Still on My Mind

by Dido

Overview

Reinvigorated and confident, Dido returns from a six-year absence with her sparkling fifth album, Still on My Mind. Following 2013's neon-washed Girl Who Got Away, this set features her liveliest, catchiest production since early-era breakthroughs No Angel and Life for Rent, and soundtracks familiar themes of love, loss, desire, and -- as the mother of a young son -- family. Anchored by her yearning and ever-ethereal vocals, the LP delivers on the promising glimmers that were teased on its cool (but ultimately sedate) predecessor, successfully synthesizing the spirit of her early hybrid sound with updated late-2010s sheen. Yet another collaboration with her brother Rollo, Still on My Mind finds the English singer/songwriter in a mature, controlled space -- an elegant but fresh collection of her familiar electro-folk with a hip-hop heartbeat. Strumming to life with the expansive beauty "Hurricanes," Still on My Mind offers moody callbacks to the early 2000s with emotive highlights "Some Kind of Love," "Give You Up," and the title track, which builds to a shiver-inducing beat drop. Lively electro-pop entries "You Don't Need a God," "Mad Love," and "Friends" bubble to life, while the hard-hitting "Hell After This" echoes Depeche Mode synth pop and the glittery "Take You Home" pulses with disco glory. Dido even takes subtle cues from Enya, putting her spin on new age grace with the plaintive "Walking By" and the triumphant "Chances." Two decades after her debut, Still on My Mind stands impressively strong, a late-era peak that is refreshing in its fearlessness and comforting with a familiarity that doesn't rest too heavily upon the past. Considering the long gap between albums, Still on My Mind is more than worth the wait. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2019
Label:	BMG Rights Management
UPC:	4050538455793

Tracks

1. Hurricanes
2. Give You Up
3. Hell After This
4. You Don't Need a God
5. Take You Home
6. Some Kind of Love
7. Still on My Mind
8. Mad Love
9. Walking By
10. Friends
11. Chances
12. Have to Stay

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dido   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Ayalah Bentovim   Bass,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Gavin Salmon   Percussion
Joseph William Bernie   Vocals
Ryan Louder   Piano,Sampling,Keyboards
Dido Armstrong   Vocals,Guitar,Keyboards
Sister Bliss   Keyboards
Rollo Armstrong   Vocals
Adam Falkner   Percussion
Pete Rinaldi   Guitar
Christopher Cooper   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Eric James   Mastering Engineer,Engineer,Mastering
Big Active   Design,Art Direction
Ryan Laubscher   Composer
Dee Adam   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Dave Pye   Engineer
Hans-Philipp Graf   Engineer
Elia Crecchi   Remixing
Matthew Hales   Composer
Adotskitz   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Additional Production
Nick Nowels   Composer
Luca Luperini   Remixing
Denny Thacker   Composer
Ryan Louder   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Will Marsh   Assistant Engineer,Engineer
Denise Adam   Composer
Denny Thakrar   Composer
Undercatt   Remix Engineer
Dido Armstrong   Composer,Engineer,Beats,Mixing,Lyricist,Producer
Paul Herman   Composer,Lyricist
Matt Hales   Composer
Dido   Beats,Mixing,Producer,Programming
Rollo Armstrong   Beats,Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Programming,Mixing Engineer
Rollo   Beats,Mixing,Producer,Programming
Rick Nowels   Composer,Lyricist
Pete Miser   Composer
Richard Woodcraft   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Guy Sigsworth   Composer
Heff Moraes   Engineer
Mark Knight   Remixing,Remix Engineer
Richard Nowels   Composer
Rob Agostini   Composer
David Pye   Engineer,Recording
Simon Emmett   Photography
Chris Madden   Mixing,Engineer
Miles Showell   Engineer,Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Mandy Parnell   Engineer,Mastering
Simon Hulbert   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation