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The Tragically Hip: In Between Evolution

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On June 29, 2004, “Universal” label released “In Between Evolution”, the ninth Tragically Hip (the) studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Studio X”, in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper. In September 2004, “In Between Evolution” was certified Platinum in Canada.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Cameron Tomsett – cover art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Heaven Is a Better Place Today
  2. Summer’s Killing Us
  3. Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park
  4. Vaccination Scar
  5. It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night
  6. If New Orleans Is Beat
  7. You’re Everywhere
  8. As Makeshift as We Are
  9. Mean Streak
  10. The Heart of the Melt
  11. One Night in Copenhagen
  12. Are We Family
  13. Goodnight Josephine

Dover: Late At Night

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On June 28, 1999, “Lol Jackson” label released “Late at Night”, the third Dover studio album. It was recorded January – March 1999, at “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Barret Jones.

Personnel:

  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, guitar
  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Álvaro Díez – bass guitar
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums
  • Chip Butters – engineer assistant
  • Barrett Jones – recording, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. DJ
  2. Four Graves
  3. Cherry Lee
  4. Me and My Mulón
  5. Free Kitten
  6. Downtown
  7. Flashback
  8. Straight to Jail
  9. Sea Witch
  10. Far
  11. The Real Me
  12. The Hitter
  13. Late at Night

The Posies: Frosting On The Beater

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On April 27, 1993, “DGC” label released “Frosting on the Beater”, the third Posies (The) album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Ironwood Studios” in Seattle, Washington, “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Don Fleming.

Personnel:

  • Jon Auer – vocals, guitar, bass, vibraphone
  • Ken Stringfellow – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano
  • Dave Fox – bass
  • Mike Musburger – drums
  • Adam Kasper, Jim Waters, Jon Auer – engineer
  • Jamie Seyberth, Mark Guilbeault – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Fred Kevorkian – engineer assistant
  • David Bianco – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Dennis Keeley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.

  1. Dream All Day
  2. Solar Sister
  3. Flavor of the Month
  4. Love Letter Boxes
  5. Definite Door
  6. Burn & Shine
  7. Earlier than Expected
  8. 20 Questions
  9. When Mute Tongues Can Speak
  10. Lights Out
  11. How She Lied by Living
  12. Coming Right Along

Modest Mouse: This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About

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On April 16, 1996, “Up Records” label released “This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About”, the debut Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded October – November 1995, at “Moon Studios” in Olympia, Washington, and was produced by Steve Wold.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Brock – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Eric Judy – bass, guitar
  • Jeremiah Green – drums, bass
  • Steve Wold – guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Brent Arnold – cello
  • Nicole Johnson – vocals
  • Calvin Johnson – extra vocals
  • Scott Swayze – engineer
  • Steve Wold – engineer
  • Isaac Brock – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Isaac Brock, all music by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy and Jeremiah Green.

  1. Dramamine
  2. Breakthrough
  3. Custom Concern
  4. Might
  5. Lounge
  6. Beach Side Property
  7. Ionizes & Atomizes
  8. Head South
  9. Dog Paddle
  10. Novocain Stain
  11. Tundra / Desert
  12. Ohio
  13. Exit Does Not Exist
  14. Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset
  15. Make Everyone Happy / Mechanical Birds
  16. Space Travel Is Boring

Mudhoney: Plastic Eternity

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On April 7, 2023, “Sub Pop” label released “Plastic Eternity”, the eleventh Mudhoney studio album. It was recorded in November 2021, at “Crackle & Pop” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Johnny Sangster.

Personnel:

  • Mark Arm – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Turner – vocals, guitar
  • Guy Maddison – bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Dan Peters – vocals, drums, percussion, guitar
  • Johnny Sangster – organ, guitar, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
  • Nicholas Law – cover illustration
  • Emily Rieman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, and Steve Turner, except where noted.

