Valesa is the fifth studio album by Norwegian band Major Parkinson. The double album was released on 7 October 2022.
The critical reception to the album has been positive.
Track listing "Goodbye Blue Monday" "Behind the Next Door" "Saturday Night" "Ride in the Whirlwind" "Live Forever" "Sadlands" "Intermezzo" "Jonah" "Velvet Moon" "Irina Margareta" "The House" "The Room" "Posh-Apocalypse" "Moma" "Lemon Symphony" "Fantasia Me Now!" "Heroes"
Personnel Major Parkinson
Jon Ivar Kolbotn – lead vocals, lyrics, songwriting, arrangement Eivind Gammersvik – bass, songwriting, production, arrangement, backing vocals Lars Christian Bjørknes – piano, synth, songwriting, organs, programming, notation, backing vocals Sondre Skollevoll – guitars, backing vocals, additional synths, arrangement, Sondre Sagstad Veland – drums, perc, arrangement, backing vocals Øystein Bech-Eriksen – guitars, arrangement Claudia Cox: – violin, backing vocals, arrangement
Additional personnel Linn Frøkedal – lead vocals Carmen Boveda – cello Peri Winkle – violins Jens Erik Aasmundseth – C64 keyboard percussion Anders Bjelland – Guitars, Downtown Meltdown Bjarne Tresnes Sørensen – harmonica Kadeem Nichols – tenor, vocal contractor & choir engineer Porcha Clay, Naarai Jacobs – sopranos Megan Parker, Ashly Williams – altos Eric Lynn, Erik Brooks – tenors Thea Meidell Sjule, Vilja Kjersheim, Anja Moe – choir
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