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Recruited by Radiohead because of his likeness to Morrissey, guitarist Ed O’Brien is embarking on a career as a frontman almost thirty years after the Oxford band’s debut, and thirty years of humming backing vocals in the studio. His vocation to write music started to develop during his trip to Brazil where he had taken a break for several months with his family. At first, he was looking for someone else to sing but soon changed his mind after listening to recordings of his own voice.
The album is inspired by Primal Scream’s Screamadelica, which O’Brien admits was his main influence. He is joined by many familiar faces such as Radiohead’s bassist Colin Greenwood, Portishead’s guitarist Adrian Utley, Wilco’s drummer Glenn Kotche and, most importantly, by childhood friend and producer Flood, who just so happens to have worked for Depeche Mode, U2 and The Smashing Pumpkins and helped O’Brien to produce the album. Earth has a tendency to go from lighter acoustic parts to darker, more turbulent parts, like on Banksters, which starts off with a bossa nova feel before moving on to a chorus that sounds like a mix between The White Stripes, Led Zep and Latin music, or as O’Brien calls it, EOB. The same can be said for the samba riff and kick rock on Brasil and the acoustic bass overlaid by the electric guitar on Mass, which is one of the highlights of this debut album that has unveiled some great potential. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
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Adrian Utley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Catherine Marks, Producer, Additional Producer - Flood, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Davenport, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Percussion, Drum Programming, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Over Normal Limited
Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Colin Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - OMAR HAKIM, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Davenport, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Okumu, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Caesar Edmunds, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Synthesizer, Asst. Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist
℗ 2019 Over Normal Limited
Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Davenport, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Drums, Asst. Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist
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Nathan East, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Catherine Marks, Producer, Additional Producer - Flood, Producer - David Okumu, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Caesar Edmunds, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist - Dani Bennet Sprags, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Over Normal Limited
Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Catherine Marks, Producer, Additional Producer - Flood, Producer, Mixer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Davenport, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Kotche, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Marling, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Drum Programming, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist
℗ 2020 Over Normal Limited
Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Davenport, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Percussion, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist - Marcelo S Silva, Flute, Viola, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Over Normal Limited
Adrian Utley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Producer, Mixer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Percussion, Asst. Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist - Dani Bennet Sprags, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Over Normal Limited
Nathan East, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - OMAR HAKIM, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN MOULDER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Catherine Marks, Producer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Flood, Producer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - David Okumu, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Caesar Edmunds, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Percussion, Asst. Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist - Dani Bennet Sprags, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Over Normal Limited
Edward O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Ed O'Brien, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Laura Marling, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richie Kennedy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - EOB, MainArtist - Dani Bennet Sprags, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Over Normal Limited
Album review
Recruited by Radiohead because of his likeness to Morrissey, guitarist Ed O’Brien is embarking on a career as a frontman almost thirty years after the Oxford band’s debut, and thirty years of humming backing vocals in the studio. His vocation to write music started to develop during his trip to Brazil where he had taken a break for several months with his family. At first, he was looking for someone else to sing but soon changed his mind after listening to recordings of his own voice.
The album is inspired by Primal Scream’s Screamadelica, which O’Brien admits was his main influence. He is joined by many familiar faces such as Radiohead’s bassist Colin Greenwood, Portishead’s guitarist Adrian Utley, Wilco’s drummer Glenn Kotche and, most importantly, by childhood friend and producer Flood, who just so happens to have worked for Depeche Mode, U2 and The Smashing Pumpkins and helped O’Brien to produce the album. Earth has a tendency to go from lighter acoustic parts to darker, more turbulent parts, like on Banksters, which starts off with a bossa nova feel before moving on to a chorus that sounds like a mix between The White Stripes, Led Zep and Latin music, or as O’Brien calls it, EOB. The same can be said for the samba riff and kick rock on Brasil and the acoustic bass overlaid by the electric guitar on Mass, which is one of the highlights of this debut album that has unveiled some great potential. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:00
- Main artists: EOB
- Composer: Edward O'Brien
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
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