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Besnard Lakes: A Coliseum Complex Museum

On January 22, 2016, “Jagjaguwar” label released “A Coliseum Complex Museum”, the fifth Besnard Lakes album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

Personnel:

  • Jace Lasek – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Olga Goreas – vocals, bass, synthesizer, engineer
  • Sheenah Ko – keyboards, vibraphone
  • Robbie MacArthur – guitar
  • Richard White – guitar
  • Kevin Lang – drums
  • Ryan Morey – mastering
  • Christopher Campbell Gardiner – cover art
  • Todd Stewart – sleeve art
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

  1. The Bray Road Beast
  2. Golden Lion
  3. Pressure of Our Plans
  4. Towers Sent Her to Sheets of Sound
  5. The Plain Moon
  6. Necronomicon
  7. Nightingale
  8. Tungsten 4 – The Refugee

U2: War

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On February 28, 1983, “Island” label released “War”, the third U2 studio album. It was recorded May – August 1982, at “Windmill Lane Studios” in Dublin, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite and Bill Whelan. In 2012, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “War” at number 223  on its list of  the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bono – lead vocals, additional guitar
  • The Edge – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, lap steel, bass
  • Adam Clayton– bass
  • Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums
  • Kenny Fradley – trumpet
  • Steve Wickham– electric violin
  • The Coconuts: Cheryl Poirier, Adriana Kaegi, Taryn Hagey, Jessica Felton – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr..

  1. Sunday Bloody Sunday
  2. Seconds
  3. New Year’s Day
  4. Like a Song
  5. Drowning Man
  6. The Refugee
  7. Two Hearts Beat As One
  8. Red Light
  9. Surrender
  10. 40