For Cryin' Out Loud!
For Cryin' Out Loud! is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Finneas. The album was released on October 4, 2024, through OYOY and Interscope. It is the follow-up record to his debut studio album Optimist.
Background
During a May 2024 Rolling Stone cover story for Finneas's sister, Billie Eilish, Finneas revealed he was working on a new solo album. He described feeling lonely whilst solo-producing his first album, believing that he did an "OK job", but not making songs in the best possible way they could sound. Therefore, Finneas said, "I've made a point to be hyper-collaborative. Fortunately, most of my friends are producers".On August 8, 2024, Finneas announced For Cryin' Out Loud! on Instagram and released the title track as its lead single, along with a music video directed by Isaac Ravishankara. A same-day press release characterized Finneas' creative process for the album as "steering things away from the bedroom producer mentality and to a classic studio/band environment". The album was produced during a series of live studio sessions in Los Angeles, California.
Personnel
Musicians- Finneas O'Connell – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion ; synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar
- Aron Forbes – bass guitar, guitar
- Miles Morris – drums, baritone guitar
- Lucy Healey – keyboards, vocals ; synthesizer
- David Marinelli – percussion, synthesizer, keyboards, programming, vocals
- Matthew Fildey – guitar, pedal steel, synthesizer
- Sam Homaee – synthesizer, percussion, guitar
- Jesse McGinty – French horn, tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet
- Finneas – production, recording
- Dale Becker – mastering
- Jon Castelli – mixing
- Aron Forbes – engineering, recording
- Brad Lauchert – mix engineering
- Katie Harvey – mastering assistance
- Noah McCorkle – mastering assistance