On September 29, 2017, “Cherry Red Records” label released “20 Years in a Montana Missile Solo”, the sixteenth Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded in “Suma Recording Studio” in Painesville, Ohio, and was produced by David Thomas.
Personnel:
David Thomas – vocals
Gary Siperko, Keith Moliné – guitar
Kristof Hahn – steel guitar
Michele Temple – bass
Robert Wheeler – analog synthesizers, Theremin
Steve Mehlman – drums
Darryl Boon – clarinet
Roshi Nasehi – additional vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by David Thomas, Gary Siperko, Keith Moliné, Kristof Hahn, Michele Temple, Robert Wheeler and Steve Mehlman.
On September 11, 2020, “Warner Bros” label released “American Head”, the sixteenth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded December 2019 – January 2020, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, “Pink Floor Studios” in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Kirksey and Nicholas Ley.
Personnel:
Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, recording, mixing, layout, design
Steven Drozd – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, recording, mixing
Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, recording, mixing
Derek Brown – keyboards, guitar, percussion, recording mixing
Jake Ingalls – guitar, recording, mixing
Matt Kirksey – drums, percussion, keyboards, recording mixing
Nicholas Ley – drums, percussion, recording, mixing
Kacey Musgraves – vocal
Micah Nelson – additional guitar, additional vocals
Kacey Musgraves – additional vocals
Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing, mastering
Dennis Coyne – recording, mixing
George Salisbury – layout, design
Kenny Coyne – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by , Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Kirksey and Nicholas Ley.
On March 27, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Abolition of the Royal Familia”, the sixteenth Orb studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty.
Personnel:
Alex Paterson – keyboards, sampler, programming
Michael Rendall – mastering
Steve Hillage – vocal, guitar
Roger Eno – vocals, piano, harmonica, trumpet
Paul Conboy – synthesizer
Daniel Gaudi – synthesizer
Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer
Nick Burton – bass, art direction, design
Youth (Martin Glover) – bass
Nick Burton – bongos
Andy Caine – vocals
Roney FM – vocals, spoken word
Ruby – howl voice
David Harrow – melodics
Ollie Cripps – trumpet
Violeta Barrena-Witschi – strings
Prince Sherman – dub effects
Leighton Newell – whistle
Key Harris – tuning fork
Pure Evil (Charley Uzzell Edwards) – art direction, design
Gary Deep Oldknow – artwork
Track listing:
Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)
House of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix)
Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
Honey Moonies (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)
Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
Afros, Afghans and Angels (Helgö Treasure Chest)
Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)
Say Cheese (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)
Ital Orb (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)
The Queen of Hearts (Princess of Clubs Mix)
The Weekend It Rained Forever (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))
Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy (L’anse Aux Meadows Mix)
On November 20, 2020, “KGLW” (band’s own label) released “K.G.” (subtitled Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 2), the sixteenth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.
On September 18, 2020, “Cat-O-Log Records” label released “Tea for the Tillerman 2”, the sixteenth Yusuf / Cat Stevens album. It was recorded in July 2019, at “Les Studios de la Fabrique” in France, and was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Paul Samwell-Smith.
Personnel:
Yusuf / Cat Stevens – lead vocals, Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord
Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jim Cregan – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
Eric Appapoulay – Spanish guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
On August 19, 2008, “Howe Sound” label released “Motif” (Motif Volume 1), the sixteenth Steve Howe album. It features re-recordings of songs from his career, including tracks from his solo albums as well as “Clap” from “The Yes Album”, and “Sketches in the Sun” from GTR. The album was recorded at “Langley Studios”, UK, and was produced by Steve Howe.
Personnel:
Steve Howe – guitars, various instruments, arranger, photography
On July 17, 2020, “Inside Out” label released “The Absence of Presence”, the sixteenth Kansas studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart and Rich Williams.
