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Noah Kahan: Busyhead

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On June 14, 2019, “Republic” label released “Busyhead”, the debut Noah Kahan studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Joel Little, David Baron, Todd Clark and Simone Felice.

Personnel:

  • Noah Kahan – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Julia Michaels – vocal
  • Brian Goss – electric guitar
  • Joel Little – bass guitar, piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals, drum programming, programming
  • Todd Clark – electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Baron – keyboards, percussion, drum programming
  • Simone Felice – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Benjamin Barter – drums
  • Byron Isaacs – backing vocals
  • Benjamin Rice – engineer
  • Sam de Jong – engineer
  • Todd Clark – engineer
  • Scott Harris – engineer
  • Joel Little – engineer, mixing
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Serge Courtois – mixing
  • Michael Freeman – mixing assistant
  • Scott Skyrzynski – mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. False Confidence – Noah Kahan, Chris DeStefano
  2. Mess – Noah Kahan, Todd Clark
  3. Hurt Somebody – Noah Kahan, Scott Harris
  4. Young Blood – Noah Kahan
  5. Busyhead – Noah Kahan, Dan Wilson
  6. Cynic – Noah Kahan, Joel Little
  7. Save Me – Noah Kahan, Scott Harris
  8. Sink – Noah Kahan
  9. Tidal – Noah Kahan, Phineas Choukas
  10. Carlo’s Song – Noah Kahan, Aron Wright

The Lumineers: Brightside

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On January 14, 2022, “Dualtone” and “Decca” labels released “Brightside”, the fourth Lumineers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Sun Mountain” in Boiceville, New York, and was produced by Simone Felice, David Baron, Brian Hubblen, Derek Brown and Rick Mullen.

Personnel:

  • Wesley Schultz – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jeremiah Fraites – piano, Firewood, Rhodes, electric guitar, tambourine, electric bass, glockenspiel, drums, drum programming
  • Simone Felice – tambourine, claps, maracas, backing vocals
  • David Baron – synthesizers, Rhodes, sub bass, Hammond B3, mini Moog, mellotron
  • Byron Isaacs – bass, backing vocals
  • Lauren Jacobson – violin, backing vocals
  • Alex Waterman – cello
  • Diana DeMuth – backing vocals
  • James Felice – backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
  • Palenville Firehouse – siren
  • David Baron – mixing, engineer
  • Taylor Chadwick – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Darby – engineer assistant
  • Bobbi Giel – engineer assistant
  • Luke Armentrout – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Renée Hikari – studio assistant
  • Brian Hubble – piano technician
  • Rick Mullen – guitar technician
  • Derek Brown – drum technician
  • Sara Full – studio coordinator
  • Anthony Hook – Sara Full’s assistant
  • Nicholas Sutton Bell – creative director, photographer

Track listing:

All tracks by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites.

  1. Brightside
  2. A. M. Radio
  3. Where We Are
  4. Birthday
  5. Big Shot
  6. Never Really Mine
  7. Rollercoaster
  8. Remington
  9. Reprise

The Lumineers: III

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On September 13, 2019, “Dualtone” label released “III”, the third Lumineers (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by Simone Felice.

Personnel:

  • Wesley Schultz − vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Byron Isaacs − bass, backing vocals
  • Jeremiah Fraites − drums, piano, guitar, synthesizer, vibraphone, cymbals, scraper, tambourine, backing vocals, engineer
  • David Baron − synthesizer, keyboards, harmonium
  • Lauren Jacobson − violin, backing vocals
  • Anneke Schaul-Yoder − cello, yodeling
  • Simone Felice − maracas, backing vocals
  • David Baron – engineer, mixing
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
  • Alen Hadzi Stefanov – engineer
  • Darren Heelis – engineer
  • Pete Hanlon – engineer
  • Connor Milton – engineer assistant
  • Will Duperier – engineer assistant
  • Dylan Nowik – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Nicholas Sutton Bell – creative director
  • Kevin Phillips – photography
  • Max Knies – photography
  • Tomas Cristobal Patlan – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites except where noted.

