Come Ahead

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

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

Personnel

Primal Scream

• Bobby Gillespie – vocals
• Andrew Innes – guitar, mandolin, synthesizer (tracks 1, 6, 9, 10)
• Simone Butler – spoken word (track 7)

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

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