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2024 studio album by Primal Scream
Come Ahead
Studio album by Primal Scream
Released8 November 2024 (2024-11-08)
Length64:39
LabelBMG
ProducerDavid Holmes
Primal Scream chronology
Chaosmosis
(2016) 		Come Ahead
(2024)

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100
Review scores
SourceRating
NME
Pitchfork6.8/10

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.

Track listing

Come Ahead track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ready to Go Home"4:41
2."Love Insurrection"
  • Gillespie
  • Innes
  • Holmes
6:19
3."Heal Yourself"
  • Gillespie
  • Holmes
5:32
4."Innocent Money"
  • Gillespie
  • Innes
  • Holmes
6:30
5."Melancholy Man"
  • Gillespie
  • Innes
  • Holmes
5:15
6."Love Ain't Enough"
  • Gillespie
  • Holmes
4:44
7."Circus of Life"
  • Gillespie
  • Holmes
5:52
8."False Flags"
  • Gillespie
  • Holmes
  • Brian Irvine
8:11
9."Deep Dark Waters"
  • Gillespie
  • Innes
  • Holmes
4:49
10."The Centre Cannot Hold"
  • Gillespie
  • Holmes
3:42
11."Settler's Blues"
  • Gillespie
  • Holmes
9:04
Total length:64:39

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

  1. Band member Darrin Mooney is not credited for performing or writing on the album.
  2. The House Gospel Choir consists of altos Liza Jennings, Martha Evans, and Shayanne Campbell; sopranos Renee Alleyne, Roslyn Adonteng, and Zehra Lewis-Wright; and tenors Lewis Daniels and Ste Sinclair.

References

  1. "Primal Scream – "Love Insurrection"". Stereogum. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. "Primal Scream Announce New Album 'Come Ahead'". Clash. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Come Ahead by Primal Scream". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. "Primal Scream – 'Come Ahead' review: funk meets punk, with grenades in the trunk". NME. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  5. "Come Ahead". Pitchfork. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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