Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes & Jack DeBoe
Produced by Jack DeBoe
1. BETTER ft. Dani Murcia
Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes & Jack DeBoe
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Rhodes, Juno 60
Jack DeBoe – Drums & Percussion
Kyle Miles – Electric Bass
Dani Murcia – Vocals
2. INERTIA
Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes & Jack DeBoe
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Grand Piano, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Oberheim SEM 4
Jack DeBoe – Drums, Percussion, & Drum Programming
Burniss Earl Travis – Electric Bass
Gabe Schnider – Electric Guitar
Brad Allen Williams – Electric Guitar
Elena Pinderhughes – Flute
Riley Mulherkar – Trumpet
Andy Clausen – Trombone
3. GATSBY
Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Oberheim SEM 4 Voice, Elka Synthex, & Hammond M3 Organ
Jack DeBoe – Drum Programming
Mike Bono – Electric Guitar
Gabe Schnider – Electric Guitar
4. HANDS
Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Elka Synthex
5. SLOW TIME
Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes, Jack DeBoe, & Joshua Crumbly
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, Prophet 6, Juno 60
Jack DeBoe – Drums & Drum Programming
Kyle Miles & Josh Hari – Electric Bass
Lucas Pino – Tenor Saxophone & Bass Clarinet
Riley Mulherkar – Trumpet
Nio Levon – Vocals
Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson – Vocals
6. VERSUS
Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Wurlitzer 140B, Prophet 6
Jack DeBoe – Drum Programming
7. STORM
Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes, Jack DeBoe & Brad Allen Williams
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, Prophet 6
Jack DeBoe – Drums
Kyle Miles – Electric Bass
Josh Hari – Electric Bass
Brad Allen Williams – Electric Guitar
Gabe Schnider – Electric Guitar
Nio Levon – Vocals
8. DROWN ft. Nio Levon
Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Strings Arranged by Jonathan Ragonese
Vocals Arranged by Nio Levon
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano
Nio Levon – Vocals
Argus Quartet - Strings
9. ERASED
Music & Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Produced & Mixed by Jack DeBoe
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano
10. WCID
Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes, Gabe Schnider, Jack DeBoe & Joshua Crumbly
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano, Rhodes
Jack DeBoe – Drums
Burniss Earl Travis - Electric Bass
Gabe Schnider - Electric Guitar
Brad Allen Williams - Electric Guitar
Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson – Vocals
11. FORGIVE YOURSELF ft. The Healing Project Chorus
Lyrics by Samora Pinderhughes
Music by Samora Pinderhughes, Nio Levon, Elliott Skinner, Dani Murcia, Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson, Nia Drummond, & Joshua Crumbly
Strings Arranged by Samora Pinderhughes
Vocals Arranged by Nio Levon
Samora Pinderhughes – Vocals, Piano
Healing Project Chorus: Nio Levon, Nia Drummond, Dani Murcia, Elliott Skinner, Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson, Nina Moffitt, Taj Sapp, & Brayla Cook
Joshua Crumbly – Electric Bass
Chris Pattishall – B3 Organ
Argus Quartet – Strings
Executive Produced by Samora Pinderhughes, Jack DeBoe, & Jesse Sachs
Mixed by Jack DeBoe except tracks 5 & 8 mixed by Ben Kane
Engineered by Jack DeBoe at Figure 8, Sugar Mountain, & House of Ronin, Brad Allen Williams at Figure 8 & Boomtown, Eric Elterman at Boomtown, Ben Kane at Electric Garden, and Gloria Kaba at Power Station NYC
Additional Vocals Engineered by Beatriz Artola at Electric Lady Studios, & Samora Pinderhughes
Assistant Engineered by Lily Wen & Michael Coleman at Figure 8, & Michael Hickey at Power Station NYC
Mastered by Steve Fallone & Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound NJ
Cover Artwork: Painting by Glenn Ligon: Figure #23, 2009, Acrylic, silkscreen, & coal dust on canvas. c. Glenn Ligon 2009, usage courtesy of the artist. Photography by Sonia Broman. Creative Direction by Sue Ariza & Samora Pinderhughes
Samora Pinderhughes is a composer, pianist, vocalist, filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist known for examining
sociopolitical issues and fighting for change through his art. Lauded as “…one of the most affecting singer songwriters today, in any genre.” by The New York Times and “a magical being” by Forbes, Samora is shaping new worlds through his art, his honesty, and his vulnerability....more
supported by 10 fans who also own “Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears”
Unlike any other. Its feel is both reflective and down to earth, and the compositions are easily differentiated despite their relative shortness. Not only a pleasure to listen to, this album is rhythmically complex, but not in a maddening, hard to process way. Also, very clever album title. ianjworsomething
supported by 9 fans who also own “Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears”
thank you(s),yous God(s) and mines.There is still a hashpen(blubberrymuffin or grapefruit cookies) , a pack of organic cigarettes and an pineapple asian pear vape for you all to take part in if you come through. BeatsaNdBuds
Another stellar exercise in genre-swapping from Joel Wästber: soul, hip-hop, pop, and singer-songwriting traditions all wrapped up in one. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 18, 2019
A stunning triple LP from this Norwegian combo that wanders from free jazz into art rock and psych with delirious abandon. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 17, 2022