Perdida is the eighth studio album by Stone Temple Pilots, released through Rhino on February 7, 2020. The band released 1 single in support of their album Perdida: Fare Thee Well, released on December 2, 2019.
It is the band’s second album with Jeff Gutt as lead singer and is an acoustic record largely recorded on vintage instruments. Perdida received “generally favorable reviews” according to Metacritic. Paste described the album as “the sound of a band stretching beyond its own self-imposed limits to challenge what a so-called ‘acoustic album’ can be”, commenting on its “seamless blend of country, British and Mariachi folk, orchestral pop and soft rock.”
Tracklist:
- Fare Thee Well
- Three Wishes
- Perdida
- I Didn’t Know the Time
- Years
- She’s My Queen
- Miles Away
- You Found Yourself While Losing Your Heart
- I Once Sat at Your Table
- Sunburst
Japanese edition (bonus tracks) - Big Empty (Acoustic Live, 2018)
- Interstate Love Song (Acoustic Live, 2018)
- Pretty Penny (Acoustic Live, 2018)
Stone Temple Pilots
Jeff Gutt: lead vocals
Dean DeLeo: guitars, acoustic guitar, percussion
Robert DeLeo: bass, keyboards, marxophone, additional guitars, lead vocals on “Years”
Eric Kretz: drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Bill Appleberry: keyboards
Tiffany Brown: backing vocals
Adrienne ‘Aeb’ Byrne: flute
Erin Breene: cello
JJ Golden: mastering
Charles Leutwiler: cover photo
Bruce Nelson: guitar technician
Yutong Sharpe: violin
Joy Simpson: backing vocals
Chris Speed: saxophone
Julle Staudhamaer: viola
Ryan Williams: engineer, mixing
Rory Wilson: art direction, design