Alone in a Crowd

by Oliver Tree

Overview

The third major-studio album by Oliver Tree, 2023's Alone in a Crowd, finds the California songwriter further balancing his high-concept pop style with songs that feel born out of his own pain and personal experience. A follow-up to 2022's Cowboy Tears, the album once again features a conceptual, meta-satirical structure as Tree takes on the persona of fashion designer Cornelius Cummings. Conceptual conceits aside, Tree has long utilized his character-driven approach to explore a mix of emotionally relatable themes, and Alone in a Crowd is no exception. The opening "Bounce" is a moody, tongue-in-cheeky anthem about the emptiness of hookup culture that hints at the darker themes at play on the album. Other equally yearning songs follow, as on the electro-hip-hop cut "Fairweather Friends" and the piano-driven "Ugly Side," both of which evoke the confessional style of contemporary acts like Mike Posner and Quinn XCII. Yet there are hooky moments in Tree's theatrical pop gloom, as on the pop punk-inspired "Star" and house-inflected collaboration with German DJ Robin Schulz, "Miss You." ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/2023
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678631924
Rank:	24040

Tracks

1. Bounce
2. One & Only
3. Essence
4. Star
5. Fairweather Friends
6. Smile
7. Ugly Side
8. Highlight of My Life
9. The First Night
10. Strangers
11. Invisible Man
12. Elevator to the Sky
13. With You
14. Miss You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Oliver Tree   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Moog Bass,Scratching,Synthesizer,Glockenspiel,Fender Rhodes,Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Robin Schulz   Primary Artist,Vocals
Will Vaughan   Guitar
Digital Farm Animals   Bass,Drums,Synthesizer
Charlie Handsome   Drums,Guitar (Acoustic)
Imad Royal   Bass,Drums
Whethan   Bass,Drums
Casey Mattson   Bass,Guitar,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Super Computer   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Styalz Fuego   Producer
Marshmello   Composer,Producer
Michelle Mancini   Mastering
J Kash   Producer
Brian Dackowski   Marketing
Aryanna Platt   A&R
David Pramik   Composer,Producer
Jacob Dennis   Mixing,Engineer,Vocal Producer
Will Vaughan   Composer,Producer
Jonathan Hoskins   Composer,Producer
Mike Freesh   Mixing
Ryan Vojtesak   Composer
Digital Farm Animals   Producer
Nick Gale   Composer
Charlie Handsome   Producer
Bianca Ortega   Marketing
Imad Royal   Composer,Producer,Sound Design
Whethan   Mixing,Producer,Sound Design
Ethan Snoreck   Composer
Oliver Tree   A&R,Mixing,Sounds,Arranger,Producer,Sound Design
Casey Mattson   Composer,Producer
Ewan Vickery   Engineer
Matt Zara   Composer
Oliver Nickell   Composer
Emerson Mancini   Mastering
Super Computer   Producer,Programming
Jeremiah Jeffrey   A&R
Kaelyn Baer   Composer