Come Ahead

Come Ahead
Studio album by Primal Scream
Released	8 November 2024 (2024-11-08)
Length	64:39
Label	BMG
Producer	David Holmes
Primal Scream chronology
Chaosmosis (2016) Come Ahead (2024)

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 – 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 ^[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

1. Band member Darrin Mooney is not credited for performing or writing on the album.
2. 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

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.
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.