The long awaited new Dead Artist Syndrome album also features the first Michael Knott guest appearance on a DAS album in several decades.
“Drone” is a cover an Idle Lovell song, while “Jesus Hold Me Closer” is a cover of and unreleased Lifesavors song from 1982.
| Label: | Independent |
| Format: | CD |
| Released: | 2015 |
| Genre: | Gothic |
| Producers: | Brian Healy, Ric Alba, Ojo Taylor, John Piccari, and Thom Roy |
| Brian Healy: | Vocals, programming, words, and music |
| Ric Alba: | Bass, acoustic guitar, vocals, words, and music |
| Gym Nicholson: | Lead, acoustic, and everything else guitars |
| Ojo Taylor: | Piano, pump organ, and keyboards |
| Marc Plainguet: | Keyboards |
| Steve Hindalong: | Drums and things you hit or shake |
| Rikki Michelle: | Vocals |
| Michael Knott: | Acoustic & electric guitar |
| 01) | Misery Babe | Healy |
| 02) | Kissing Strangers | Healy, Alba |
| 03) | 13 | Healy |
| 04) | Crazy Girls | Healy, Alba |
| 05) | Mirror | Healy |
| 06) | First We Take Manhattan | Leonard Cohen |
| 07) | A Boy and a Girl | Alba |
| 08) | Drone | Knott |
| 09) | Comfortably Numb | Rodger Waters / David Gilmore |
| 10) | Jesus Hold Me Closer | Knott |
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Related Paintings
Michael Knott often liked to paint paintings that related to or referenced his music. This is one he painted in collaboration with Brian Healy related to this album: “Jesus Hold Me Closer” (click to enlarge).
Greetings thanks for posting this, I wanted to make you aware of the actual song writing credits:
01) Misery Babe (Healy)
02) Kissing Strangers (Healy, Alba)
03) 13 (Healy)
04) Crazy Girls (Healy, Alba)
05) Mirror (Healy)
06) First We Take Manhattan (Leonard Cohen)
07) A Boy and a Girl (Alba)
08) Drone (Michael Knott)
09) Comfortably Numb (Rodger Waters / David Gilmore)
10) Jesus Hold Me Closer (Michael Knott)