Flying with Angels
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| Released | May 2, 2025 | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Gerry Leonard | |||
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Flying with Angels is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was released on May 2, 2025, through Cooking Vinyl. The album was produced by guitarist and longtime collaborator Gerry Leonard.[1] It is Vega's first album of all-new material since 2014's Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles.[2][a] Describing the album's lyrical content, Vega stated: "Each song on the album takes place in an atmosphere of struggle. Struggle to survive, to speak, to dominate, to win, to escape, to help someone else, or just live."[3]
The first single from Flying with Angels, entitled "Rats", was released on September 17, 2024. The album was announced on March 4, 2025, alongside the release of its second single, "Speakers' Corner".[1][2] "Chambermaid" and "Alley" were the last two singles.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Speakers' Corner" | 3:20 | |
| 2. | "Flying with Angels" | Vega | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Witch" |
| 4:36 |
| 4. | "Chambermaid" |
| 3:23 |
| 5. | "Love Thief" |
| 3:35 |
| 6. | "Lucinda" |
| 3:36 |
| 7. | "Last Train from Mariupol" | Vega | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Alley" |
| 3:31 |
| 9. | "Rats" |
| 4:09 |
| 10. | "Galway" |
| 3:57 |
| Total length: | 37:29 | ||
Note: "Chambermaid" is an adaptation of "I Want You", written by Bob Dylan, with additional lyrics by Vega and additional music by Vega and Leonard.
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]
- Suzanne Vega – lead vocals (all tracks), bass guitar (1)
- Gerry Leonard – production (all tracks), electric guitar (tracks 1–4, 6–10), acoustic guitar (5), background vocals (8)
- Catherine Russell – background vocals (tracks 1–6, 10)
- Aaron Johnston – drums (tracks 1–6)
- Daniel Mintseris – keyboards (tracks 1, 9)
- Jeff Hill – bass guitar (tracks 2–10)
- Ruby Froom – background vocals (tracks 7, 8)
- Jamie Edwards – keyboards (track 7)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Vega also released her ninth studio album, Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers in 2016; however, this album was made of older material stemming from Vega's 2011 play Carson McCullers Talks About Love.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega Announces New Album Flying With Angels". Stereogum. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c Jenke, Tyler (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega Details First Album of New Material Since 2014, 'Flying With Angels'". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ Ahmed, Aneesa (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega announces first album in over a decade, 'Flying With Angels', with thought-provoking single "Speakers' Corner"". NME. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Flying with Angels / Suzanne Vega / Credits". Tidal. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.