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Ian McCulloch: Candleland

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On September 17, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Candleland”, the debut Ian McCulloch album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Church Studios”, “Orinocco Studios” and “Tower Bridge Studios” in London, “The Grande Armée” in Paris, and was produced by Ray Shulman.

Personnel:

  • Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar
  • Ray Shulman – bass, keyboards, programming
  • Mike Jobson – bass
  • Boris Williams – drums
  • Elizabeth Fraser – backing vocals
  • Olle Romo – programming
  • Billy McGee – string arrangements
  • Henry Priestman – string arrangements
  • Dave Bascombe – remix

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian McCulloch.

  1. The Flickering Wall
  2. The White Hotel
  3. Proud to Fall
  4. The Cape
  5. Candleland
  6. Horse’s Head
  7. Faith and Healing
  8. I Know You Well
  9. In Bloom
  10. Start Again

One Ok Rock: Ambitions

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On January 11, 2017, “A-Sketch” label released “Ambitions”, the eighth One Ok Rock. It was recorded in 2016, at “Foxy Studios” in Los Angeles, “The Hideout Studios” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Colin Brittain, John Feldmann, Dan Lancaster, Andrew Goldstein, Kane Churko, CJ Baran, Takahiro Moriuchi, Toru Yamashita, Ryota Kohama and Tomoya Kanki.

Personnel:

  • Takahiro “Taka” Moriuchi – vocals
  • Toru Yamashita – guitar
  • Ryota Kohama – bass
  • Tomoya Kanki – drums
  • Avril Lavigne – vocal
  • 5 Seconds of Summer
  • Ben Sabin – piano, additional engineering, digital editing
  • Nolan Sipe – additional vocals
  • Aimer – backing vocals
  • Nick Long – backing vocals, additional instruments
  • Colin Brittain – programming, recording, mixing, engineer, editing 
  • John Feldmann – recording
  • Dan Lancaster – engineer, mixing
  • Jonathan Gerring – programming, additional production
  • Neil Avron – mixing
  • Zakk Cervini – programming, engineer, mixing, editing, additional production
  • Matt Pauling – programming, engineer, editing, additional production
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Mitch McCarthy – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Kane Churko – engineer, mixing, mastering 
  • Mike Shinoda – additional production
  • Florian Ammon – additional vocal recording, engineer
  • Tyler Carter – vocal direction
  • Chris Baseford – vocal production
  • Phil Threlfall – vocal recording
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Bruno Agra – drum tech
  • Kazuaki Seki – art direction
  • Daichi Shiono – design

Track listing:

  1. Ambitions (introduction) – Takahiro Moriuchi, Colin Brittain, Bruno Agra
  2. Bombs Away – Takahiro Moriuchi, Colin Brittain, Bruno Agra
  3. Taking Off – Takahiro Moriuchi, Dan Lancaster, Nick Long
  4. We Are – Toru Yamashita, Takahiro Moriuchi, Colin Brittain, Nick Long
  5. 20/20 – Takahiro Moriuchi, Colin Brittain, Nick Long
  6. Always Coming Back – Takahiro Moriuchi, Totu Yamashita, John Feldmann
  7. Bedroom Warfare – Takahiro Moriuchi, Nolan Sipe, Andrew Goldstein
  8. Lost in Tonight – Takahiro Moriuchi, Kame Churko
  9. I Was King – Takahiro Moriuchi, John Feldmann, Simon Wilcox, Colin Brittain
  10. Listen – Takahiro Moriuchi, Colin Brittain, Nick Long
  11. One Way Ticket – Takahiro Moriuchi, CJ Baran, Nick Long
  12. Bon Voyage – Toru Yamashita, Takahiro Moriuchi, Colin Brittain
  13. Start Again – Takahiro Moriuchi, Colin Brittain, Nick Long
  14. Take What You Want – Takahiro Moriuchi, Colin Brittain, Nick Long

10 Years: Violent Allies

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On September 18, 2020, “Mascot” label released “Violent Allies”, the ninth 10 Years studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Howard Benson.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Hasek – vocals
  • Matt Wantland – guitar
  • Brian Vodinh – guitar, bass, drums, keys, programming, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Shift
  2. The Unknown
  3. Waiting
  4. Déjà Vu
  5. Without You
  6. Cut the Cord
  7. Planets III
  8. Sleep in the Fire
  9. I Wish
  10. Start Again
  11. Planets IV
  12. Say Goodbye

Counting Crows: Underwater Sunshine

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On April 10, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)”, the sixth Counting Crows studio album. It was recorded April-June 2011, and was produced by Shawn Dealey, Jim Bogios, Dave Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, David Immergluck, Millard Powers and Dan Vickrey.

Personnel:

  • Adam Duritz – lead and backing vocals
  • Dave Bryson – acoustic and twelve-string electric guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo
  • David Immergluck – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, twelve-string electric guitar; glockenspielon, pedal steel, baritone electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Dan Vickrey – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo; acoustic twelve-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Gillingham – piano, Hammond B-3, accordion, string  composition, pizzicato strings, doorbell, backing vocals
  • Millard Powers – bass guitar, upright double bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Bogios – drums, percussion; tambourine, backing vocals
  • Leanne Zacharias – cello
  • Dave Bryson – additional engineering, mixing
  • Shawn Dealey – recording
  • Brian Deck– mixing
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Brian Dong – recording assistant
  • Robert Hawes – recording assistant
  • Jorge Velasco – recording assistant
  • Josh Rhinehart – package design
  • Ivan Sciberras – cover concept, design

Track listing:

  1. Untitled (Love Song) – Luke MacMaster
  2. Start Again – Norman Blake
  3. Hospital – Coby Brown
  4. Mercy – Kurt Stevenson, Patrick Winningham, Chris Boesel
  5. Meet on the Ledge – Richard Thompson
  6. Like Teenage Gravity – Kasey Anderson
  7. Amie – Craig Fuller
  8. Coming Around – Fran Healy
  9. Ooh La La – Ronnie Lane, Ron Wood
  10. All My Failures -Taylor Goldsmith
  11. Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons, Thomas Stanley Brown
  12. Four White Stallions – Patrick Winningham, Jeff Trott, Dan Vickrey
  13. Jumping Jesus – Tom Barnes, Jim Gordon
  14. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan
  15. The Ballad of El Goodo – Alex Chilton, Chris Bell