The Common Touch (album) explained

The Common Touch
Type:	Album
Artist:	Custard
Cover:	Custard common touch.jpg
Released:	6 October 2017
Recorded:	2017
Studio:	Linear Studio and Rancom Street Studio, Sydney
Genre:	Alternative rock, pop rock, indie rock
Label:	ABC
Producer:	Custard
Prev Title:	Come Back, All Is Forgiven
Prev Year:	2015
Next Title:	Respect All Lifeforms
Next Year:	2020

The Common Touch is the seventh studio album by Australian alternative rock band Custard, released on 6 October 2017 by ABC Music. It was supported by the singles "In the Grand Scheme of Things (None of This Really Matters)" and "2000 Woman".

Critical reception

Writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, Bronwyn Thompson described the album as "a varied and focused record that shows the band's eagerness to move beyond their quirky slacker pop 'golden days'".^[1]

Tracklist

1. "In the Grand Scheme of Things (None of This Really Matters)" (David McCormack)^[2] –
2. "Halley's Comet" (McCormack)
3. "I'm Not Well" (McCormack)
4. "Princes HWY" (McCormack)
5. "Sinking Deep" (McCormack)
6. "You Always Knew" (McCormack)
7. "Hands on Fire" (Glenn Thompson)
8. "Armageddon" (McCormack)
9. "Dr. Huxley Creeper" (McCormack)
10. "2000 Woman" (McCormack)
11. "Police Cars" (G. Thompson, Wintah Thompson, Nellie Pollard-Wharton)
12. "Take It From Here" (McCormack)

Personnel

Custard

• Paul Medew: bass guitar
• Matthew Strong: lead guitar
• David McCormack: electric guitar
• Glenn Thompson: drums

Additional musicians

• Jack Ward: cello (tracks 1, 4, 12)
• Little Roy Grunt: harmonica (track 1)
• Desmond Honeybottom: piccolo trumpet (track 1)
• Jy-Perry Bankes: pedal steel guitar (tracks 2, 4, 12)
• Meghan Drummond: backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 12)
• Adele Pickvance: backing vocals (track 6)
• Nellie Pollard-Wharton: backing vocals (tracks 7, 11), keyboards (track 11)
• Anwyn Watkins, Haylee Poppi, Matteo Zingles: backing vocals (track 10)

Recording details

• Producer: David McCormack, Glenn Thompson
• Recorded by: Thompson, McCormack; Evan McHugh at Linear studio Sydney, Tim Whitten at Rancom Street studio Sydey
• Mixer: Thompson
• Mastering: J J Golden

Artworks

• Glenn Thompson: artwork, design
• Peter Fischmann: photographs

References

1. https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/from-the-90s-to-now-custard-havent-lost-their-common-touch-20171024-gz7395.html From the '90s to Now, Custard Haven't Lost their Common Touch
2. Web site: APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) . 'In the Grand Scheme of Things (None of This Really Matters)' at APRA search engine . 7 August 2020 . Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'