Wrong Crowd [LP]

by Tom Odell

Overview

The much anticipated follow-up to the English crooner's platinum-selling, Brit Award-winning debut, Wrong Crowd sees Tom Odell continuing to mine the ruins of his love life for inspiration, but with far less maudlin results. Released in 2013, Long Way Down saw fit to present Odell as a wrecked, golden-throated, yet ultimately Gollum-like balladeer, a man who had dug a hole so deep and dark that even the boldest speck of light would flee in terror. Wrong Crowd is a far more sprightly affair that not only takes smart stylistic detours, it often treats malaise with a wink instead of a sigh. Hearing Odell swoon and vamp over club beats and handclaps peppered with orchestral swells, especially when those flourishes explode into big, earworm-heavy choruses, is not only refreshing, it's downright life-affirming, especially on bona fide crowd-pleasers like the dancefloor-ready "Magnetised," "Here I Am," and "Silhouette," and the stealthy, serpentine title cut. Wrong Crowd isn't without its quieter, more contemplative moments, with the golden-hued, '70s soft rock glow of "Somehow" and "Jealousy" leading the charge, but even they feel more self-assured and mature. Prior to the album's release, Odell stated that he was looking to "create a world with a heightened sense of reality," which makes sense, considering the constant media attention that followed in the wake of the huge success of his debut -- all of the bustle eventually prompted a move to New York and Los Angeles in order to escape the U.K.'s all-seeing public eye. With Wrong Crowd, Odell achieves that lofty goal via a set of bold, beautiful, and downright pop-tastic calls for help from the eye of a storm of his own making, but unlike Long Way Down, there's a sunset at the end. Red skies at night, sailor's delight. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2016
Label:	Rca / Itno / Columbia
UPC:	0888751882515
Rank:	57494

Tracks

1. Wrong Crowd
2. Magnetised ['15]
3. Concrete
4. Constellations
5. Sparrow
6. Still Getting Used to Being on My Own
7. Silhouette
8. Jealousy
9. Daddy
10. Here I Am
11. Somehow

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tom Odell   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Percussion,Synthesizer
Peter Lale   Viola
Rita Manning   Violin
Everton Nelson   Violin
Patrick Kiernan   Violin
Caroline Dale   Cello
Rachel Bolt   Viola
Chris Elliott   Conductor,String Conductor
Helen Tunstall   Harp
Mark Berrow   Violin
Andy Burrows   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Andrew Parker   Viola
Bruce White   Viola
Chris Laurence   Double Bass
Boguslav Kostecki   Violin
David Daniels   Cello
Jim Abbiss   Percussion
Ian Burdge   Cello
Emlyn Singleton   Violin
Dean Reid   Bass,Drums,Guitar
Liam Howe   Synthesizer
Martin Burgess   Violin
Jacqueline Hartley   Violin
Peter Hanson   Violin
Vicky Matthews   Cello
Perry Montague-Mason   Violin
Emil Chakalov   Violin
Sam Harper   Strings
Conner Molander   Harmonica
Max Goff   Double Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Rich Cooper   Drums
Gaby Lester   Violin
Annabel Spooner   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Ted Jensen   Mastering
Davide Rossi   Arranger,String Arrangements
Lewis Jones   Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Chris Elliott   Arranger,String Arrangements
Rick Nowels   Composer,Producer
Michael Brauer   Mixing
Andy Burrows   Composer
Jim Abbiss   Producer,Programming
Michael Freeman   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Jamie Scott   Composer
Dean Reid   Programming
Liam Howe   Programming
Barry Grint   Mastering
Joe LaPorta   Mastering
John Barrett   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Edd Hartwell   Engineer
Joseph Rodgers   Engineer
Joe Jones   Assistant Engineer
Dean Josiah Cover   Producer
Tom Odell   Composer,Producer
Inflo   Producer
Geoff Swan   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Steve Vealey   Pro-Tools,Mixing Assistant
Stephano Civetta   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Rich Cooper   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Oliver Barton-Wood   Engineer