  9. Open
  10. The Party
  11. Jessica