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Conor Oberst: Upside Down Mountain

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On May 19, 2014, “Nonesuch” label released “Upside Down Mountain”, the sixth Conor Oberst studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Conor Oberst. The cover art is a painting by Ian Felice entitled “The Creation of the Bulls”.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst – vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Wilson – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards, bass, drums, piano , organ, glockenspiel
  • Andy LeMaster – bass, guitar, voice, percussion, drums, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Blake Mills– vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Omar Velasco – guitar
  • Mike Mogis – pedal steel
  • Joshua Grange – pedal steel
  • Macey Taylor – bass
  • Cully Symington – drums, percussion
  • Jason Boesel – drums
  • Ben Brodin – vibraphone
  • Klara Söderberg, Johanna Söderberg – vocals
  • Corina Figueroa Escamilla – vocals
  • Orenda Fink – vocals
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet, piano, organ, keyboard
  • Scott Vicroy – saxophone
  • Pete Madsen – trombone
  • Leslie Fagan – flute
  • John Klinghammer – clarinet
  • Corina Figureoa-Esamilla and Phillip Schaffart – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Oberst.

  1. Time Forgot
  2. Zigzagging Toward the Light
  3. Hundreds of Ways
  4. Artifact #1
  5. Lonely at the Top
  6. Enola Gay
  7. Double Life
  8. Kick
  9. Night at Lake Unknown
  10. You Are Your Mother’s Child
  11. Governor’s Ball
  12. Desert Island Questionnaire
  13. Common Knowledge

Alanis Morissette: So-Called Chaos

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On May 18, 2004, “Maverick” label released “So-Called Chaos”, the sixth Alanis Morissette studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Groovemasters” in Santa Monica, “The Village Recorder”, “Henson Studios”, and “Stage and Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Alanis Morissette, Tim Thorney and John Shanks.

Personnel:

  • Alanis Morissette – vocals, piano, keyboards, art direction
  • Tim Thorney– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards
  • David Levita – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Joel Shearer – acoustic and electric guitar, bouzouki
  • John Shanks – guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Jason Orme – electric guitar
  • Paul Livingstone– sitar
  • Jamie Muhoberac– keyboards
  • Zac Rae – piano, keyboards, vibraphone
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Eric Avery– bass
  • Chris Lord-Alge– mixing
  • Kenny Aronoff– drums
  • Blair Sinta – drums, programming
  • Scott Gordon – programming, drum programming, engineer
  • Jeff Rothschild – programming, engineer
  • Mark Valentine – engineer
  • Bill Lane, Kevin Mills, Errin Familia, Jason Wormer, Rich Tosi – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – masterin
  • Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
  • Frank Maddocks – art direction, design
  • Sheryl Nields – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alanis Morissette.

  1. Eight Easy Steps
  2. Out Is Trough
  3. Excuses
  4. Doth I Protest Too Much
  5. Knees of My Bees
  6. So-Called Chaos
  7. Not All Me
  8. Spineless
  9. Everything

Wilco: Sky Blue Sky

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On May 15, 2007, “Nonesuch” label released “Sky Blue Sky”, the sixth Wilco studio album. It was recorded November 2006 – January 2007, at “The Wilco Loft” in Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy– vocals, guitar, design
  • Nels Cline– electric guitar, 12 string guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Mikael Jorgensen– piano, organs, Wurlitzer
  • Pat Sansone– organs, guitar, Chamberlin, mellotron, Wurlitzer, harpsichord, piano, backing vocals
  • John Stirratt– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Glenn Kotche– drums, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Jim O’Rourke– feedback, percussion, acoustic guitar, string arrangements
  • Karen Waltuch – viola, violin
  • TJ Doherty – recording
  • Jason Tobias, Tom Gloady, Kevin Dean – engineer assistant
  • Jim Scott – mixing
  • Robert Ludwig– mastering
  • Nathaniel Murphy – illustrations
  • Lawrence Azerrad – design
  • Frack Ockenfels – photography
  • Manuel Presti – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy, except where noted.

  1. Either Way
  2. You Are My face – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline
  3. Impossible Germany – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt
  4. Sky Blue Sky
  5. Side with the Seeds – Jeff Tweedy, Mikael Jorgensen
  6. Shake It Off
  7. Please Be Patient With Me
  8. Hate It Here – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt
  9. Leave Me (like You Find Me)
  10. Walken – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt
  11. What Light
  12. On and On and On – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt

Moby: 18

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On May 14, 2002, “Mute” and “V2” labels released “18”, the sixth Moby studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Moby.

Personnel:

  • Moby – vocals, engineering, mixing, instruments
  • Azure Ray– vocals
  • Freedom Bremner – vocals
  • MC Lyte– vocals
  • Dianne McCaulley – vocals
  • Sinéad O’Connor– vocals
  • Shauna & Lorraine Phillips – vocals
  • Jennifer Price – vocals
  • The Shining Light Gospel Choir – vocals
  • Angie Stone– vocals
  • Tony Dawsey – mastering
  • David Calderley – artwork, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Moby, except where noted.

  1. We Are All Made of Stars
  2. In This World
  3. In My Heart
  4. Great Escape – Moby, Maria Taylor, Orenda Fink
  5. Signs of Love
  6. One of This Mornings
  7. Another Woman – Moby, Barbara Lynn Ozen
  8. Fireworks
  9. Extreme Ways
  10. Jam for the Ladies – Moby, Lana Michele Moorer, Angela Stone, Michael McDermon
  11. Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) – Moby, Sylvia Robinson
  12. 18
  13. Sleep Alone
  14. At Least We Tried
  15. Harbour
  16. Look Back In
  17. The Rafters
  18. I’m Not Worried at All

Death Cab for Cutie: Narrow Stairs

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On May 13, 2008, “Atlantic” label released “Narrow Stairs”, the sixth Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at Seattle, and was produced by Chris Walla.

Personnel:

  • Ben Gibbard– vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboard, drums, drum machine
  • Chris Walla– lead guitar, audio sequencer, piano, keyboards, backing vocals,  recording, mixing
  • Nick Harmer– bass, backing vocals
  • Jason McGerr– drums, percussion
  • Alex Newport– mixing
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • EE Storey– artwork, layout
  • Eric A. Hegg – centerfold photography

Track listing:

  1. Bixby Canyon Bridge – Ben Gibbard
  2. I Will Possess Your Heart – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  3. No Sunlight – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  4. Cath – Ben Gibbard
  5. Talking Bird – Ben Gibbard
  6. You Can Do Better Than Me – Ben Gibbard
  7. Grapevine Fires – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr
  8. Your New Twin Sized Bed – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer
  9. Long Division – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla, Nick Harmer
  10. Pity and Fear – Ben Gibbard
  11. The Ice Is Getting Thinner – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla

No-Man: Schoolyard Ghosts

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On May 12, 2008, “Kscope” label released “Schoolyard Ghosts”, the sixth No-Man studio album. It was recorded August–September 2007, January–March 2008, in UK, France Sweden and US, and was produced by Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Tim Bowness– vocals, musical box, mellotron, piano, chime guitars, vocal loops.
  • Steven Wilson– piano, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards,  glockenspiel, harmony vocals, musical box, electric piano, organ,,harmonium, percussion, drum programming, harp.
  • Theo Travis– flute, soprano sax
  • Peter Chilvers– samples from ‘surfacing’.
  • Bruce Kaphan – pedal steel guitar
  • Pete Morgan – bass
  • Colin Edwin– fretless acoustic bass
  • Pat Mastelotto– drums, percussion
  • Gavin Harrison– drums
  • Andy Booker – electronic percussion , drum loop
  • Rick Edwards – percussion
  • London Session Orchestra – strings
  • Dave Stewart– strings arrangements
  • Marianne De Chastelaine – cello
  • Fabrice Lefebvre – yang t’chin

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Tim Bowness.

