Stranger Heads Prevail is the second album by progressive rock band Thank You Scientist. It was released on July 29, 2016.[2][1] It is the first album to feature Cody McCorry on bass and theremin and the final album to feature Odin Alvarez, Andrew Digrius, and Ellis Jasenovic on drums, trumpet, and saxophone, respectively, prior to their departure in 2017.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Salvatore Marrano; all music is composed by Thank You Scientist, except where noted
No.
Title
Music
Length
1.
"Prologue: A Faint Applause..."
Tom Monda
Marrano
Mark Radice
2:03
2.
"The Somnambulist"
5:33
3.
"Caverns"
7:06
4.
"Mr. Invisible"
7:36
5.
"A Wolf in Cheap Clothing"
6:43
6.
"Blue Automatic"
5:41
7.
"Need More Input"
7:47
8.
"Rube Goldberg Variations"
8:53
9.
"Psychopomp"
9:26
10.
"The Amateur Arsonist's Handbook"
6:04
11.
"Epilogue: ...And the Clever Depart"
Tom Monda
Marrano
Mark Radice
1:07
Personnel
Thank You Scientist
Salvatore Marrano – vocals
Tom Monda – fretted and fretless guitar, acoustic guitar, shamisen, sitar, vocals, strings arrangement
Cody McCorry – bass, theremin, saw
Ben Karas – violin, viola, five string electric violin
Ellis Jasenovic – tenor sax
Andrew Digrius – trumpet, flugelhorn
Odin Alvarez – drums
Additional personnel
Mark Radice – vocals, piano, keys
AJ Merlino – percussion (mallets and hands)
Sean Redman – timpani
Gergly Kiss – cello
Tory Anne Daines – viola
Rebecca Harris – violin
Bumblefoot – vocals on "Prologue: A Faint Applause"
The Spectrum Vocal Ensemble – gang vocals
Production
Tom Monda – production
Mike Ferretti – mixing, engineering
Shane Stanton – assistance
Van Dette – mastering
Bumblefoot – additional vocal engineering on "Prologue: A Faint Applause" and "Epilogue"
Tim High – additional vocal engineering on "Prologue" and "Epilogue: And the Clever Depart"
