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''Flying with Angels'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter
Suzanne Vega Suzanne Nadine Vega ( Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter of Folk music, folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans 40 years. In the mid-1980s and 1990s she released four singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the ...
. It was released on May 2, 2025, through
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. The album was produced by guitarist and longtime collaborator
Gerry Leonard Gerry Leonard (born 26 February 1962) is an Irish guitarist known for his harmonic and ambient guitar style and for his work with David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, Duncan Sheik and many others. He has a solo projec ...
. It is Vega's first album of all-new material since 2014's '' Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles''. Describing the album's lyrical content, Vega stated: "Each song on the album takes place in an atmosphere of struggle. Struggle to survive, to speak, to dominate, to win, to escape, to help someone else, or just live." The first single from ''Flying with Angels'', entitled "Rats", was released on September 17, 2024. The album was announced on March 4, 2025, alongside the release of its second single, "Speakers' Corner". "Chambermaid" and "Alley" were the last two singles.


Track listing

Note: "Chambermaid" is an adaptation of " I Want You", written by
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
, with additional lyrics by Vega and additional music by Vega and Leonard.


Personnel

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Suzanne Vega Suzanne Nadine Vega ( Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter of Folk music, folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans 40 years. In the mid-1980s and 1990s she released four singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the ...
– lead vocals (all tracks), bass guitar (1) *
Gerry Leonard Gerry Leonard (born 26 February 1962) is an Irish guitarist known for his harmonic and ambient guitar style and for his work with David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, Duncan Sheik and many others. He has a solo projec ...
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(all tracks), electric guitar (tracks 1–4, 6–10), acoustic guitar (5), background vocals (8) * Catherine Russell – background vocals (tracks 1–6, 10) * Aaron Johnston – drums (tracks 1–6) * Daniel Mintseris – keyboards (tracks 1, 9) * Jeff Hill – bass guitar (tracks 2–10) * Ruby Froom – background vocals (tracks 7, 8) * Jamie Edwards – keyboards (tracks 3,5,6,7,8)


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