  1. All Sweet Things – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
  2. Beautiful Songs You Should Know – Tim Bowness, Giancarlo Erra
  3. Pigeon Drummer – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
  4. Truenorth – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
  5. Wherever There is Light – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
  6. Song of the Surf – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson, Alistair Murphy
  7. Streaming – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
  8. Mixtaped – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson

Hurt: The Crux

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On May 1, 2012, “Carved Records” label released “The Crux”, the sixth Hurt studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by J. Loren Wince, Michael Robets, Rek Mohr and Victor Ribas.

Personnel:

  • Loren Wince- vocals, guitar, violin, banjo, string arrangement
  • Michael Roberts – guitar
  • Rek Mohr – bass
  • Victor Ribas – drums
  • John Kurzweg – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Ted Taylor – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J. Loren Wince, Michael Roberts, Rek Mohr and Victor Ribas.

  1. So When
  2. Eden
  3. Links & Waves
  4. Sally Slips
  5. When It’s Cold
  6. Adonai
  7. Caught in the Rain
  8. Cuffed
  9. How We End Up Alone
  10. Numbers
  11. The Seer

Autechre: Confield

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On April 30, 2001, “Warp Records” label released “Confield”, the sixth Autechre album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Band on the Wall” in Machester, UK, and was produced by Rob Brown and Sean Booth.

Personnel:

  • Rob Brown – primary artist
  • Sean Booth – primary artist
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Designers Republic – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Brown and Sean Booth.

  1. VI Scose Poise
  2. Cfern
  3. Pen Expers
  4. Sim Gishel
  5. Parhelic Triangle
  6. Bine
  7. Eidetic Casein
  8. Uviol
  9. Lentic Catachresis

Maximo Park: Risk to Exist

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On April 21, 2017, “Daylighting” label released “Risk to Exist”, the sixth Maximo Park studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “The Loft” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Tom Schick.

Personnel:

  • Paul Smith – vocals
  • Duncan Lloyd – guitars
  • Lukas Wooller – keyboards
  • Paul Rafferty – bass guitar
  • Tom English – drums
  • Mimi Parker– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. What Did We Do to You to Deserve This?
  2. Get High (No, I Don’t)
  3. What Equals Love?
  4. Risk to Exist
  5. I’ll Be Around
  6. Work and Then Wait
  7. The hero
  8. The Reason I Am Here
  9. Make What You Can
  10. Respond to the Feeling
  11. Alchemy

Passenger: Whispers II

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On April 20, 2010, “Black Crow” label released “Whispers II”, the sixth Passenger studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Mike Rosenberg and Chris Vallejo.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rosenberg – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Stu Hanter – Fender rhodes, glockenspiel, organ, piano
  • Matthew Keegan – brass, brass arrangement, woodwind, woodwind arrangements
  • Scott Anlin – piano
  • Tim Hardin – mandolin
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel
  • Chris Vallejo – mellotron, engineer, mixing
  • Alex Boneham – electric bass, contrabass
  • Cameron Lindy – bass
  • Peter Marin – drums
  • Tony Azzopardi, Jess Clampa – percussion
  • James Greening – saxophone, clarinet
  • Nick Garbet – trumpet, trombone
  • Marianne Broadfoot, Kerry Martin – violin
  • Shelley Soerensen – viola
  • Rowena Macneish – cello
  • The Enigma Quartet – strings
  • Nicholas Buc – string arrangements
  • Phil Churchill, Andrew Dale, Geraldine Hollett, Stu Larsen, The Once, Georgia Mooney – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Rosenberg.

  1. Fear of Fear
  2. Catch in the Dark
  3. A Thousand Matches
  4. I’ll Be Your Man
  5. Travelling Alone
  6. David
  7. Words
  8. The Way That I Need You
  9. Strangers
  10. Nothing’s Changed