• Comment: Please wait until the album is released and the first articles about the album emerge. —Alalch E. 17:48, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

The New Sound
Studio album by
Released4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
RecordedSeptember 2023 - April 2024
Length1:02:55
LabelRough Trade
ProducerSeth Evans
Singles from The New Sound
  1. "Holy, Holy"
    Released: 20 August 2024
  2. "Blues"
    Released: 1 October 2024

The New Sound is the debut solo album by English musician Geordie Greep, released on 4 October 2024 through Rough Trade Records. It is the first album to be released by a member of Black Midi since their indefinite hiatus. Upon release, the album was met with acclaim, with many critics praising its ambition and fusion of genres.[1][2]

Recording

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The album was recorded in both São Paulo and London, and features over thirty session musicians. According to Greep, half of the tracks were done with local Brazilian musicians pulled together at the last minute. They had never heard anything he had done before, and were just interested in the demos he had made.[3]This is Greep's first album since the hiatus of black midi.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Blues"5:42
2."Terra"4:18
3."Holy, Holy"6:03
4."The New Sound"4:47
5."Walk Up"4:25
6."Through a War"5:44
7."Bongo Season"2:35
8."Motorbike"6:01
9."As If Waltz"7:53
10."The Magician"12:20
11."If You Are But a Dream"3:07
Total length:1:02:55

Personnel

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  • Geordie Greep - vocals, backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Seth Evans - vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, upright bass, piano, keyboards
  • Fabio Sá - electric and upright bass
  • Michael Dunlop - electric and upright bass
  • Deschanel Gordon - piano and keyboards
  • Diarra Walcot-Ivanhoe - piano and keyboards
  • Chicao Montorfano - piano and keyboards
  • Dennys Silva - percussion
  • Adé Eggún Crispin Robinson - percussion
  • Daniel Rogerson - electric and acoustic guitar
  • Paul Jones - electric and acoustic guitar
  • Felix Gonzalez - vocals and backing vocals
  • Thiaguinho Silva - drums
  • Andrei Martynchyk - drums
  • Morgan Simpson - drums
  • Giles King-Ashong - drums
  • Deji Ijishakin - saxophone
  • Nina Lim, Kuari May - violin
  • Freya Hicks - viola
  • Felix Stephens - cello
  • Billy Rowlatt, Richard Leigh, Freddie Wordsworth - trumpet
  • Joe Bristow, Matt Seddon - trombone

Production

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  • Seth Evans - producer
  • Geordie Greep - co-producer, horn arrangements
  • Felix Stephens - string arrangements
  • Harvey Grant - special arrangement for horns, piano, double bass, and vocal

References

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  1. ^ https://ourculturemag.com/2024/10/03/album-review-geordie-greep-the-new-sound/
  2. ^ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/geordie-greep-the-new-sound-album-review/
  3. ^ "black midi's Geordie Greep announces his debut solo album, The New Sound". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 August 2024.