Dirty Heads

 

Artist:  The Dirty Heads

Origin:  Huntington Beach, California, USA

Genre:  Alternative Hip Hop, Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock, Rap Rock, Reggae Fusion, Reggae Rock, Ska, Alternative Rap, Contemporary Reggae

Original line-up:

Jared "Dirty J" Watson:  Co-Lead Vocals

Dustin "Duddy B" Bushnell:  Co-Lead Vocals, Guitar

David Foral:  Bass

Jon Olazabal:  Percussion, Drums

The Dirty Heads is an American Reggae Rock Band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1996 by Jared "Dirty J" Watson (Co-Lead Vocals), Dustin "Duddy B" Bushnell (Co-Lead Vocals, Guitar), David Foral (Bass), and Jon Olazabal (Drums, Percussion).

Title:  Any Port In A Storm (Special Edition) (2023)

Genre:  Alternative Hip Hop, Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock, Rap Rock, Reggae Fusion, Reggae Rock, Ska, Alternative Rap, Contemporary Reggae

Label:  Five Seven Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Neighborhood (2:51)

 2.  Stand Tall (3:11)

 3.  Shine (3:02)

 4.  Driftin' (3:27)

 5.  Taint (3:12)

 6.  Morning Light (2:34)

Side B:

 1.  Insomnia (3:46)

 2.  Easy (3:18)

 3.  Knows That I (3:36)

 4.  Chelsea (3:09)

 5.  Check The Level (3:41)

 6.  Believe (3:24)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Hip Hop Misfits (2:39)

 2.  Everything I'm Looking For (3:06)

 3.  Stand Tall (Acoustic Explicit) (3:11)

 4.  Sails To The Wind (3:28)

 5.  Headphones (2:52)

Side D:

 1.  Lonely One (3:43)

 2.  Lay Me Down (feat. Rome Of Sublime With Rome) (3:35)

 3.  Antelope (3:29)

 4.  Rains It Pours (3:19)

 5.  I Got No Time (4:00)

Any Port In A Storm is the debut album by The Dirty Heads, originally released on September 23, 2008 by Executive Music Group (EMG), remastered and reissued on August 4, 2023 by Five Seven Music.  Special Edition in 2 LP-Set, features all 22 Tracks from the 2010, featuring "Lay Me Down", featuring Rome Ramirez, and an acoustic version of "Stand Tall".

Gorillaz

 

Artist:  Gorillaz
Origin:  Essex, England
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Trip Hop, Electronica

Original line-up:

Damon Albarn:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Melodica
Jamie Hewlett:  Illustration, Visuals, FX

Simon Katz:  Lead Guitar
Junior Dan:  Bass
William Lyonell:  Rhythm Guitar
Cass Browne:  Drums, Percussion

Gorillaz are an English Virtual Band created in 1998 by Musician Damon Albarn and Artist Jamie Hewlett.  The band's 2001 debut album Gorillaz sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book Of World Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band.  The band has won other awards, including one Grammy Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, an NME Award, three Brit Awards.

Title:  Cracker Island (2023)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Trip Hop, Electronica

Label:  Parlophone

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat) (3:33)

 2.  Oil (feat. Steve Nicks) (3:50)

 3.  The Tired Influencer (3:31)

 4.  Silent Running (feat. Adeleye Omotayo) (4:26)

 5.  New Gold (feat. Tame Impala and Bootie Brown) (3:36)

Side B:

 1.  Baby Queen (3:40)

 2.  Tarantula (3:31)

 3.  Tormenta (feat. Bad Bunny) (3:13)

 4.  Skinny Ape (4:41)

 5.  Possession Island (feat. Beck) (3:26)

Personnel:

Damon Albarn:   Vocals on All Tracks, Synthesisers on Tracks:  A1-5, B2, B4-5, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  A2, B4, Piano on Tracks: A3-4, B2, B5, Bass, Keyboards on Track B3. Acoustic Guitar on Track B4, Mellotron on Track B5

Greg Kurstin:  Keyboards on Tracks:  A1-5, B1-4, Synthesisers on Tracks:  A1-5, B2, B4-5, Drums on Tracks:  A1-4, B1-2, B4, Percussion on Tracks:  A1-3, A5, B1-2, B4, Bass on Tracks:  A2-5, B1-2, B5, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  A3-4, B1-2, B4, Piano on Tracks:  A3-4, B1, Marimba on Track A3, Gutars on Track A5, Vibra;hone on Tracks:  B1, B5, Congas on Track B2, Mellotron, Acoustic Guitar, Pump Organ on Track B5

