Best of the Bands

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Annotation

Multi-artist compilation of alternative / indie artists from the 2000's

Annotation last modified on 2020-02-07 21:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Violet Hill
producer:
Markus Dravs, Brian Eno and Rik Simpson
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer), Markus Dravs, Rik Simpson and Andy Wallace (engineer)
music videos:
Violet Hill by Coldplay and Violet Hill (dancing politicians) by Coldplay
recording of:
Violet Hill
writer:
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Coldplay3.43:46
2Love is Noise
additional recording engineer:
Chris Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
recording engineer:
Cameron Jenkins (UK engineer)
additional producer:
Tim Bran, Chris Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft), Cameron Jenkins (UK engineer) and Nick McCabe
producer:
The Verve
mixer:
Chris Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
acoustic guitar:
Richard Ashcroft
autoharp, guitar and vibraphone:
Nick McCabe
bass:
Simon Jones (member of The Verve)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Salisbury (English drummer and co-founder of The Verve)
electric violin and violin:
Davide Rossi (Goldfrapp violinist)
keyboard:
Richard Ashcroft and Nick McCabe
vocals:
Richard Ashcroft
strings arranger:
Davide Rossi (Goldfrapp violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Limited (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2008)
recording of:
Love Is Noise
writer:
Richard Ashcroft and The Verve
The Verve4.355:29
3Always Where I Need to Be
The Kooks2:40
4Daniel
recording of:
Daniel
lyricist and composer:
Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes)
Bat for Lashes4.654:10
5Kingdom of Doom
music videos:
Kingdom of Doom by The Good, the Bad & the Queen
recording of:
Kingdom of Doom
writer:
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
The Good, the Bad & the Queen42:43
6Lethal Enforcer
engineer and producer:
Ariel Rechtshaid
assistant mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2008)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Lethal Enforcer
writer:
Chris Cain (bassist in We Are Scientists) and Keith Murray (guitar/vocals in We Are Scientists)
publisher:
Somewhat Neat Publishing Company and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
We Are Scientists54:43
7Mammoth
assistant engineer:
Charlie Stavish (American producer and engineer) and Brian Thorn
engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
producer:
Rich Costey and Interpol (NYC rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
performer:
Paul Banks (of Interpol), Carlos D., Samuel Fogarino and Daniel Kessler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interpol (NYC rock band) (in 2007)
engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Mammoth
writer:
Paul Banks (of Interpol), Carlos Dengler, Samuel Fogarino and Daniel Kessler
publisher:
Friend or Faux Music, Idle Worship Music, Iron Men Wooden Ships Music and Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Interpol3.34:13
8Ain't no rest for the Wicked
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 41)
recording of:
Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked
writer:
Jared Champion, Lincoln Parish, Brad Shultz, Matt Shultz (lead singer of Cage the Elephant) and Daniel Tichenor
publisher:
4u2asky Entertainment Inc., R and R Nomad Publishing Co. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Cage the Elephant4.22:56
9Bad Blood
recording engineer:
Ian Davenport (UK based recording engineer)
producer and mixer:
Nick Launay
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Danny Goffey
electric bass guitar:
Mick Quinn
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Gaz Coombes
keyboard:
Rob Coombes
background vocals:
Gaz Coombes, Rob Coombes and Mick Quinn
arranger:
Sam Williams (producer & musician. ex‐member of The Animalhouse)
recording of:
Bad Blood
composer:
Supergrass
Supergrass43:01
10You Talk
assistant engineer:
Mo Hausler
engineer:
Tom Stanley
producer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Neil Comber (engineer)
mixer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter) and Cenzo Townshend (engineer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
You Talk
lyricist and composer:
Peter Doherty (Libertines) and Kate Moss (British top model)
Babyshambles43:30
11No Pussy Blues
Grinderman4:20
12From Yesterday
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Williams (US recording engineer/producer)
additional engineer:
Brian Virtue
producer:
Josh Abraham and THIRTYSECONDSTOMARS
assistant mixer:
Brandon Belsky
additional synthesizer:
Oliver Goldstein
performer:
Jared Leto, Matt Wachter, Shannon Leto and Tomo Milicevic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 2005) and Virgin Records (holding company for Virgin) (in 2016)
mixed at:
Pulse Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
From Yesterday
lyricist and composer:
Thirty Seconds to Mars
publisher:
Apocraphex Music
Thirty Seconds to Mars3.854:08
13Running up that Hill
mixer:
James Brown (indie-rock engineer James 'Razors' Brown) and Dimitri Tikovoï
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Strongroom in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Running Up That Hill
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kate Bush Ltd., Noble & Brite Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
Placebo3.654:54
14Heartbeat
Late of the Pier3:03
15Hurricane
recording of:
Hurricane
writer:
Joel Pott, Steve Roberts (drummer of Athlete), Tim Wanstall and Carey Willets
Athlete3:15
16Nothing Changes Around Here
recording of:
Nothing Changes Around Here
writer:
Ben Carrigan (solo artist & member of Irish group ‘The Thrills’), Conor Deasy, Kevin Horan (The Thrills), Pádraic McMahon and Daniel Ryan (The Thrills)
The Thrills4:11
17Hold On
recording of:
Hold On
writer:
Ed Case (UK garage artist) and KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall2:59
18Blind
recording of:
Blind
writer:
ANOHNI (Anohni Hegarty) and Andy Butler (member of Hercules and Love Affair)
Hercules and Love Affair3:44
19Ready for the Floor
additional mixer:
Alexis Smith (producer, songwriter & programmer)
mixer:
Dan Carey (producer, writer, mixer, remixer)
part of:
Pitchfork Presents: The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (number: 3)
recording of:
Ready for the Floor
writer:
Owen Clarke (Member of Hot Chip; visual artist), Al Doyle, Joe Goddard (British synth-pop musician, songwriter & DJ), Felix Martin (Hot Chip DJ) and Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip front man)
Hot Chip3.753:53
20All My Friends
recording of:
All My Friends
writer:
Patrick Mahoney, James Murphy (DFA, LCD Soundsystem) and Tyler Pope
LCD Soundsystem4:11