Some Need It Lonely Explained

Some Need It Lonely
Type:	studio
Artist:	Omar Rodríguez-López
Cover:	Some Need it Lonely.jpg
Released:	December 16, 2016
Recorded:	1999–2012
Genre:	Experimental rock, avant-garde, dub
Length:	38:13
Label:	Ipecac
Producer:	Omar Rodríguez-López

Some Need It Lonely is the thirty-eighth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López as a solo artist, released on 16 December 2016. It is his twelfth and last release in the 12 album series initiated by Ipecac Recordings, although before its release the label confirmed an additional 12 records forthcoming set to continue the fortnightly release schedule.^[1]

"Archangel Trophy" was uploaded in advance as the album's single.

Track listing

All songs written by Omar Rodríguez-López.

1. "Bitter Sunsets" – 3:38
2. "We Might" – 1:46
3. "Sanity a Dream" – 3:43
4. "Zophiel" – 3:48
5. "Archangel Trophy" – 3:52
6. "Changes" – 2:53
7. "Back to the Same" – 3:04
8. "Zero Worth" – 3:07
9. "Barachiel Is At It Again" – 2:31
10. "Ariel" – 4:09
11. "Mulu Lizi" – 4:42

Tracks 5 & 6 form a single track, as do 8 & 9.Track 4 contains a guitar sample of The Mars Volta's "Vicarious Atonement".

Personnel

• Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, synthesizers, bass (1, 5–7, 10), vocals (1)
• Teri Gender Bender – vocals (2, 5–9, 11)
• Cedric Bixler-Zavala – voice (3)
• Jon Theodore – drums (1, 4)
• Thomas Pridgen – drums (3, 7–9)
• Deantoni Parks – drums (5–6)
• Juan Alderete de la Peña – bass (3, 7–9)
• Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez – percussion, keyboards, synthesizers
• Adrián Terrazas-González – saxophone, percussion

Production

• Jon Debaun – engineering
• Shawn Sullivan – engineering
• Lars Stalfors – mixing
• Chris Common – mastering
• Mackie – cover art, layout

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Various	December 16, 2016	Ipecac	Digital download^[2]
United Kingdom	December 2023	Clouds Hill	LP

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ipecac Recordings Issue 12 Omar Rodríguez-López Releases.
2. Web site: Some Need It Lonely - ORL Projects.