Thundercat:  Vocals, Bass on Track A1

Stevie Nicks:  Vocals on Track A2

Adeleye Omotayo:  Vocals on Track A4

Tame Impala:  Vocals, Synthesisers, Bass, Guitar, Drums, Wurlitzer  on Track A5

Bootie Brown:  Vocals on Track A5

Bad Bunny:  Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion on Track B3

Remi Kabaka Jr.:  Drum Programming, Percussion on Track B3

Tainy:  Drum Programming on Track B3

Beck:  Vocals on Track B5

Cracker Island is the eighth studio album by Gorillaz, released on February 24, 2023 by Parlophone, featuring Stevie Nicks, Beck Thundercat, Tame Impala, and many more!.  The album reached No. 1 on US Top Rock Albums Chart (Billboard)/US Top Alternative Albums Chart (Billboard)/UK Albums Chart/New Zealand Albums Chart/Croatian International Albums Chart/Irish Albums Chart.

Twenty One Pilots

 

Artist:   Twenty One Pilots
Origin:  Columbia, Ohio, USA
Genre:  Alternative Hip Hop, Electropop, Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Rap Rock, Alternative Rock, Emo-Pop

Original line-up:

Tyler Joseph:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Bass
Nick Thomas:  Guitar, Bass. Piano, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Chris Salih:  Drums, Percussion

Twenty One Pilots is an American Pop Duo from Columbia, Ohio, formed in 2009 by Tyler Joseph (Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Bass), Nick Thomas (Guitar, Bass, Keyboards), and Chris Salih (Drums, Percussion).  Their successful singles "Stressed Out", "Ride" and "Heathens".  They have won a Grammy Award For Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Title:   Scaled And Icy (2021)

Genre:  Alternative Hip Hop, Electropop, Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Rap Rock, Alternative Rock, Emo-Pop

Label:  Fueled By Ramen

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Good Day (3:24)

 2.  Choker (3:43)

 3.  Shy Away (2:55)

 4.  The Outside (3:36)

 5.  Saturday (2:52)

 6.  Never Take It (3:32)

 7.  Mulberry Street (3:44)

 8.  Formidable (2:56)

 9.  Bounce Man (3:05)

10. No Chances (3:46)

11. Redecorate (4:05)

Personnel:

Tyler Joseph:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Organs, Programming, Ukulele 

Josh Dun:  Drums on All Tracks, Percussion, Trumpet, Drum Engineering on Tracks:  2, 3, 6, 8

Additional Musicians:

Mike Elizono:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 7

Brkttany Haas:  Violin on Track 1

Matt Pauling:  Violin on Track 2

Steven Patrick:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1, 7

Jay Joseph:  Group Vocals on Tracks:  6, 9, 10

Payton Byrd:  Group Vocals on Tracks:  6, 9, 10

J.R. Bowers:  Group Vocals on Tracks:  6, 9, 10

Chris Mathis:  Group Vocals on Tracks:  6, 9, 10

Kyle Schmidt:  Group Vocals on Tracks:  6, 9, 10

Jack Peterman:  Group Vocals on Tracks:  6, 9, 10

Scaled And Icy is the sixth studio album by Twenty One Pilots, released on May 21, 2021 by Fueled By Ramen.  The album reached No. 1 on Top Rock Albums Chart (Billboard), and US Top Alternative Albums Chart (Billboard).

Space

 

Artist:  Space

Origin:  Liverpool, England. 

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Alternative Dance, Alternative Hip Hop, Electronica, Neo-Psychedelia

Original line-up:

Tommy Scott:  Vocals, Bass, Guitar

Jamie Murphy:  Vocals, Guitar

Andy Parle:  Drums

Space are a British Rock Band from Liverpool, formed in 1993 by Tommy Scott (Vocals, Bass, Guitar), Jamie Murphy (Vocals, Guitar), and Andy Parle (Drums).  Franny Griffiths (Keyboards) joined the line-up a year later.  The band released hit singles such as "Female Of The Species", "Me And You Versus The World", "Neighbourhood", "Avenging Angels" and "The Ballad Of Tom Jones".  The band's initial work drew comparisons to 1960s guitar groups such as The Kinks and The Who.  The band pursued a more electric sound dubbed, incorporating electronic elements such as Synthesizers and Sampling and drawing from Genres as diverse as Hip Hop, Techno, Post-Punk, Ska, Lounge Music, Easy Listening and Film Scores.

