Jubilee Road Explained
| Jubilee Road |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Tom Odell |
| Cover: | Jubilee Road Album.jpg |
| Released: | 26 October 2018 |
| Studio: | Miloco Studios, London
Sear Studios, New York
Strongroom Studios, London[1] |
| Genre: | Indie pop |
| Length: | 46:46 |
| Label: | Columbia Records |
| Prev Title: | Spending All My Christmas with You |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Monsters |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
Jubilee Road is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Odell. It was released on 26 October 2018.[2] The lead single "If You Wanna Love Somebody" was released on 14 June 2018.[3]
Background
The album was announced on 22 June 2018.[4] The songwriting was inspired by Odell's neighbours while living in a terraced street in east London. He said about this period: “At the time I was actually thinking about taking a break from music, I was thinking about stepping back for six months, but then I moved into this house and just felt inspired by the neighbours and the community I was living in and actually wrote the album pretty quickly.”[5] Besides the neighbourhood Odell drew inspiration from his own life as well: “The best way I can describe it is there are some characters in some of the songs – in Son of an Only Child I imagine this babysitter with this young boy and then the young boy’s older and he’s part of this lost generation and he feels angry. In another song ["Queen of Diamonds"] there’s this gambling addict who is desperately gambling to try and satisfy his own addiction but also someone else because he thinks it’s going to save him. In all of them they’re partly things I’ve observed but also they’re partly myself as well and partly things I’ve witnessed and experienced.”[6]
Promotion
The lead single "If You Wanna Love Somebody" and its video were both released on 14 June 2018. The video was directed by Sophie Littman.[7] Odell also performed the song on The Graham Norton Show on the day of the release. The second single "Half As Good As You" featuring German-English singer Alice Merton was released on 24 August 2018. The clip was again directed by Littman.[8] Odell performed the duet with Merton on The Voice of Poland and with Rae Morris on The Jonathan Ross Show. Other album tracks that were released in advance of the release included the title track "Jubilee Road" as well as "You're Gonna Break My Heart Tonight" and "Go Tell Her Now". The accompanying Jubilee Road Tour started on 12 October 2018. The tour involves gigs in the UK, Europe and the United States.[2]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album booklet.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from Jubilee Road liner notes.[1]
- Tom Odell – vocals, piano, organ (track 2, 11), backing vocals (track 2,8,9), clicks (track 3), strings (track 11)
- Max Clilverd – electric guitar (track 1-5, 7-9, 11), acoustic guitar (track 2-5, 7-11), backing vocals (track 8), dulcimer (track 10)
- Max Goff – bass guitar (track 1-5, 7-9, 11)
- Andrew Burrows – drums (track 1-5,7-9,11), percussion (track 1,5,7), glockenspiel (track 2, 11), backing vocals (track 2,8)
- Ben Baptie – tambourine (track 2)
- Michael Leonhart – trumpet (track 3)
- Dave Guy – trumpet (track 3)
- Maneco Ruiz – trumpet (track 3)
- Mike Davis – trombone (track 3)
- Matt Bauder – tenor sax (track 4)
- Debbie Aramide – backing vocals (track 3, 5)
- Olivia Wiliams – backing vocals (track 3, 5)
- Emily Holligan – backing vocals (track 3, 5)
- Joel Frahm – saxophone (track 4)
- Alice Merton – vocals (track 7)
Design
- Tom Odell – creative direction
- Margherita Visconti – creative direction
- Frank Fieber – creative direction
- Joanna Weir – photography commissioning
- Chris Norris – design
- Sophie Green – photography
- Joe Magowan – additional photography
- Rianna Tamara – additional photography
- Aava Anttinen – additional photography
- Jonny Isaacson – additional design
- Helen Frost – additional design
- Kiran Mistry – additional design
Technical
- Tom Odell – production, arrangements
- Ben Baptie – production, engineering, mixing (track 1,3-10)
- Tom Archer – recording assistant engineer (track 1, 3-6, 8-11)
- Andy Menhenitt – mixing assistant engineer (track 1-10), recording assistant engineer(track 2,7)
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Michael Leonhart – arrangements
- Andrew Burrows – production (track 7)
- Oli Barton-Wood – engineering (track 7)
- Martin Terefe – production (track 11)
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (track 11)
Notes and References
- Tom Odell. Jubilee Road. 2018. booklet. Columbia Records. 19075867962.
- Web site: Tom Odell Releases Brand New Track "Go Tell Her Now" — Announces US Spring 2019 Tour Dates. RCA. 27 October 2018.
- Web site: Tom Odell Releases New Track And Video "If You Wanna Love Somebody" Via RCA Records. RCA. 27 October 2018.
- Web site: Tom Odell - Intragram. Instagram. 22 June 2018.
- Web site: Tom Odell on new album Jubilee Road and going tour. Charlotte Harding. Chichester Observer. 8 October 2018.
- Web site: Music interview – Tom Odell: 'This album is a celebration of imperfection'. Duncan Seaman. The Yorkshire Post. 12 October 2018.
- Web site: Tom Odell - If You Wanna Love Somebody (Official Video). YouTube. 14 June 2018.
- Web site: Tom Odell - Half As Good As You (Official Video) ft. Alice Merton. Youtube. 24 August 2018.
