Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride
Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released through Interrabang and BMG Rights Management on June 23, 2023. It was produced by Martin Terefe and preceded by the singles "I Feel Like Dancing" and "Pancakes & Butter". It is his first album since Look for the Good.
Background
The album was described as both Mraz's "return to pop" and as containing "dance and disco influences", which Mraz called the integration of a "conscious effort" as he had "not yet done". Mraz elaborated, "I wanted to try to get a little more into the dance lane, because I haven't experienced that before. I wanted to try something new."Tour
On February 15, 2023, Mraz announced a 23-city United States tour to support the album, beginning on July 13 at Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon and finishing on August 17 at Queens' Forest Hills Stadium with the New York Pops. Grooveline Horns, Raining Jane and Molly Miller were announced as supporting acts. On October 23, Mraz announced a second leg of his tour for 2024, starting on July 5 at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheatre in Bridgeport, Connecticut and ending on August 11 at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, with the Colorado Symphony and the San Diego Symphony as supporting acts on select dates.Critical reception
Sarah Verschoor of Riff Magazine called the album "cleverly crafted and melodically mesmerizing" and felt it "beams with authenticity", and Mraz's "smooth and warm vocals work very well with this modern take on the era of uptempo dance".Personnel
Musicians- Jason Mraz – vocals, piano, synthesizer, drum programming
- Becky Gebhardt – bass guitar, bass synthesizer, sitar
- Mai Bloomfield – vocals, cello ; string arrangement, acoustic guitar
- Chaska Potter – vocals, percussion, electric guitar, lap steel guitar
- Mona Tavakoli – vocals, percussion ; drums
- Martin Terefe – electronics, percussion, Wurlitzer
- Nikolai Torp – keyboards, synthesizer
- Molly Miller – electric guitar
- Noah Terefe – drum programming, synthesizer
- Carole Rabinowitz – cello
- David Davidson – string arrangement, violin
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- Dave Angell – violin
- Raul Vallejo – trombone
- Fernando Castillo – trumpet
- Sterling Campbell – drums
- Toca Rivera – vocals
- Carlos Sosa – flute, saxophone
- Glen Scott – electric piano, Wurlitzer
- Martin Terefe – production
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- David K. Younghyun – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Tony Maserati – mixing
- Gabriella Wayne – engineering
- Harry Backer – engineering
- Hayden Easterling – engineering
- Oliver Liu – engineering
- Oskar Winberg – engineering
- Riketté Genesis – engineering
- Taylor Pollert – engineering
- Tim Brennan – engineering
- Julia Norelli – mixing assistance
- Najeeb Jones – mixing assistance