La Musica Negra | ||||
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Released | May 20, 2003 | |||
Genre | Rock, post-grunge, indie rock, alternative rock, Southern rock | |||
Length | 41:54 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Rob Schnapf | |||
Verbena chronology | ||||
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Rolling Stone | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ link |
La Musica Negra is the third and final album by the rock band Verbena, released in 2003 on Capitol Records. Although the album marked yet another personnel change with longtime member Ann Marie Griffin succeeded by Nick Daviston on bass guitar, the album was dedicated to her in the liner notes.
All songs written by Scott Bondy except where noted.
Room Noises is the first full-length album of the band Eisley. It was released on February 8, 2005 on Reprise Records. The album was placed at No. 9 among Paste magazine's top albums of 2005. The album had three singles: "Memories", "Telescope Eyes", and "I Wasn't Prepared". Music videos were made for each single, as well as "Marvelous Things".
Mock Tudor is the tenth studio album by Richard Thompson. Released in 1999, it was his final album released by Capitol Records and his last to date for a major record label. Subsequent Thompson studio albums would be self-financed and distributed by smaller independent labels.
Isolation Drills is the 12th studio album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices. It was their second and final LP released under TVT Records and their second to feature a major rock producer in Rob Schnapf. The album was also their first to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 168. The album notably features instrumental contributions from Elliott Smith and David Sulzer. Previous longtime band member Tobin Sprout also returned as a guest and contributed with playing piano. While Jim MacPherson plays drums on the album, his replacement Jon McCann is featured in the cover photos, as MacPherson had left the band immediately after the recording to focus on his home life.
MotorCycle is the tenth studio album by Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos, issued in 1993 on BAI Records. It was the band's first album under the Daniel Amos moniker - as opposed to the shortened DA - since Vox Humana in 1984.
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Arm's Way is the second studio album by Montreal-based indie rock band Islands. It was released on May 20, 2008, on CD and download. The album's title is a play on the words "harm's way". The album leaked online on April 11, 2008.
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Dance of Love is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Dan Hill, released in 1991. Its two singles, "I Fall All Over Again" and "Hold Me Now" were both top 30 hits on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at numbers 7 and 30, respectively.
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Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part Two is a five-track EP released by Canadian indie group Tokyo Police Club on September 23, 2016. The band released the single "My House" on September 2, 2016, to promote the EP.
Watch My Moves, stylized as (watch my moves), is the ninth studio album by American indie rock musician Kurt Vile, released on April 15, 2022 on Verve Forecast Records. Co-produced by Vile and Rob Schnapf, the album's initial recording sessions began in 2019, during the tour in support of Vile's previous album, Bottle It In. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, resulted in Vile building a home recording studio, OKV Central, at which he, Schnapf and his backing band the Violators worked on the majority of the album's songs across lockdowns in 2020 and 2021.