New Threats from the Soul

~ Release by Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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Credits from Bandcamp

new threats:

RD – vocals, guitars, keys, melodica, harmonium, congas, hardware programming, etc.

with

DAN DAVIS – synths, percussion, harmonica, clavinet
ELISABETH FUCHSIA – viola, violin
WILL LAWRENCE – drums, piano, vocals
SETH MANCHESTER – percussion, sub bass, software programming
JIM MARLOWE – bass, saxophone, dood, ebow
CHRISTOPHER MAY – pedal steel, resonator
AARON ROSENBLUM – violin, sampling keyboard, tape loops

and

ALBERTO AZZOLINI – tuba
CHRISTOPHER BUSH – synths, tapes
NED COLLETTE – piano
ANTHONY FOSSALUZZA – electric piano
MYRIAM GENDRON – vocals
CATHERINE IRWIN – vocals
ERIC LANHAM – synths, saxophone
SHUTARO NOGUCHI – synths, organ
WILL OLDHAM – vocals
EMILY ROBB – guitar
GRACE ROGERS – vocals, banjo
JENNY ROSE – vocals
LOU TURNER – flute, vocals
SHAPESHIFTERS’ LOCAL 401 PUB CHOIR (introducing ROHAN CHIPPENDALE) – snaps, flaps, gang vocals, cups & cans

Recorded/dubbed/mixed by SETH MANCHESTER at Machines With Magnets (Pawtucket, RI), late 2024/early 2025. Mastered for vinyl and digital by HEBA KADRY (Brooklyn, NY). Lacquers cut by CHRIS MUTH at Taloowa (Yonkers, NY). Pressed in the US by Echo Base (Athens, GA).

Additional tracking sessions recorded by JIM MARLOWE at End of an Ear (Louisville, KY) + EMILY ROBB at Suddenly Studio (Philadelphia, PA). Overdub assistance by Mark Fede, Robert Edmondson.

All songs written / artwork drawn / layout designed / photos taken by RD (except photos of RD by JR), primarily in Jeffersonville, IN and/or Bow, KY, 2024.

Released in the US by Sophomore Lounge (SL150), licensed by Tough Love for UK release (TLV181).

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-07 17:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1New Threats from the Soul9:21
2Monte Carlo / No Limits
recording of:
Monte Carlo / No Limits
lyricist and composer:
Ryan Davis (Singer/Songwriter, member of State Champion and Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse band)
5:55
3Mutilation Springs
11:49
4Better If You Make Me
6:00
5The Simple Joy
7:29
6Mutilation Falls
9:26
7Crass Shadows (at Walden Pawn)
7:08

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Release group

part of:Stereogum Readers’ Top 10 Albums of 2025 (number: 4) (order: 4)
Rolling Stone – Die Alben des Jahres 2025 (number: 24) (order: 24)
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025 (number: 31) (order: 31)
Pitchfork: Best New Album (number: 2025.07.25) (order: 54)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0004558080 [info]