''Somethingness'' is the ninth studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace (OLP). Produced under Warner Music Records label by

Jason Lader Jason Lader is an American record producer, audio engineer, and mixer from New York. He is also known for playing bass guitar, keyboards, piano, guitar, and as a programmer. He was a member of the band Furslide, and has since worked with Howard B ...

, who also produced their preceding album ''Curve'', this is the band's first studio album in nearly six years and it was promoted using the PledgeMusic platform, a website which facilitates musicians reaching out to their fans to market and distribute music. It is the first OLP album to have been released in two separate volumes; ''Vol. 1'' was released as an EP in August 2017, and the remainder of the album (initially referred to as ''Vol. 2'') was released on February 23, 2018, and contained all of the songs from ''Vol. 1''. The album is the first not to feature original drummer

Jeremy Taggart Jeremy Ronald John Taggart (born April 7, 1975) is a Canadian drummer, radio host, and author, best known for playing with Our Lady Peace from 1993 until 2014. Early life Taggart was born in Toronto, Ontario, later growing up in Mansfield, On ...

, who departed from the band in 2014, and is the first to feature Jason Pierce, who replaced Taggart in 2016.

Track listing

The official track listing includes the four songs initially released as part of ''Vol. 1'', "Drop Me in the Water", "Hiding Place for Hearts", "Falling into Place", and "Nice to Meet You".

Personnel

Information adapted from AllMusic credits listing database. *

Duncan Coutts Robert Duncan Coutts is a Canadian musician, best known for being the bassist for Our Lady Peace since 1995. Career Our Lady Peace Coutts joined Our Lady Peace on September 23, 1995, replacing Chris Eacrett after the band's debut album '' ...

– bass guitar, background vocals * Raine Maida – vocals, lyricist *

Steve Mazur Steven Theodore Mazur (born December 21, 1977) is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. Mazur replaced original band guitarist Mike Turner in 2002. Life and career Early life Mazur ha ...

– guitar, background vocals * Jason Pierce – drums, percussion *

– production, design, piano *

Spike Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sh ...

– mixing * Brian Lucey – mastering

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References

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