On September 4, 2020, “Drag City” label released “Gold Record”, the seventh Bill Callahan album (eighteenth overall when including studio albums released as Smog). It was recorded in June 2019, at “Estuary Studio” in Austin, Texas.
Personnel:
Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion
On July 21, 2017, “Single Lock Records” Label released “Goodnight Rhonda Lee”, the fourth Nicole Atkins album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Niles City Sound” in Fort Worth, Texas, and was produced by Niles City Sound.
Personnel:
Nicole Atkins – vocals, horn and strings arrangements
Austin Jenkins – acoustic and electric guitar
Kelly Doyle – electric guitar
Will Van Horn – steel and baritone guitar, organ
Robert Ellis – piano, organ, acoustic guitar
Geoffrey Muller – bass guitar
Josh Block – drums, percussion
Jeff Dazey – saxophone
Leo Saenz – trumpet
Ben Tanner – mixing, vibraphone
Imelda Tecson, Sean Redman – violin
Buffi Jacobs – cello
Ele Chupik, Knadijah Islah Mohammed – backing vocals
Jeff Dazey – horn arrangements
Niles City Sound – recording, mixing
Joe La Porta – mastering
Lucia Holm – artwork
Fetzer Design – design
Shervin Lainez – back cover photography
Griffin Lotz – cover and gatefold photogreaphy
Elaine Monte, Joseph Monte – executive producer
Track listing:
A Little Crazy – Chris Isaak, Nicole Atkins
Darkness Falls So Quiet – Nicole Atkins
Listen Up – Nicole Atkins, Ryan Spraker, Vincent John
Goodnight Rhonda Lee – Chris Isaac, Nicole Atkins
If I Could – Chris Seefried, Louise Goffin, Nicole Atkins
Colors – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
Brokedown Luck – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
I Love Living Here (Even When I Don’t) – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
Sleepwalking – Nicole Atkins, Reno Bo
A Night of Serious Drinking – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
A Dream Without Pain – Kenny Childers, Nicole Atkins
On May 6, 2022, “Columbia” label released “WE”, the sixth Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “RAK Studios”, “Wack Formula” and “The Crow’s Nest Studios” in London, “Boombox Studios” and “Marigny Recording Studio” in New Orleans, “Dockside Studio” in Los Angeles, “Sonic Ranch Studios” in Tornilo, Texas, and was produced by Nigel Godrich, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.
Personnel:
Régine Chassagne – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, piano, accordion, orchestral arrangements
Win Butler – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, percussion
Richard Reed Parry – electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Tim Kingsbury – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Will Butler – keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
Jeremy Gara – drums, percussion
Peter Gabriel – additional vocal
Andre Michot – accordion
Geoff Barrow – granular synthesis, additional production
Orlando Primo – congas, djembe
Willonson Duprate – congas
Louis Michot – fiddle
Charlie Gabriel – saxophone
Mark Braud – trumpet
Wendell Brunious – trumpet
Liza Rey – harp
Paul Beaubrun – sound effects
Owen Pallett – orchestral arrangements, strings
Sally Herbert – conductor, additional arrangements
Helen Gillet – strings
Harry Hardin – strings
Matt Rhody – strings
Sarah Neufeld – strings
Edwin Farnham Butler IV – whispers
Josh Tillman – stomps and breaths, additional production
Romeo Bougere – agogô bell
Michael Brun – additional synthesis
Emily Eck – recording
Eric Heigle – recording, co-producer
Mikko Gordon – recording, mixing assistant, additional production
Suvi-Eeva Äikäs – additional recording
Julia Simpson – additional recording
Owen Pallett – additional recording
James Seymour – additional recording
Mark Lawson – additional recording
Jerry Ordonez – recording assistant
Marco Ramirez – recording assistant
Justin Tocket – recording assistant
Matt Aguiluz – recording assistant
Nathanael Graham – recording assistant
Francesca Edwards – recording assistant
Joy Stacey – recording assistant
Pablo Godin – recording assistant
Felipe Gutierrez – recording assistant
Craig Silvey – mixing
Nigel Godrich – mixing
Dani Bennett Spragg – mixing assistant
Greg Calbi – mastering
Steve Fallone – mastering
Ryan Smith – vinyl mastering
Steve Mackey – pre-production
JR – cover image, WE poster image, additional eye photography
Terry Pastor – airbrush color tinting
Ping Pong Ping – album graphic design
Julia Simpson – album creative production
Alison Green – center image, Polaroids
IV – “I Guy” Character, handwriting
Camille Pajot – studio art director
Rick Rose – digitech
Fabien Barrau – cover image photo post-production
Chroma Center – photo printing, post-production
EHT Collaboration – “Black Hole” image
Danny Clinch – David Bowie photograph
Pneuhaus – “Giant Eye”
Maria Jose Govea – additional photography
JF Lalonde – additional photography
Wes Winship – “Acropolis Is Burning” poster
Don Hertzfeldt – still from World of Tomorrow: Episode 2
Gift Horst Tintypes – WE poster photo development
Track listing:
All tracks by Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, except where noted.
