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Come Ahead
Come Ahead
Studio album by Primal Scream
Released	8 November 2024
Length	64:39
Label	BMG
Producer	David Holmes
Primal Scream chronology

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.^[1]^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	^[4]
Pitchfork	6.8/10^[5]

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.^[3]

Track listing

*Come Ahead* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready to Go Home"	Bobby Gillespie Andrew Innes David Holmes	4:41
2.	"Love Insurrection"	Gillespie Innes Holmes	6:19
3.	"Heal Yourself"	Gillespie Holmes	5:32
4.	"Innocent Money"	Gillespie Innes Holmes	6:30
5.	"Melancholy Man"	Gillespie Innes Holmes	5:15
6.	"Love Ain't Enough"	Gillespie Holmes	4:44
7.	"Circus of Life"	Gillespie Holmes	5:52
8.	"False Flags"	Gillespie Holmes Brian Irvine	8:11
9.	"Deep Dark Waters"	Gillespie Innes Holmes	4:49
10.	"The Centre Cannot Hold"	Gillespie Holmes	3:42
11.	"Settler's Blues"	Gillespie Holmes	9:04
Total length:			64:39

Personnel

Primal Scream^[a]

Bobby Gillespie – vocals
Andrew Innes – 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^[b] – 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

^ Band member Darrin Mooney is not credited for performing or writing on the album.
^ The House Gospel Choir consists of altos Liza Jennings, Martha Evans, and Shayanne Campbell; sopranos Renee Alleyne, Roslyn Adonteng, and Zehra Lewis-Wright; and tenors Lewis Daniels and Ste Sinclair.

References

^ "Primal Scream – "Love Insurrection"". Stereogum. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Primal Scream Announce New Album 'Come Ahead'". Clash. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Come Ahead by Primal Scream". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Primal Scream – 'Come Ahead' review: funk meets punk, with grenades in the trunk". NME. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Come Ahead". Pitchfork. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

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[6] Band member Darrin Mooney is not credited for performing or writing on the album.

[7] The House Gospel Choir consists of altos Liza Jennings, Martha Evans, and Shayanne Campbell; sopranos Renee Alleyne, Roslyn Adonteng, and Zehra Lewis-Wright; and tenors Lewis Daniels and Ste Sinclair.

[1] "Primal Scream – "Love Insurrection"". Stereogum. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

[2] "Primal Scream Announce New Album 'Come Ahead'". Clash. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

[MC-3] "Come Ahead by Primal Scream". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

[4] "Primal Scream – 'Come Ahead' review: funk meets punk, with grenades in the trunk". NME. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

[5] "Come Ahead". Pitchfork. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

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Come Ahead

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