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 both in eight years, as well as without longtime keyboardist Martin Duffy, following his death in 2022.
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
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