Father John Misty

 

Artist:  Father John Misty

Birth Name:  Joshua Michael Tillman

Born:  May 3, 1981.  Rockville, Maryland, USA

Genre:  Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock, Art Pop, Art Rock, Orchestral Pop

Occupations:   Musician, Singer,  Songwriter, Record Producer

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Harmonica, Bass

Father John Misty is an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer.  He is known for his satrical lyricism and eccentric performance style.  He began his career in Seattle in the early 2000s.  One of the demos reached Damien Jurado, and in 2003 he opened for him o his tour.  He began performing and releasing studio albums under the name J. Tillman.  In 2008, he joined the band F, as their Fleet Foxes, as their Drummer.  He left the band soon after the recor was completed, and started a new Solo Project, now under the name Father John Misty.

Title:  Mahashmashana (2024)

Genre:  Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock, Art Pop, Art Rock, Orchestral Pop

Label:  Bella Union/Sub Pop

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Mahashmashana (9:19)

 2.  She Cleans Up (4:26)

 3.  Josh Tillman And The Accidental Dose (5:12)

 4.  Mental Health (6:28)

 5.  Screamland (6:51)

 6.  Being You (5:13)

 7.  I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us All (8:35)

 8.  Summer's Gone (4:17)

Personnel:

Josh Tillman:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums

Alan Sparhawk:  Guitar on Track 5

Chris Dixie Darley:  Guitar

David Vandervelde:  Guitar

Kyle Flynn:  Piano, Keyboards

Jon Titterington:  Piano, Keyboards

Dan Balley:  Drums

Mahashmashana is the sixth studio album by Father John Misty, released on November 22, 2024 by Bella Union/Sub Pop.  The album reached No. 1 on  UK Independent Albums Chart.

Isobel Campbell

 

Artist:   Isobel Campbell 
Born:  April 27, 1976.  Glasgow, Scotland
Genre:  Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, Chamber Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Cello, Piano, Keyboards

Isobel Campbell is a Scottish Singer. Songwriter, Cellist and Composer, well-known as a founding member of Scottish Indie Pop band Belle and Sebastian, but left the group to pursue a solo careen, first as The Gentle Waves and later under her own name.  Isobel Campbell enjoyed success as Solo artist singer and songwriter of music Chamber Pop.

Artist:  Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan

Title:  Ballad Of The Broken Seas (2024)

Genre:  Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, Chamber Pop, Folk Rock

Label:  Cooking Vinyl

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Deus Ibi Est (2:51)

 2.  Black Mountain (3:10)

 3.  The False Husband (3:53)

 4.  Ballad Of The Broken Seas (2:42)

 5.  Revolver (2:40)

 6.  Ramblin' Man (3:29)

Side Two:

 1.  (Do You Wanna) Come Walk With Me? (3:27)

 2.  Saturday's Gone (4:37)

 3.  It's Hard To Kill A Bad Thing (2:53)

 4.  Honey Child What Can I Do? (3:44)

 5.  Dusty Wreath (3:44)

 6.  The Circus Is Leaving Town (5:35)

Personnel:

Mark Lanegan:  Vocals

Isobel Campbell:  Vocals, Piano, Cello, Harpsichord, Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel

Alyn Cosker:  Drums

Jim McCulloch:  Guitars

Ross Hamilton:  Double Bass on Tracks:  1/1, 6, 2/1, 2, Bass on Tracks:  1/4, 2/4, 6

David Robertson:  Bodhran on Track 1/1, Percussion on Track 2/2, Congas on Track 2/3 

Bill Wells:  Bass on Tracks:  1/2, 3, Piano on Track 1/4, Vibraphone on Track 2/2

John McCusker:  Solo Violin on Track 1/4

Joshua Blamchard:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 1/5

Eddi Nappi:  Bass on Track 1/5

Norm Block:  Dtums on Track 1/5

Geoff Allen:  Whip on Track 1/6

Claire Campbell:  Violin on Track 2/2

Chris Geddes:  Hammond Organ on Track 2/6

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Deus Ibi Est (2:51)

 2.  Black Mountain (3:10)

 3.  The False Husband (3:53)

 4.  Ballad Of The Broken Seas (2:42)

 5.  Revolver (2:40)

 6.  Ramblin' Man (3:29)

 7.  (Do You Wanna) Come Walk With Me? (3:27)

 8.  Saturday's Gone (4:37)

 9.  It's Hard To Kill A Bad Thing (2:53)

10. Honey Child What Can I Do? (3:44)

11. Dusty Wreath (3:44)

12. The Circus Is Leaving Town (5:35)

Ballad Of The Broken Seas  is the debut album by Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, originally released on March 7, 2006 by V2, remastered and reissued on November 22, 2024 by Cooking Vinyl.  180 Gram Vinyl.

