''Come Ahead'' is the twelfth studio album by Scottish band

Primal Scream Primal Scream are a Scottish rock music, rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie (musician), Jim Beattie (guitar). The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simon ...

. It was released on 8 November 2024, and it is the band's first album in eight years.

Critical reception

''Come Ahead'' received mostly positive reviews. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 68, based on 15 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

Primal Scream *

Bobby Gillespie Robert Gillespie ( ; born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead singer, founding member, primary lyricist, and sole continuous member of the alternative rock band Primal Scream. He wa ...

– vocals *

Andrew Innes Andrew Colin Innes (born 16 May 1962) is a Scottish musician, best known for being the guitarist in Scottish rock band Primal Scream. Biography Early years While in high school in 1978, Innes was the guitarist for a Glasgow punk band called Th ...

– guitar, mandolin, synthesizer (tracks 1, 6, 9, 10) * Simone Butler – spoken word (track 7) Additional musicians * David Wrench – additional

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Jason Falkner Jason Falkner (born June 2, 1968) is an American songwriter, musician, and guitarist who was a member of the bands Jellyfish, the Three O'Clock, and the Grays. Since 1996, he has released six solo albums, starting with '' Presents Author Unknown ...

– bass guitar *

Jay Bellerose Jay Bellerose is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session and live performance work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. Biography Bellerose was born in Maine. A jazz enthusiast, he attended ...

– drums * David Holmes – keyboards, loops * House Gospel Choir – backing vocals (tracks 1–9, 11) * Davey Chegwidden – percussion (tracks 1–7, 9–11) * Alex White –

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(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 The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

(tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 11) * Maeve Sheil –

double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...

(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 The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...

(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 –

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vocals (track 5) * Josh Quinlan –

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vocals (track 5) * Sophie Ellis –

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vocals (track 5) * Matthew Minter –

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vocals (track 5) * Felix Stephens – cello, conductor (track 5) * Nina Lin – violin (track 5) * Benjamin Darvill –

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica incl ...

(track 10) *

Cian Nugent Cian Nugent (born 1989) is an Irish guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. He has played both as a solo artist and with the backing band ''The Cosmos'' as Cian Nugent & The Cosmos. He has also collaborated with musicians Steven Gunn, Co ...

– guitar (track 11) * Daniel Thomas – piano (track 11) Technical * David Holmes –

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* David Wrench – mixing *

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– mastering * Michael Harris – engineering * Debbie Smith – engineering (tracks 1, 8) * Alan Kelly – engineering (tracks 2–4, 6, 11) * Felix Stephens – engineering,

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, 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

References

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