Title:  Spiders  (2021)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Alternative Dance, Alternative Hip Hop, Electronica, Neo-Psychedelia

Label:  Demon Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Neghburhood. (3:28)

 2.  Mister Psycho. (3:40)

 3.  Female Of The Species. (3:17)

 4.  Money. (4:01)

 5.  Me & You VS The World. (3:35)

 6.  Lovechild Of The Queen. (3:39)

 7.  No-One Understands. (4:08)

Side 2:

 8.  Voodoo Roller. (3:15)

 9.  Drop Dead. (4:26)

10. Dark Clouds. (3:50)

11. Major Pager. (3:16)

12. Kill Me. (3:31)

13. Charlie M. (3:50)

14. Growler. (4:47)

Personnel:

Tommy Scott:  Vocals, Bass, Guitar

Jamie Murphy:  Vocals, Guitar

Franny Griffith:  Keyboards, Synthesizers, Sonic Manipulations

Andy Parle:  Drums, Percussion, Loop

Spiders is the 255h Anniversary Edition of the debut album by Space, originally released on September 18, 1996 by Gut Records, remastered and reissued on September 16, 2021 by Demon Records, featuring the singles "Female Of The Species", "Neighbourhood", Me And You Versus The World".  Pressed on 180 Gram Translucent Yellow Vinyl.

 

Twenty One Pilots

Artist:   Twenty One Pilots
Origin:  Columbia, Ohio, USA
Genre:  Alternative Hip Hop, Electropop, Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Rap Rock, Alternative Rock, Emo-Pop

Original line-up:

Tyler Joseph:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Bass
Nick Thomas:  Guitar, Bass. Piano, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Chris Salih:  Drums, Percussion

Twenty One Pilots is an American Pop Duo from Columbia, Ohio, formed in 2009 by Tyler Joseph (Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Bass), Nick Thomas (Guitar, Bass, Keyboards), and Chris Salih (Drums, Percussion).  Their successful singles "Stressed Out", "Ride" and "Heathens".  They have won a Grammy Award For Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Title:  Trench  (2018)
Genre:  Alternative Hip Hop, Electropop, Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Rap Rock, Alternative Rock, Emo-Pop
Label:  Fueled By Ramen
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Jumpsuit   (3:59)
 2.  Levitate  (2:26)
 3.  Morph  (4:19)
 4.  My Blood  (3:49)
 5.  Chlorine  (5:24)
 6.  Smithereens  (2:57)
 7.  Neon Gravestones  (4:00)
 8.  The Hype  (4:25)
 9.  Nico And The Niners  (3:45)
10. Cut My Lip  (4:43)
11. Bandito  (5:31)
12. Pet Cheetah  (3:18)
13. Legend  (2:3)
14. Leave The City  (4:40)

Personnel:

Tyler Joseph:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitars, Ukulele, Bass
Josh Dun:  Drums, Percussion, Trumpet

Trench is the fifth studio album by Twenty One Pilots, released on October 5, 2018 by Fueled By Ramen, featuring singles "Jumpsuit", "My Blood", "Morph", "Smithereens", "Nico And The Niners", and "Levitate".

Gorillaz

Artist:  Gorillaz
Origin:  Essex, England
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Trip Hop, Electronica

Original line-up:

Damon Albarn:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Melodica
Jamie Hewlett:  Illustration, Visuals, FX

Simon Katz:  Lead Guitar
Junior Dan:  Bass
William Lyonell:  Rhythm Guitar
Cass Browne:  Drums, Percussion

Gorillaz are an English Virtual Band created in 1998 by Musician Damon Albarn and Artist Jamie Hewlett.  The band's 2001 debut album Gorillaz sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book Of World Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band.  The band has won other awards, including one Grammy Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, an NME Award, three Brit Awards.

Title:  The Now Now  (2018)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Trip Hop, Electronica
Label:  Parlophone/Warner Bros.
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Humility (feat. George Benson) (3:18)
 2.  Tranz  (2:43)
 3.  Hollywood (feat. Snoop Dogg and Jamie Principle) (4:53)
 4.  Kansas  (4:08)
 5.  Sorcererz  (3:00)
 6.  Idaho  (3:42)
 7.  Lake Zurich  (4:14)
 8.  Magic City  (4:00)
 9.  Fire Flies  (3:53)
10. One Percent  (2:21)
11. Souk Eye  (4:35)

Personnel:

Damon Albarn:  Vocals, Guitar, Synthesiser
James Ford:  Drums, Bass, Guitar on Tracks:  1-3, 5, 8-11, Synthesiser  on Tracks:  1, 4-7
Remi Kabaka:  Percussion on Track 7

Additional Musicians:

George Benson:  Guitar on Track 1
Karl Vanden Bossche:  Percussion on Track 3
Snoop Dogg:  Vocals on Track 3
Jamie Principle:  Vocals on Track 3
Junior Dan:  Bass on Track 5
Abra:  Additional Vocals on Track 5
Graham Coxon:  Additional Guitar on Track 8

The Now Now is the sixth studio album by Gorillaz, released on June 29, 2018 by Parlophone/Warner Bros., featuring George Benson, Snoop Dogg and Jamie Principle.  The album reached No. 1 on Swiss Albums Chart and No. 2 on US Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart/US Billboard Top Alternative Albums Chart/Belgian Albums Chart.