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Billy Talent: Crisis of Faith

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On January 21, 2022, “Spinefarm” label released “Crisis of Faith”, the sixth Billy Talent studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Dudebox” and “Revolution Recording” in Toronto, “Ocean Way” in Nashville, and was produced by Ian D’Sa.

Personnel:

  • Ben Kowalewicz – lead vocals
  • Ian D’Sa – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Gallant – bass, backing vocals
  • Jordan Hastings – drums, percussion
  • Rivers Cuomo – additional vocals
  • Bruce Mackinnon – alto saxophone
  • Dennis Passley – tenor saxophone
  • Tom Moffet – trumpet
  • Ernesto Barahona – trombone
  • David Campbell – conductor, orchestra arrangementsAlan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale, Janet Darnall, Karen Winkelmann, Bruce Wethey, Kimberly Yokoyama, Carrie Bailey – violin
  • Elizabeth Lamb, Bruce Christensen, Clare Yang – viola
  • Anthony LaMarchina, Andrew Dunn, Elizabeth Browne, Alex Krew – cello
  • Craig Nelson, Quentin Flowers – double bass
  • Eric Ratz – engineer
  • Kenny Luong – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Ryan Quickfall – album artwork
  • Antje Schroeder – art layout, package design

Track listing:

  1. Forgiveness I + II
  2. Reckless Paradise
  3. I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)
  4. The Wolf
  5. Reactor
  6. Judged
  7. Hanging Out with All the Wrong People
  8. End of Me
  9. One Less Problem
  10. For You

Pedro the Lion: Havasu

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On January 20, 2022, “Big Scary Monsters” label released “Havasu”, the sixth Pedro the Lion album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Crumb” in Granada Hills, California, and was produced by David Bazan and Andy D. Park.

Personnel:

  • David Bazan – vocals, all instruments (except where noted), arrangements, mixing, cover photography
  • Andy D. Park – keyboards, recording, mixing
  • Sean Lane – percussion
  • Chris Colbert – mastering
  • Jesse LeDoux – art direction
  • Ryan Russell – studio photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bazan, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Wanna Move – Erik Walters
  2. Too Much – Andy Fitts
  3. First Drum Set
  4. Teenage Sequencer
  5. Own Valentine
  6. Making the Most of It
  7. Old Wisdom
  8. Stranger
  9. Good Feeling
  10. Lost Myself

Sweet: Level Headed

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On January 3, 1978, “Polydor” label released “Level Headed”, the sixth Sweet studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Château d’Hérouville” in France, “Kingsway Recorders” in London, and was produced by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker.

Personnel:

  • Brian Connolly – lead vocals
  • Steve Priest – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer voice
  • Andy Scott – lead and backing vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Mick Tucker – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Geoff Westley – keyboards, string arrangements 
  • Ronnie Asprey – brass
  • Richard Harvey – baroque wind
  • Stevie Lange – vocals
  • Louis Austin – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, and Mick Tucker except where noted.

  1. Dream On – Andy Scott
  2. Love Is Like Oxygen – Andy Scott, Trevor Griffin
  3. California Nights
  4. Strong Love
  5. Fountain
  6. Anthem No. I (Lady of the Lake)
  7. Silverbird
  8. Lettres D’Amour
  9. Anthem No. II
  10. Air on ‘A’ Tape Loop – Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker

Foxy Shazam: Burn

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On December 11, 2020, “EEEOOOAH” label released “Burn”, the sixth Foxy Shazam album. It was recorded in 2020, at “London Bridge Studio”, “The Lodge KY” and “Mundon Canyon Studios”, and was produced by Stephen Hogan.

Personnel:

  1. Eric Nally – vocals
  2. Justin Hawkins – guitar
  3. Loren Daniel Turner – guitar
  4. Sky White – piano
  5. Teddy Aitkins – drums
  6. Alex Nauth – trumpet
  7. Stephen Hogan – engineer
  8. John Hoffman – engineer
  9. Julian Anderson – engineer
  10. Rob Kliener – mixing, mastering
  11. Paul Coors – artwork, design
  12. Scott Besseler – photography

Track listing:

  1. Burn
  2. Dreamer
  3. Doomed
  4. Dreamscape 2020
  5. Never Ever
  6. In My Mind
  7. S.Y.A.A.F.
  8. Into the Wild
  9. Suffering
  10. The Rose

LP: Churches

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On December 3, 2021, “SOTA” and “Dine Alone” labels released “Churches”, the sixth LP studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Mike Del Rio, Valley Girl, Nate Campany, Nick Leng, Dan Nigro, Scott Thomas Robinson, Lars Stolfer and Dan Wilson.

