Gangbusters Melody Club

Gangbusters Melody Club is the fifth studio album by the electro swing group Caravan Palace, released on 1 March 2024. It peaked at 62 in the Official Scottish Albums Chart in the same month.[1]

Gangbusters Melody Club
Studio album by
Released1 March 2024 (2024-03-01)
Recorded2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2020, 2022, 2023 (majority)
StudioVerywise Studio (Paris, France)
Genre
Length43:25
Label
  • Lone Digger
  • Mvka
ProducerCaravan Palace
Caravan Palace chronology
Chronologic
(2019)
Gangbusters Melody Club
(2024)
Singles from Gangbusters Melody Club
  1. "MAD"
    Released: 19 October 2023
  2. "Reverse"
    Released: 30 November 2023
  3. "Mirrors"
    Released: 5 January 2024
  4. "Fool"
    Released: 9 February 2024

Track listing

edit

All tracks are written by Arnaud de Bosredon

Gangbusters Melody Club track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mad"2:47
2."Mirrors"3:41
3."81 Special"3:55
4."Raccoons"3:28
5."Avalanches"4:08
6."Reverse"4:02
7."Fool (feat. Ella Washington)"3:30
8."Spirits"3:54
9."Blonde Dynamite"3:50
10."Portobello"2:41
11."City Cook"3:23
12."Villa Rose"4:04
Total length:43:25

Personnel

edit

Caravan Palace

  • Paul-Marie Barbier – piano (tracks 1, 4–7, 12) percussion (all tracks) vibraphone (tracks 5, 8, 11)
  • Martin Berlugue – trombone (tracks 1–3, 6, 9–10, 12)
  • Zoé Colotis – lead vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–), chorus vocals (1, 3, 5)
  • Arnaud "Vial" de Bosredon – drum programming, synthesizer, mixing (all tracks); electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 10–12), chorus vocals (1, 5, 8); alto saxophone (6), acoustic guitar (7, 8), saxophone (7), composer (all tracks)
  • Charles Delaporte – drum programming, synthesizer (all tracks); keyboard bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–12); electric bass (4, 6), background vocals (6), contrabass (12)
  • Lucas Saint-Cricq – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3–9); alto saxophone (3–9), violin (tracks 2–6, 11–12)
  • Luis Calderon – mastering, piano – (track 7), synthesizer – (track 6)

Additional contributors

  • Aurélien – editing
  • Robin Mansanti – chorus vocals (tracks 5, 8)
  • Ella Washington – lead vocals (track 7)

Former Members (2011–2021)

  • Hugues Payen – violin (track 4)
  • Camile Chapelière – saxophone (track 10)

Charts

edit
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2]
French Albums (SNEP)[3] 125
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[5] 10
UK Independent albums (OCC)[5] 15

References

edit
  1. ^ "Gangbusters Melody Club". Official Charts.
  2. ^ "Caravan Palace – Panic – ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be.
  3. ^ "lescharts.com - Caravan Palace - Gangbusters Melody Club". lescharts.com.
  4. ^ "Caravan Palace – Panic" – via hitparade.ch.
  5. ^ a b "PANIC – CARAVAN PALACE | Official Charts". Official Charts.
edit