''Some Need It Lonely'' is the thirty-eighth studio album by

Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Puerto Rican guitarist, songwriter, record producer and filmmaker. He has formed or played in several bands, including The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainb ...

as a solo artist, released on 16 December 2016. It is his twelfth and last release in the 12 album series initiated by

Ipecac Recordings Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999, by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith N ...

, although before its release the label confirmed an additional 12 records forthcoming set to continue the fortnightly release schedule. "Archangel Trophy" was uploaded in advance as the album's single.

Track listing

All songs written by Omar Rodríguez-López. # "Bitter Sunsets" – 3:38 # "We Might" – 1:46 # "Sanity a Dream" – 3:43 # "Zophiel" – 3:48 # "Archangel Trophy" – 3:52 # "Changes" – 2:53 # "Back to the Same" – 3:04 # "Zero Worth" – 3:07 # "Barachiel Is At It Again" – 2:31 # "Ariel" – 4:09 # "Mulu Lizi" – 4:42 Tracks 5 & 6 form a single track, as do 8 & 9. Track 4 contains a guitar sample of

The Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership forms the core of the ban ...

's "Vicarious Atonement".

Personnel

– guitars, synthesizers, bass (1, 5–7, 10), vocals (1) * Teri Gender Bender – vocals (2, 5–9, 11) *

Cedric Bixler-Zavala Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974) is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band the Mars Volta since its inception in 2001. He was the lead singer and only constant member of the post-ha ...

– voice (3) *

Jon Theodore Jon Philip Theodore (born December 30, 1973) is an American drummer. He has been the current drummer for Queens of the Stone Age since 2013, and is also known for being the drummer for the Mars Volta from 2001 to 2006. Known for his explosive, ...

– drums (1, 4) *

Thomas Pridgen Thomas Armon Pridgen (born November 23, 1983) is an American drummer, best known for his role as the drummer of The Mars Volta from 2006 until 2009. He is touring with rapper Residente and is the drummer for hardcore punk band Trash Talk, as w ...

– drums (3, 7–9) * Deantoni Parks – drums (5–6) * Juan Alderete de la Peña – bass (3, 7–9) *

Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...

– percussion, keyboards, synthesizers * Adrián Terrazas-González – saxophone, percussion

Production

* Jon Debaun – engineering * Shawn Sullivan – engineering *

Lars Stalfors Lars Stalfors is an American record producer, mixer, and audio engineer based in Los Angeles, California. Stalfors began his career as a touring member and engineer for the progressive rock band the Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an Americ ...

– mixing * Chris Common – mastering *

Mackie Mackie may refer to: Organizations * Mackie (company), American manufacturer of professional audio equipment * Mackie International, a textile machinery engineering plant and foundry in Northern Ireland * Mackie Academy, a secondary school in Sto ...

– cover art, layout

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Some Need It Lonely 2016 albums Omar Rodríguez-López albums Ipecac Recordings albums Albums produced by Omar Rodríguez-López