Personnel:

  • LP (Laura Pergolizzi) – lead and backing vocals, guitars, ukulele, whistle
  • Mike Del Rio – guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, theremin, programming, backing vocals, arrangements, engineer, mixing, executive producer
  • Daniel Nigro – guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass, drum programming, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nick Leng – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Nate Campany – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Daniel Chae – acoustic guitar, synthesizer, strings
  • Robbie Guariglia – acoustic guitar
  • Dave Weingarten – guitar, percussion, engineer, additional production
  • Ben Romans – piano
  • Kyle Shearer – piano, synthesizer, bass, programming
  • Isabella Summers – electric piano, string arrangements
  • PWNT – bass, drums, additional production
  • John Badamo – drums
  • Martin Cooke – percussion, engineer
  • Neal Daniels – percussion
  • Sarab Singh – percussion
  • Kiara Ana Perico – violin, viola
  • Scott Thomas Robinson – vocal group, backing vocals, vocal engineer
  • Alex Feder – group vocal, cowbell
  • Talayeh Nasirzadeh – group vocal
  • Crista Russo – group vocal
  • Julietta Grajales – backing vocals
  • Brian Brundage – engineer
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Matthew Neighbour – engineer
  • John Sinclair – engineer
  • James Krausse – mixing
  • Lars Stolfer – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Mitch McCarthy – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Rufus Paisley – design
  • Sarah Rose Reichert – design
  • Stephen Schofield – design
  • Ryan Jay – photography
  • D-Genius – additional production

Track listing:

  1. When We Touch – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  2. Goodbye – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  3. Everybody’s Falling in Love – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  4. The One That You Love – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  5. Rainbow – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  6. One Last Time – Laura Pergolizzi, Alexander Feder, Michael Gonzales
  7. My Body – Laura Pergolizzi, Nicholas Leng, Michael Gonzales
  8. Angels – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales, Kyle Shearer
  9. How Long Can You Go – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  10. Yes – Laura Pergolizzi, Lars Stolfer
  11. Conversation – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Kyle Shearer
  12. Safe Here – Laura Pergolizzi, Dan Nigro
  13. Can’t Let You Leave – Laura Pergolizzi, Isabella Summers, Michael Gonzales
  14. Churches – Laura Pergolizzi, Daniel Dodd Wilson
  15. Poem – Laura Pergolizzi

Joan Baez: Noël

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On November 21, 1966, “Vanguard” label released “Noël”, the sixth Joan Baez studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Maynard Solomon.

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Schickele – arranger, conductor
  • Alain Gavenau – photography

Track listing:

  1. Come, O Come, Emmanuel – traditional
  2. Coventry Carol – traditional
  3. Good King Wenceslas – traditional
  4. The Little Drummer Boy – Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone
  5. I Wonder as I Wander – John Jacob Niles
  6. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – traditional
  7. Down in Yon Forest – traditional
  8. The Carol of the Birds – traditional
  9. Angels We Have Heard on High – traditional
  10. Ave Maria – Franz Schubert
  11. Mary’s Wandering – traditional
  12. Deck the Halls – traditional
  13. Away in a Manger – James Ramsey Murray
  14. Adeste Fideles – traditional
  15. Cantique de Noël – Adolphe Adam
  16. What Child Is This – traditional
  17. Silent Night – Franz Xaver Gruber

The Pineapple Thief: What We Have Sown

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On October 24, 2007, “Cyclops Records” label released “What We Have Sown”, the sixth Pineapple Thief (The) album. It was recorded in August 2007, at “The Dining Rooms” in Yeovil, UK, and was produced by Bruce Soord.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, keyboards, all instrumentation, recording, mixing
  • Wayne Higgins – vocals, guitars
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards, mixing, mastering, additional production
  • Jon Sykes – vocals, bass
  • Keith Harrison – vocals, drums
  • Simon Evans – artwork

Track listing:

  1. All You Need to Know
  2. Well, I Thank That’s What You Said
  3. Take Me with You
  4. West Winds
  5. Deep Blue World
  6. What Have We Sown?

Third Eye Blind: Screamer

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On October 18, 2019, “Mega Collider Records” label released “Screamer”, the sixth Third Eye Blind studio album.

