Come Ahead Explained
| Come Ahead |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Primal Scream |
| Cover: | Come Ahead album cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Length: | 64:39 |
| Label: | BMG |
| Producer: | David Holmes |
| Prev Title: | Chaosmosis |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
Come Ahead is the twelfth studio album by Scottish band Primal Scream. It was released on 8 November 2024, and it is the band's first album in eight years.[1] [2]
Critical reception
Come Ahead received mostly positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 68, based on 15 reviews.
Personnel
Primal Scream
Additional musicians
- David Wrench – additional programming
- Jason Falkner – bass guitar
- Jay Bellerose – drums
- David Holmes – keyboards, loops
- House Gospel Choir – backing vocals (tracks 1–9, 11)
- Davey Chegwidden – percussion (tracks 1–7, 9–11)
- Alex White – horn (tracks 1, 6), saxophone (5, 11), piano (5)
- Darrin Morris – keyboards (tracks 1, 8, 9, 11)
- Emre Ramanzanoglu – drums (tracks 4, 6)
- Brian Irvine – conductor (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 11), keyboards (8)
- Aoife Burke – cello (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 11)
- Maeve Sheil – double bass (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 11)
- Bogdan Sofei – violin (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 11)
- Larissa O'Grady – violin (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 11)
- Dan Bodwel – double bass (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 11)
- Adele Govier – viola (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 11)
- Cillian O'Breachin – violin (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 11)
- David O'Doherty – violin (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 11)
- Emma Masterson – violin (tracks 1, 4, 8)
- Paula Hughes – cello (tracks 1, 8)
- Nathan Sherman – viola (tracks 1, 8)
- Ingrid Nichola – violin (tracks 1, 8)
- David Kenny – viola (tracks 2–4, 6, 11)
- David McElroy – violin (tracks 2–4, 11)
- Adrian Mantu – cello (tracks 2, 3, 6, 11)
- Christine Kenny – violin (tracks 2, 3, 6, 11)
- Anna Caragnano – spoken word (track 2), backing vocals (6, 7)
- Renee Alleyne – rap vocals (track 4), spoken word (11)
- Yseult Cooper Stockdale – cello (track 4)
- Paul Stephens – double bass (track 4)
- Andreea Banciu – viola (track 4)
- Daniel Gethin – alto vocals (track 5)
- Josh Quinlan – baritone vocals (track 5)
- Sophie Ellis – soprano vocals (track 5)
- Matthew Minter – tenor vocals (track 5)
- Felix Stephens – cello, conductor (track 5)
- Nina Lin – violin (track 5)
- Benjamin Darvill – harmonica (track 10)
- Cian Nugent – guitar (track 11)
- Daniel Thomas – piano (track 11)
Technical
- David Holmes – production
- David Wrench – mixing
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Michael Harris – engineering
- Debbie Smith – engineering (tracks 1, 8)
- Alan Kelly – engineering (tracks 2–4, 6, 11)
- Felix Stephens – engineering, arrangement, string arrangement (track 5)
- Brian Irvine – arrangement, strings arrangement (tracks 1–4, 6, 8)
- Josh Quinlan – arrangement (track 5)
- Ralph Allwood – arrangement (track 5)
- Daniel Thomas – arrangement (track 11)
- Amy Ratcliffe – studio assistance
- Grace Banks – studio assistance
- Tim Pennells – studio assistance
Notes and References
- Web site: Primal Scream – “Love Insurrection”. Stereogum. 17 July 2024. 18 November 2024.
- Web site: Primal Scream Announce New Album ‘Come Ahead’. Clash. 17 July 2024. 18 November 2024.
