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Why: AOKOHIO

On August 9, 2019, “Joyful Noise Recordings” label released “AOKOHIO”, the sixth Why studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Yoni Wolf and Josiah Wolf.

Personnel:

  • Yoni Wolf – vocals, bass, drums, piano, sampling, engineer, mixing, artwork
  • Matt Meldon – guitar, sounds
  • Doug McDiarmid – bass, cuts, piano, synthesizer, engineer
  • Josiah Wolf – drums, bass samples, guitar, percussion, piano, sampling, engineer, mixing
  • Jonnie Walker – guitar, sampling, saxophone, synthesizer
  • Peter Foley – synthesizer, engineer
  • Joe Westerlund – drums
  • Nick Sanborn – drums, sampling, engineer
  • David McDonnell – contrabass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, saxophone, engineer, artwork
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone, engineer
  • Collin Thompson – trombone
  • Ofir Klemperer – trombone
  • Claire Whitcomb – viola, violin
  • Grace Weir – cello, artwork
  • Kate Wakefield – cello
  • Becky Wolf – vocals
  • Christian Lee Hutson – vocals
  • David Cohn – vocals, engineer
  • Felix Walworth – vocals
  • Gabby Smith – vocals, engineer
  • Gia Margaret – vocals
  • Lillie West – vocals, engineer
  • Liz Wolf – vocals
  • Marty Mars – vocals, mixing
  • Oliver Kalb – vocals, engineer
  • Andrew Broder – cuts, sampling, synthesizer
  • Miles Joris-Peyrafitte – sampling
  • Stephen Gurewitz – sampling
  • Pete Lyman – engineer, mastering
  • Dave Vettraino – engineer
  • Marshall Vore – engineer
  • Nicholas Papaleo – engineer
  • Josh Berg – mixing
  • David Woodruff – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Apogee
  2. The Rash
  3. Peel Free
  4. Reason
  5. Deleterio Motilis
  6. Stained Glass Slipper
  7. The Launch
  8. High Dive
  9. Mr. Fifths Plea
  10. Good Fire
  11. Narcissistic Lamentation
  12. Krevin
  13. The Crippled Physician
  14. Ustekinumab
  15. My Original
  16. Rock Candy
  17. Once Shy
  18. The Shame
  19. Bloom Wither Bloom (for Mom)

Boston: Third Stage

On September 23, 1986, “MCA” label released “Third Stage”, the third Boston studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1986, at “Hideaway Studio”, and was produced by Tom Scholz.

Personnel:

  • Brad Delp – lead and harmony vocals
  • Tom Scholz – guitars, organs, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Jim Masdea – drums, percussion
  • Sib Hashian – drums, percussion
  • Gary Pihl – guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Scholz, except where noted.

  1. Amanda
  2. We’re Ready
  3. The Launch
  4. Countdown
  5. Ignition
  6. Third Stage Separation
  7. Cool the Engines – Tom Scholz, Fran Sheehan, Brad Delp
  8. My Destination
  9. A New World – Jim Masdea
  10. To Be a Man
  11. I Think I Like It – Tom Scholz, Jon English (Jon DeBrigard)
  12. Can’tcha Say (You Believe in Me)/Still in Love – Gerry Green, Tom Scholz, Brad Delp
  13. Hollyann