Dead Artist Syndrome | Kissing Strangers

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.


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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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Older comments on “Dead Artist Syndrome | Kissing Strangers”

  1. Brian Healy on April 14, 2017 at 10:54 pm said:

    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)

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