Still On My Mind

Still On My Mind

by DidoDido

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 Managemen
UPC: 4050538455793
catalogNumber: 38455
Rank: 12330

Tracks

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dido   Primary Artist,Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals
Sister Bliss   Keyboards
Christopher Cooper   Keyboards
Pete Rinaldi   Guitar
Ryan Louder   Piano,Keyboards
Joseph William Bernie   Vocals

Technical Credits

Dido   Programming,Producer,beats
Rick Nowels   Composer
Guy Sigsworth   Composer
Rollo   Programming,Producer,beats
Dido Armstrong   Composer
Richard Woodcraft   Vocal Engineer
Rollo Armstrong   Composer
Big Active   Art Direction
Matt Hales   Composer
Simon Hulbert   Composer
Rob Agostini   Composer
Ryan Laubscher   Composer
Si Hulbert   Programming,Producer,Engineer,Instrumentation
Dee Adam   Composer,Programming,Producer,Engineer,Instrumentation
Dave Pye   Engineer
Adotskitz   Additional Production
Ryan Louder   Programming,Producer
Denny Thacker   Composer

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