Tori Amos

 

Artist:  Tori Amos

Birth Name:  Myra Ellen Amos

Born:  August 22, North Carolina, USA

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Chamber Pop, Pop Rock, Electronic, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Pianist

Instruments:  Vocals, Piano, Harpsichord, Hammond Organ

Tori Amos is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist.  She was the lead singer of the short-lived 1980s Pop Group Y Kant Tori Read before achieving her breakthrough as a Solo Artist in the early 1990s.  Her charting singles include "Crucity" "Silent All These Years", "God", "Comflake Girl", "Caught A Lite Sneeze", "Professional Widow", "Spark", "1000 Oceans", "Flavor", and "A Sorta Fairytale".  Her most commercially successful single in the USA.  She has received five MTV VMA nominations and eight Grammy Award nominations, and won an Echo Klassik Award for her Night Of Hunters Classical Crossover album.

Title:   Scarlet's Walk (2023)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Chamber Pop, Pop Rock, Electronic, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Epic

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Amber Waves (3:36)

 2.  A Soria Fairytale (5:30)

 3.  Wednesday (2:29)

 4.  Strange (3:05)

 5.  Carbon (4:33)

Side B:

 1.  Crazy (4:23)

 2.  Wampum Prayer (0:44)

 3.  Don't Make Me Come To Vegas (4:51)

 4.  Sweet Sangria (4:01)

 5.  Your Cloud (4:30)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Pancake (3:54)

 2.  I Can't See New York (7:16)

 3.  Mrs. Jesus (3:05)

 4.  Taxi Ride (4:00)

Side D:

 1.  Another Girl's Paradise (3:34)

 2.  Scarlet's Walk (4:16)

 3. Virginia (3:55)

 4.  Gold Dust (5:54)

Personnel:

Tori Amos: Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano, Wurlitzer, Synthesizer

David Torn:  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  A6, D2, Acoustic Guitar on Track A6

Mac Aladdin:  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  A2, 3, C1, 2, D1, 2, Acoustic Guitar on Track A5

Robbie McIntosh:  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  A1, 3, 6, C4, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  A2, 3, C4, Dobro on Track D3

Jon Evans:  Bass

Matt Chamberlain:  Drums, Percussion

Sinfonia Of London:  Strings

Scarlet's Walk is the seventh studio album by Tori Amos, originally released on October 28, 2002 by Epic, remastered and reissued on September 8, 2023 by Epic, featuring the hit single "A Sorta Fairytale", plus "Taxi Ride", and "Don't Make Me Come To Vegas".

Rufus Wainwright

 

Artist:  Rufus Wainwright
Birth Name:  Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright
Born:  July 22, 1973.  Rhinebeck. New York USA
Genre:  Indie Pop, Rock, Baroque Pop, Operatic Pop, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Opera, Vocal Music, Classical
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar

Rufus Wainwright is an American-Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Composer.  He has recorded albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.  He has also written two Classical Operas and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson.  He is the son of Musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and the older brother of singer Martha Wainwright.

Title:  Folkocracy (2023)

Genre:  Indie Pop, Rock, Baroque Pop, Operatic Pop, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Opera, Vocal Music, Classical

Label:  BMG 

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Alone (feat. Madison Cunningham) (3:14)

 2.  Heading For Home (feat. John Legend) (4:22)

 3.  Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) (feat. Susanna Hoffs, ChrisStills, Sheryl Crow) (3:42)\

 4.  Down In The Willow Garden (feat. Brandi Carlile) (3:06)

 5.  Shenandoah (3:17)

 6.  Nacht Und Traume (2:41)

 7.  Harvest (feat. Andrew Bird, Chris Stills) (3:03)

 8.  Going To A Town (feat. Anohni) (4:16)

 9.  High On A Rocky Ledge (feat. Louis Hardin, David Byrne) (4:25)

10. Kautan Na Pua (feat. Nicole Ellen Keho'ohiwaokalani Scharzinger) (3:37)

11. Hush Little Baby (feat. Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche) (3:54)

12. Black Gold (feat. Van Dyke Parks) (4:40)

13. Cotton Eyed Joe (feat. Chaka Khan) (3:15)

14. Arthur McBride (7:30)

15. Wild Mountain Thyme (feat. Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Licy Wainwright Roche, Martha Wainwright) (5:46)

Personnel:

Rufus Wainwright:  Vocals on All Tracks, Guitar on Track 11, Piano on Track 14

Madison Cunningham:  Guitar on Tracks:   1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11

David Piltch:  Bass on Tracks:  2-5, 7, 8, 10, 11

Patrick Sauber:  Banjo on Track 2

Val McCallum:  Guitar on Tracks:  3, 5, 8

Michell Froom:  Harpsichord Mellotron on Track 3, Piano on Tracks:   5, 6, Electric Piano on Track 6

Pete Thomas:  Drums on Track 3

Steve Amedee:  Tambourine

Patrick Warren:  Organ on Track 5

Greg Leisz:  Lap Steel Guitar on Tracks:  7, 10, Guitar on Track 10, Mandolin on Track 11

Andrew Bird:  Violin on Track 7

Jacob Mann:  Piano on Tracks:  8, 13

Blake Mills:  Guitar on Track 9

Ted Poor:  Percussion on Track 10

Van Dye Parks:  Accordion, Piano on Track 12

Richard McGarrigle:  Accordion on Track 15

Chaim Tannenbaum:  Banjo on Track 15

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Alone (feat. Madison Cunningham) (3:14)