Age of Anxiety I
Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
Prelude
End of the Empire I-III
End of Empire IV (Sagittarius A)
The Lightning I
The Lightning II
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
Unconditional II (Race and Religion) – additional writing by Will Butler
On March 27, 2020, Merge Records” label released “Saint Cloud”, the fifth Waxahatchee studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, “Long Pond” in New York, and was produced by Brad Cook.
On March 12, 2021, “Loose Music”, “Desert Folklore Music” and “Soundly Music” labels released “Topaz”, the ninth Israel Nash album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Plum Creek Sound” in Texas, and was produced by Israel Nash and Adrian Quesada.
Personnel:
Israel Nash – vocals, guitar, engineer
Adrian Quesada – electric guitar
Curtis Roush – electric guitar
Roger Sollenberger – electric guitar
Eric Swanson – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, harmonies
Sam Powell – piano, organ, synth
Scott Davis – bass
Edward Brailiff – piano
Ed Jarusinsky – drums, percussion
Seth Kauffman – drums, percussion, bass
Josh Fleischmann – drums, percussion
Derek Phelps – trumpet
Jacob Rodriguez – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
On February 11, 2022, “Matador” label released “Lucifer on the Sofa”, the tenth Spoon studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Public Hi-Fi” and “The Catacomb” in Austin, Texas, “Off Track Betting” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mark Rankin, Dave Fridmann, Justin Raisen, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Alex Fischel, Ben Trokan and Gerardo Larios.
Personnel:
Britt Daniel – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Mellotron, percussion, handclaps, engineer
Alex Fischel – electric guitar, piano, keyboards, Melodica, ARP Solina, drums
On January 11, 1982, “Chrysalis” label released “T-Bird Rhythm”, the fourth Fabulous Thunderbirds (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Third Coast Sound” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Nick Lowe.
Personnel:
Kim Wilson – vocals, harmonica
Jimmie Vaughan – guitar
Keith Ferguson – bass
Fran Christina – drums, backing vocals
Colin Fairley – engineer
Larry Williams – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kim Wilson, except where noted.
Can’t Tear It Up Enuff
How Do You Spell Love? – Bobby Patterson, Jerry Strickland, Marshall Boxley
You’re Humbuggin’ Me – J.D. Miller, Rocket Morgan
My Babe – Ron Holden
Neighbor Tend to Your Business – Huey P Meaux
Monkey – Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King
Diddy Wah Diddy – Willie Dixon, Ellas McDaniel
Lover’s Crime
Poor Boy
Tell Me – J.D. Miller
Gotta Have Some/Just Got Some – Willie Dixon, William Robert Emerson, Don Talty
On May 31, 2019, “5 Music” label released “Blessings”, the third Sublime with Rome studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Sonic Ranch” in El Paso, Texas, and was produced by Rob Cavallo and Leigh Snyder.
On March 31, 2017, “Mute” label released “Silver Eye”, the seventh Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded July 2015 – December 2016, in Dallas, Texas, and London, England, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.
Personnel:
Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, instruments, engineer
Will Gregory – instruments, engineer
Leo Abrahams – guitar
Charlie Jones – bass guitar
Sebastian Sternberg – live drum loops
Robert Brian – drums
Andy Savours – programming
David Wrench – additional programming
John Congleton – additional drum programming
Nick Batt – additional drum programming
Sebastian Sternberg – live drum loops recording
Mark Frith – drum recording
Iain Berryman – additional engineering
Alessandro Baldessari – additional engineering
Pete Hutchings – additional engineering
Marco Migliari – additional engineering
David Wrench – mixing
Marta Salogni – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Matt Colton – mastering
The Haxan Cloak – co-production
John Congleton – co-production
Leo Abrahams – additional production
Andy Savours – additional production
Alison Goldfrapp – art direction, photography
Mat Maitland – album design
Track listing:
All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted.
Anymore
Systemagic
Tigerman
Become the One
Faux Suede Drifter – Alsion Goldfrapp, Will Gregory, Bobby Krlic
On November 9, 2018, “Round Hill” label released “The Music Made Me Do”, the fifteenth Ted Nugent studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Runnin’ Bird Studio” in Waco, Texas, and was produced by Michael Lutz.
Personnel:
Ted Nugent – vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, bass
Greg Smith – bass, backing vocals
Jason Hartless – drums, percussion, backing vocals
3 Coneys and a Slice – backing vocals
Michael Lutz – backing vocals
Andy Patalan – backing vocals, engineer, mixing, mastering
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