Personnel:

  • Stephan Jenkins – vocals, album concept
  • Kryz Reid – guitar, backing vocals
  • Colin CreeV – keys, guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex LeCavalier – bass, backing vocals
  • Brad Hargreaves – drums
  • Alexis Krauss – vocal
  • Kris Donegan – guitars
  • Alex Kopp – keys
  • Chad Copelin – keys guitar
  • Ryan Olson – keys, beats, album concept
  • Charith Premawardhana – viola
  • Ryan Olson – arrangement
  • Curtis Peoples – vocal arrangement
  • Billy Corgan – song arrangement
  • Mitch Allan – vocal production
  • Charles Godfrey – engineer
  • Chad Copelin – additional engineering
  • Bryce Goggin – additional engineering
  • Ari Rios – additional engineering
  • Sean Beresford – additional engineering
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Douglas Heusser – layout
  • Daniel Nolan – design, photography
  • Stephen Albanese – additional photos
  • Michael Wilson – additional photos

Track listing:

  1. Screamer – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  2. The Kids Are coming (To Take You Down) – Stephen Jenkins, Alex Kopp, Kryz Reid
  3. Ways – Stephen Jenkins, Jackson Morgan
  4. Tropic Scorpio – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV, Alex Copp
  5. Walk Like Kings – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  6. Turn Me On – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  7. Got So High – Stephen Jenkins, Ari Inbger
  8. Who Am I – Stephen Jenkins
  9. Light It Up – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  10. 2X Tigers – Stephen Jenkins, Brian Fennell
  11. Take a Side – Stephen Jenkins, Colin CreeV
  12. Who Am I – Stephen Jenkins

Ian Brown: My Way

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On September 28, 2009, “Fiction Records” label released “My Way”, the sixth Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 2009, at “RAK Studios”, “9 Volt Studio”, “Assault & Battery 2”, and was produced by Dave McCracken.

Personnel:

  • Ian Brown – vocal
  • Ben Hudson – guitar
  • Ian Dench – guitar
  • Naoto Hirovama – guitar, keyboards
  • Dave McCracken – keyboards, bass guitar
  • Matt Pegg – bass guitar
  • Richard Stubbs – bass guitar
  • Dimitri Tikovoi – drums
  • Inder Goldfinger – drums, percussion
  • Tim Hutton – drums, brass
  • Maxi (Robert Maxfield) – drums
  • Nick Etwell – brass
  • Catherine Marks – programming, additional engineering
  • Amanda Ghost – backing vocals
  • Joe Hirst – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Allaway – engineer assistant
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer assistant
  • Danton Supple – mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Mark Santangelo – mastering
  • Rankin (John Rankin Waddell) – photography
  • Gareth McConnell – photography

Track listing:

  1. Stellify – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  2. Crowning of the Poor – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  3. Just Like You – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Hutton
  4. In the Year 2525 – Rick Evans
  5. Always Remember Me – Ian Brown, Naoto Hiroyama
  6. Vanity Kills – Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Brown, Ian Dench
  7. For the Glory – Amanda Ghost, Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  8. Marathon Man – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  9. Own Brain – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  10. Laugh Now – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  11. By All Means Necessary – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  12. So High – Ian Brown

Angels & Airwaves: Lifeforms

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On September 24, 2021, “Rice” label released “Lifeforms”, the sixth Angels & Airwaves studio album. It was recorded April 2018 – April 2021, at “Bunker of Brilliance” in Los Angeles, “Jupiter Sound” in Encinitas, “Signature Sound”, “Singing Serpent” and “The Hit Lair” in San Diego, and was produced by Aaron Rubin, Tom DeLonge, David Kennedy, Matt Rubino and IIan Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Tom DeLonge – lead vocals, guitar, synths
  • David Kennedy – guitar, synths, producer
  • Matt Rubano – bass guitar, synths, backing vocals
  • Ilan Rubin – drums, percussion, bass guitar, synths, guitar, backing vocals
  • Aaron Rubin – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Moore – engineer
  • Emily Lazar – engineer
  • Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Allgood – engineer
  • Jeff Citron – engineer
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom DeLonge, Ilan Rubin, Aaron Rubin, and Matt Rubano, except where noted.

  1. Timebomb
  2. Euphoria
  3. Spellbound – Tom DeLounge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin
  4. No More Guns
  5. Losing My Mind
  6. Automatic
  7. Restless Souls
  8. Rebel Girl – Tom DeLoiunge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin
  9. A Fire in a Nameless Town
  10. Kiss & Tell – Tom DeLounge, IIan Rubin, Aaron Rubin