  1. Souvenir of My Trip
  2. Almost Everything – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
  3. Cascades of Crap
  4. Flush the Fascists
  5. Move Under
  6. Severed Dreams in the Sleeper Cell
  7. Here Comes the Flood
  8. Human Stock Capital
  9. Tom Herman’s Hermits
  10. One or Two – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
  11. Cry Me an Atmospheric River – Mark Arm, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Johnny Sangster, Steve Turner
  12. Plasticity
  13. Little Dogs

John Coltrane: OM

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In January 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Om”, a posthumously-released John Coltrane album. It was recorded in October 1965, at “Camelot Sound Studios” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Rafael Garrett – clarinet, double bass
  • Joe Brazil – flute
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Jan Kurtis – engineer
  • Robert and Barbara Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Bill Levy – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Om, Part 1
  2. Om, Part 2

Miles Davis: Live-Evil

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On November 17, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Live-Evil”, album of live and studio recordings by Miles Davis. It was recorded February – June 1970, at “Columbia Studio B” in New York City, December 1970, at “The Cellar Door” in Washington, D.C., and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, electric trumpet with wah-wah
  • Herbie Hancock – electric piano
  • Chick Corea – electric piano
  • Keith Jarrett – electric piano, organ
  • Joe Zawinul – electric piano
  • Khalil Balakrishna – electric sitar
  • Gary Bartz – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • Steve Grossman – soprano saxophone
  • John McLaughlin – electric guitar
  • Dave Holland – acoustic and electric bass
  • Ron Carter – acoustic bass
  • Michael Henderson – electric bass
  • Hermeto Pascoal – vocals, voice, drums, electric piano, whistling 
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Sivad – Miles Davis
  2. Little Church – Hermeto Pascoal
  3. Medley: Gemini/Double Image – Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul
  4. What I Say – Miles Davis
  5. Nem Um Talvez – Hermeto Pascoal
  6. Selim – Hermeto Pascoal
  7. Funky Tonk – Miles Davis
  8. Inamorata and Narration by Conrad Roberts – Miles Davis

The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow

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On October 21, 2003, “Sub Pop” label released “Chutes Too Narrow”, the second Shins (The) album. It was recorded June – July 2003, at “Avast! Studios” in Seattle, Washington, James Mercer’s basement in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Phil Ek, James Mercer, Dave Hernandez, Jesse Sandoval and Mart Crandall.

Personnel:

  • James Mercer – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Marty Crandall – keyboards
  • Dave Hernandez – bass, guitars
  • Jesse Sandoval – drums
  • Kevin Suggs – pedal steel guitar
  • Annemarie Ruljancich – violin
  • Phil Ek – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Jesse LeDoux – design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Mercer.

  1. Kissing the Lipless
  2. Mine’s Not a High Horse
  3. So Says I
  4. Young Pilgrims
  5. Saint Simon
  6. Fighting in a Sack
  7. Ping Bullets
  8. Turn a Square
  9. Gone for Good
  10. Thos to Come

Built To Spill: Keep It Like A Secret

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On February 2, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “Keep It Like a Secret”, the fourth Built to Spill studio album. It was recorded November 1997 – May 1998, at “Bear Creek Studios” in Woodinville, Washington, “Avast! Recording Co.” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Doug Martsch and Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – lead vocals, guitar
  • Brett Nelson – bass
  • Scott Plouf – drums
  • Sam Coomes – keyboards
  • Jim Roth – guitar
  • Phil Ek – engineer
  • Zack Reinig – engineer assistant
  • Scott Norton, Juan Garcia – mixing assistant
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Tae Won Yu – design, art direction
  • Jeff Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Martsch, Brett Nelson and Scott Plouf, except where noted.

  1. The Plan
  2. Center of the Universe
  3. Carry the Zero
  4. Sidewalk
  5. Bad Light
  6. Time Trap
  7. Else
  8. You Were Right
  9. Temporarily Blind
  10. Broken Chairs – lyrics by Uhuru Black

Blonde Redhead: Fake Can Be Just as Good

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On March 11, 1997, “Touch and Go” label released “Fake Can Be Just as Good”, the third Blonde Redhead studio album. It was recorded in October 1996, at “John & Stu’s” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by John Goodmanson, Kazu Makino, Amadeo Pace and Simone Pace.

Personnel:

  • Kazu Makino – vocals, guitar
  • Amedeo Pace – vocals, guitar
  • Vern Rumsey – bass
  • Simone Pace – drums, keyboards
  • John Goodmanson – recording
  • John Siket – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace.

  1. Kazuality
  2. Symphony of Treble
  3. Water
  4. Ego Maniac Kid
  5. Bipolar
  6. Pier Paolo
  7. Oh James
  8. Futurism vs. Passéism