Grey Tickles, Black Pressure - 2015 UK Bella Union label 14-track White Vinyl 2LP Set

2015 UK Bella Union label 14-track 2LP set - the 3rd album by Iceland residing indie pop and rock singer/songwriter... one of our favorite 2015 albums... blackly humoured and split between warm and grand acoustic guitar-and-piano balladry and funky to quasi-industrial experimental electronics.



Alexis Petridis wrote in the Guardian Review:"Grey Tickles, Black Pressure is variously agonising, hilarious, uplifiting and moving: another bravura display from a unique songwriting talent."

'Grey Tickles Black Pressure' features contributions from Tracey Thorn of Everything but the Girl and Amanda Palmer of Dresden Dolls, as well as former Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie.

Vinyls are manufactured as a white vinyl pressing - accompanied by full album CD and housed in card picture inner sleeves - ultimately in a gatefold picture cover - stickered on front shrink wrapping.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Intro
2 Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
3 Snug Slacks
4 Guess How I Know

Side 2:
1 You & Him
2 Down Here
3 Voodoo Doll

Side 3:
1 Global Warming
2 Magma Arrives
3 Black Blizzard

Side 4:
1 Disappointing
2 No More Tangles
3 Geraldine
4 Outro

All Songs Written by John Grant

Recorded and mixed at Elmwood Recording, Dallas, Texas
Mixed at Revolution Recording, Toronto, Canada.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City, NY
Lacquer cut and records pressed by Optimal Media GmbH, Röbel / Müritz, Germany

Credits:
John Grant - Vocals, Synth Programming, Sequencing, Keyboards
Petur Hallgrímsson - Guitar
Fiona Brice - String, Bass & Vocal Arrangements, Conductor
Jakob Smari Magnusson - Bass
Bobby Sparks - Keyboards
John Congleton - Synth Programming, Sequencing
John Congleton - Drum Programming, Drum Sequencing
Budgie - Drums
Alisa Alexander, Amanda Palmer, Fiona Brice, Tierannye Sparks,Tracey Thorn - Additional Vocals
Carys Connolly, Jeppe Kjellberg, Karl Neukauf, Petra Hallberg, Wes Baggaley, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Billy Novik - Spoken Word Parts

Horns:
Heather Test - French Horn
David Monsch - Bass Clarinet
Carl Murr, David Pierce - Trombone
Keith Jourdan, Peter Clagett - Trumpet
Simon Willats - Tuba

Strings:
Amber Sander, Emily Williams - Viola
Fiona Brice, Matt Milewski, Natalie Floyd, Sarah Carmichael - Violin
Buffi Jacobs, Debbie Brooks - Cello

Technical Credits:
John Congleton - Production, Mix, Engineer
Alex Bhore - Assistant Engineer
Greg Calbi, JP (at Optimal Media) - Mastering

Artwork:
Anton Kaldal Águstsson - Design, Layout
Michael Berman - Cover Photography
John Grant - Photography
Sigrún Hreins - Compositing/ Artwork
Frances Sorensen - Styling/ Artwork