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Cate Le Bon: Pompeii

On February 4, 2022, “Mexican Summer” label released “Pompeii”. the sixth Cate Le Bon studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “StudiOwz”, “Golden Retriever Studios”, Plantagenet Street”, “Vacant TV Studios”, and was produced by Cate Le Bon and Samur Khouja.

Personnel:

  • Cate Le Bon – guitars, bass, synths, piano, percussion, arrangements
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums
  • Simon Berckelman – drums, engineer
  • Chloe Dadd – drums, engineer assistant
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone, engineer
  • Stephen Black – saxophone, clarinet
  • Samur Khouja – engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • H. Hawkline – layout, design, photography
  • Casey Raymond – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Cate Le Bon.

  1. Dirt on the Bed
  2. Moderationouble
  3. French Boys
  4. Pompeii
  5. Harbour
  6. Running Away
  7. Cry Me Old Trouble
  8. Remembering Me
  9. Wheel

Lime Cordiale: 14 Steps to a Better You

On July 20, 2020, “Chugg Music Entertainment” label released “14 Steps to a Better You”, the second Lime Cordiale studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Hammer and Simon Berckelman. At the 2020 “J Awards” in November 2020, “14 Steps to a Better You”, won “Australian Album of the Year”. At the 2020 “ARIA Music Awards”  the album won “Breakthrough Artist – Release”.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Leimbach – vocals, guitar, bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute, clarinet, kazoo
  • Louis Leimbach – vocals, guitar, bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute, clarinet, kazoo 
  • James Jennings – drums
  • Felix Bornholdt – keyboards 
  • Nicholas Polovineo – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chris O’Dea – baritone saxophone
  • Lachlan Hamilton – saxophone
  • Karen Leimbach – cello
  • Lisa Buchanan – violin
  • Dave Hammer – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Louis Leimbach – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Leimbach and Louis Leimbach, except where moted.

  1. That’s Life
  2. Robbery – Oliver Leimbach, Louis Leimbach, S.Abrahams, J.Parkfar, B.Choder
  3. No Plans to Make Plans
  4. Inappropriate Behavious – Oliver Leimbach, Louis Leimbach, D.Haddad
  5. Addicted to the Sunshine
  6. On Our Own – Oliver Leimbach, Louis Leimbach, M.Wofford, D.Haddad
  7. We Just Get By – Oliver Leimbach, Louis Leimbach, F.Bornholdt
  8. Money
  9. Screw Loose
  10. Elephant in the Room – Oliver Leimbach, Louis Leimbach, D.Haddad
  11. Dirt Cheap – Oliver Leimbach, Louis Leimbach, M.Wofford
  12. Can’t Take All the Blame
  13.  Dear London
  14. Following Fools – Oliver Leimbach, Louis Leimbach, A.Dowson, D.Haddad

Dappled Cities: Zounds

On August 15, 2009, “Dangerbird” label released “Zounds”, the third Dappled Cities album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Chris Coady, Ned Cooke, Tim Derricourt, Allan Kumpulainen, Alex Moore and David Rennick.

Personnel:

  • David Rennick – vocal, mixing
  • Tim Derricourt – guitar, mixing
  • Ned Cooke – keyboards, mixing
  • Alex Moore – bass, mixing
  • Allan Kumpulainen – drums, mixing
  • Alex Love – French horn
  • Madeleine Hawcroft – flute
  • Sebastian Ranguis, Des Miller, Kim Waldock, Ned Cooke – strings
  • Simon Berckelman – engineer
  • Jean-Paul Fung – engineer assistant
  • Chris Coady, Wayne Connolly, Scott Horscroft – mixing
  • Louie Teran – mastering
  • Tim Rogers – design
  • Wilk – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ned Cooke, Tim Derricourt, Allan Kumpulainen, Alex Moore and David Rennick.

  1. Hold Your Back
  2. Answer Is Zero
  3. The Price
  4. Wooden Ships
  5. Slow for Me, My Island
  6. The Night Is Young at Heart
  7. Miniature Alas
  8. Don’t Stop There
  9. Kid
  10. Middle People
  11. Apart
  12. Stepshadows