 2.  Heading For Home (feat. John Legend) (4:22)

 3.  Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) (feat. Susanna Hoffs, ChrisStills, Sheryl Crow) (3:42)\

 4.  Down In The Willow Garden (feat. Brandi Carlile) (3:06)

 5.  Shenandoah (3:17)

Side B:

 1.  Nacht Und Traume (2:41)

 2.  Harvest (feat. Andrew Bird, Chris Stills) (3:03)

 3.  Going To A Town (feat. Anohni) (4:16)

 4.  High On A Rocky Ledge (feat. Louis Hardin, David Byrne) (4:25)

 5.  Kautan Na Pua (feat. Nicole Ellen Keho'ohiwaokalani Scharzinger) (3:37)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Hush Little Baby (feat. Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche) (3:54)

 2.  Black Gold (feat. Van Dyke Parks) (4:40)

 3.  Cotton Eyed Joe (feat. Chaka Khan) (3:15)

Side D:

 1.  Arthur McBride (7:30)

 2.  Wild Mountain Thyme (feat. Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Licy Wainwright Roche, Martha Wainwright) (5:46)

Folkocracy is a studio album by Rufus Wainwright, released on June 2, 2023 by BMG, featuring David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Susanna Hoffs, Chaka Khan, John Legend, Van Dyke Parks, Chris Stills, Martha Wainwright and many more!.

Tim Bernardes

Artist:  Tim Bernardes

Origin:  Sao Paulo, Brazil

Genre:   Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Tim Bernardes is a Brazilian Singer, Songwriter and Musician from Sao Paulo.  He formed the Brazilian Rock Trio Band called O Termo in 2009, the Trio began performing covers of songs by The Beatles, and The Kinks before releasing original music.  The band is considered a fixture of the contemporary Brazilian Independent Music Scene.  He also started to his solo career.

Title:  Recomecar (2021)

Genre:   Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock

Label:  Mapache Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

 1.  Abertura (Recomecar) (2:15)

 2.  Talvez (3:37)

 3.  Quis Mudar (3:08)

 4.  Tanto Faz (3:16)

 5.  Ela Nao Vai Mais Voltar (1:29)

 6.  Pouco A Pouco (4:39)

 7.  Nao (3:58)

Side B:

 1.  Era O Fim (2:58)

 2.  Ela (3:01)

 3.  Incalculavel (3:50)

 4.  Calma (4:33)

 5.  As Historias Do Cinema (3:06)

 6.  Recomecar (3:55)

Personnel:

Tim Bernardes:  Vocals, Guitar

Recomecar is the first solo studio album by Tim Bernardes, released in 2021 by Mapache Records.

Tori Amos

 

Artist:  Tori Amos

Birth Name:  Myra Ellen Amos

Born:  August 22, North Carolina, USA

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Chamber Pop, Pop Rock, Electronic, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Pianist

Instruments:  Vocals, Piano, Harpsichord, Hammond Organ

Tori Amos is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist.  She was the lead singer of the short-lived 1980s Pop Group Y Kant Tori Read before achieving her breakthrough as a Solo Artist in the early 1990s.  Her charting singles include "Crucity" "Silent All These Years", "God", "Comflake Girl", "Caught A Lite Sneeze", "Professional Widow", "Spark", "1000 Oceans", "Flavor", and "A Sorta Fairytale".  Her most commercially successful single in the USA.  She has received five MTV VMA nominations and eight Grammy Award nominations, and won an Echo Klassik Award for her Night Of Hunters Classical Crossover album.

Title:  Ocean To Ocean (2021)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Chamber Pop, Pop Rock, Electronic, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Decca Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Addition Of Light Divided (4:05)

 2.  Speaking With Trees (3:55)

 3.  Devil's Bane (4:32)

 4.  Swim To New York State (4:20)

 5.  Spies (5:59)

 6.  Ocean To Ocean (3:30)

 7.  Flowers Burn To Gold (3:41)

 8.  Metal Water Wood (4:00)

 9.  29 Years (4:47)

10. How Glass Is Made (3:56)

11. Birthday Baby (4:44)

Personnel:

Tori Amos:  Vocals, Piano on All Tracks, Hammond B3, Keyboards, Rhodes, Wurlitzer Electric Piano on Tracks:  1-6, 8-11

John Philip Shenale:  Marxophone, Optigan, Sampling, Synthesizer, on All Tracks, Additional Keyboards on Tracks:  1, 3-5, 11,  Hammond Organ on Tracks:  4, 5, 11

Tash:  Additonal Vocals on Tracks:  1-3

John Evans:  Bass on Tracks:  1-6, 8-11

Matt Chamberlain:  Drums, Percussion on Tracks:  1-6, 8-11

Mar Hawley:  Guitar on Tracks:  1-6, 8-11, Dobro on Tracks:  2, 3

Ocean To Ocean is the sixteenth studio album by Tori Amos, released on October 29 2021 by Decca Records.