Personnel:
Ronnie Platt – lead vocals
Rich Williams – acoustic and electric guitars
Zak Rizvi – electric guitar, backing vocals, mixing
Tom Brislin – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
David Ragsdale – violin, backing vocals
Billy Greer – bass, backing vocals
Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
Track listing:
The Absence of Presence – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
Throwing Mountains – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
Jets Overhead – lyrics by Tom Brislin, music by Zak Rizvi
Propulsion – music by Tom Brislin
Memories Down the Line – lyrics and music by Tom Brislin
Circus of Illusion – lyrics by Ronnie Platt, music by Tom Brislin
Animals on the Roof – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zalk Rizvi
Never – lyrics by Ronnie Platt, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
The Song the River Sang – lyrics and music by Tom Brislin
On July 8, 2016, “Concord” label released “Beautiful Broken”, the sixteenth Heart studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Tom Tom” in Budapest, Hungary, and was produced by Dan Rothchild and Nancy Wilson.
Personnel:
Ann Wilson – lead and backing vocals, autoharp
Nancy Wilson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bowed acoustic guitar, marxophone, autoharp, handclaps, whispers
Ben Smith – drums, percussion, claps, snaps
Craig Bartock – acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string acoustic guitar, percussive guitar, claps, snaps, backing vocals
Chris Joyner – synthesizers, piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3, field organ, nylon-string guitar
Dan Rothchild – bass, Moog bass, upright bass, additional synthesizer, Hammond B3, additional piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, textures, handclaps
James Hetfield – lead and backing vocals
Paul Buckmaster – string arrangement
Hungarian Studio Orchestra – strings
Péter Illényi – conducting
Péter Kanyurszky – concertmaster
Ken Sluiter – additional textures, claps, snaps
Billy Mims – claps, snaps
Dwight Mikkelsen – copyist
Ken Sluiter – engineering, mixing
Bill Mims – additional engineering
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Gentry Studer – mastering engineering assistance
Chris Claypool – engineering assistance
Geoff Neal – engineering assistance
Greg Fidelman – additional engineering
Kurina Tamás – strings recording engineering
Brian McGuffey – artwork
Nancy Wilson – art direction
Anna Knowlden – photography
Dan Rothchild – photography
Track listing:
Beautiful Version – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Ben Mink, James Alan Hetfield
Two – Shafer “Ne-Yo” Smith, Jesse “Corporal” Wilson, Adam “Royal Z’ Waldman
Sweet Darlin – Ann Wilson
I Jump – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Dan Rothchild
Johnny Moon – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
Heaven – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
City’s Burning – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
Down on Me – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
One Word – Nancy Wilson
Language of Love – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
On May 9, 2012, “Thousand Mile Inc” label released “Après”, the sixteenth Iggy Pop studio album. It was recorded February 2010 – June 2011, and was produced by Hal Cragin.
Personnel:
Iggy Pop – vocals
Hal Cragin – vocals. guitar, bass guitar, piano
Steven Ulrich – electric guitar
Danny Blume – acoustic and electric guitar
Jerry Zaslavsky – organ
Jon Cowherd – piano
Ben Perowsky – drums, percussion
Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
Kevin Hupp – drums, percussion
Jainardo Batista – percussion
Aaron Halva – tres
Lucie Aimé, Sarah Fimm – backing vocals
Tim Ouimette – horn arrangemens, horns, trombone
Lulu Gainsbourg – horn arrangement
Hal Cragin – engineer, mixing
Andy Tommasi – additional production, engineer
Guillaume le Grontec, Sophie Blondy – photography
Track listing:
Et si tu n’existais pas – Vito Pallavicini, Toto Cutugno, Pasquale Losito, Pierre Delanoë, Claude Lemesie
On March 5, 2013, “Idlewild” label released “Nanobots”, the sixteenth They Might Be Giants studio album. It was recorded March – December 2012, at “Patrick Dillett’s studio in Manhattan, “Collyer Brothers Studio” in Brooklyn, “The Governor’s Bluff” in Sullivan County, and was produced by Patrick Dillett.