  1. Donna
  2. Life in the City
  3. Gloria
  4. It Wasn’t Easy to Be Happy for You
  5. Leader of the Landslide
  6. Left for Denver
  7. My Cell
  8. Jimmy Sparks
  9. April
  10. Salt and the Sea

Vance Joy: Nation of Two

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On February 23, 2018, “Liberation Music” label released “Nation of Two”, the second Vance Joy studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Dave Bassett, Stefan Max, Edwin White, Ryan Hadlock, Phil Ek and Simone Felice.

Personnel:

  • Vance Joy (James Keogh) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, guitalele
  • Edwin White – cello, organ, keyboards, cello, harmonium, vibraphone, drums, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Dave Bassett – vocals and backing vocals, electric bass, piano, engineer
  • Dave Baron – double bass, synths, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Jeremy Lightfoot – bass
  • Phil Sparks – bass
  • Tom Dziekonski – violin, viola
  • Victoria Parker – violin
  • Phil Peterson – cello
  • Brad Gordon – brass arrangements
  • Chris Carmichael – strings arrangements
  • Taylor Carroll – engineer
  • Ryan Hadlock – engineer
  • Dave Shiffman – engineer
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
  • Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
  • Cameron Nicklaus – engineer assistant
  • Morgan Stratton – engineer assistant
  • Pete Hanlon – engineer assistant
  • Tobijah Rogers – engineer assistant
  • John O’Mahony – mixing
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Call If You Need Me – James Keogh
  2. Lay It on Me – James Keogh, Dave Bassett
  3. We’re Going Home – James Keogh, Dan Wilson
  4. Saturday Sun – James Keogh, Dave Bassett
  5. Take Your Time – James Keogh, Dave Bassett
  6. I’m With You – James Keogh
  7. Like Gold – James Keogh, Dan Wilson
  8. Alone With Me – James Keogh
  9. Crashing into You – James Keogh
  10. One of These Days – James Keogh, Justin Parker
  11. Little Boy – James Keogh
  12. Bonnie & Clyde – James Keogh
  13. Where We Start – James Keogh

Bat for Lashes: The Bride

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On July 1, 2016, “Parlaphone” label released “The Bride”, the fourth Bat for Lashes (Natasha Khan) studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2015, and was produced by David Baron, Dan Carey, Ben Christophers, Simone Felice, Matt Hales, Head, Natasha Khan and Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Natasha Khan– vocals, Omnichord, guitars, mandolin, tambourine, Rhodes, drum programming; keyboards,  pocket piano, synth; harp; drums, string arrangements, celesta, vibraphone, bass synth, drum machine; handclaps; art direction, concept
  • Kevin Salem – guitar
  • Dawn Landes– guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Christophers – vocals, bowed guitar,; bass, sound effects, piano,  recording
  • David Baron– bass, synth, Rhodes, programming, string arrangements, sound effects, recording, mixing
  • Lou Rogai– guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Leo Taylor– drums
  • Alex Reeves – timpani; drums, percussion
  • Simone Felice – drums, recording
  • Matt Hales–drum programming, recording, synth
  • Sandy Bell – backing vocals
  • Rachael Yamagata– backing vocals
  • Jacknife Lee– programming, recording, sampler, synth
  • Davide Rossi – string arrangements, string recording, strings
  • Dan Carey– programming, recording, synth
  • Pete Hanlon – recording, engineer
  • Head – recording, mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Neil Krug – photography
  • Richard Welland – design
  • Michael Whitham – director of photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Natasha Khan, except where noted.

  1. I Do
  2. Joe’s Dream
  3. In God’s House
  4. Honeymooning Alone
  5. Sunday Love – Natasha Khan, Dan Carey
  6. Never Forgive the Angels
  7. Close Encounters
  8. Widow’s Peak – Natasha Khan, Simone Felice
  9. Land’s End
  10. If I Knew
  11. I Will Love Again – Natasha Khan, Simone Felice, Lou Rogal
  12. In Your Bed