Everybody Needs a Hero (album)

Everybody Needs a Hero is the second studio album by the Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Orla Gartland, released on 4 October 2024 by New Friends.

Singles

Everybody Needs a Hero was preceded by the release of five singles, "Kiss Ur Face Forever", "Little Chaos", "Mine", "The Hit" and "Late to the Party".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Orla Gartland – vocals (all tracks), piano (track 1), electric guitar (2–4, 6–12), synthesizer (2, 3), bass (3, 5), acoustic guitar (5), drums (7)
• Tom Stafford – synthesizer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12), electric guitar (3–5, 7–9, 12), programming (3, 5–8, 10–12), drums (4, 6); modular synthesizer, bass (4, 7); backing vocals (4, 8), string arrangement (11)
• Pete Miles – percussion (tracks 2, 8), programming (3, 5, 7–9, 12), bass (6, 8, 9, 12)
• Nathan Cox – electric guitar (tracks 6, 9, 12), bass (8, 10), synthesizer (10)
• Mat Swales – drums (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10, 12)
• Tim Langsford – drums (tracks 5, 7–9)
• Lauren Aquilina – backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 9)
• Isambard Warburton – drums (track 8)
• Soren Bryce – synthesizer, backing vocals (track 9)
• Grace Lightman – backing vocals (track 9)
• Declan McKenna – electric guitar, vocals (track 7)
• Will Harvey – violin (track 11)
• Guy Button – violin (track 11)
• Francesca Gilbert – viola (track 11)
• Maddie Cutter – cello (track 11)
• Dan Hillman – saxophone (track 8)

Technical

• Christian Wright – mastering
• Orla Gartland – mixing (tracks 1, 6, 11)
• Pete Miles – mixing (tracks 1, 6, 11)
• Geoff Swan – mixing (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12)
• Tom Stafford – mixing (track 11)

Visuals

• Flower Up – creative direction, vinyl packaging design
• Greta Isaac – creative direction, art direction
• Nicole Ngai – photography
• Orla Gartland – liner notes

Charts

References