2025 studio album by Suzanne Vega
Flying with Angels Released May 2, 2025 Studio GB's Juke Joint Length 37 :29 Label Cooking Vinyl Producer Gerry Leonard
"Rats" Released: September 17, 2024
"Speakers' Corner" Released: March 4, 2025
"Chambermaid" Released: April 8, 2025
"Alley" Released: April 25, 2025
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
Flying with Angels track listingTitle Writer(s) 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
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 (tracks 3,5,6,7,8)
Charts
Notes
References
^ 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 .
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