Richard Ashcroft

Artist:  Richard Ashcroft
Birth Name:  Richard Paul Ashcroft
Born:  September 11, 1971.  Higher End, Wigan, England
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop, Space Rock, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Contemporary Pop, Adult Alternative Pop
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Composition, Multi-Instrumentalist
Insturments:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Wurlitzer, Organ, Melodica, Mellotron, Synthesizer, Drums

Richard Ashcroft is an English Musician, Singer and Songwriter.  He was the lead singer of the Alternative Rock Band The Verve during 1990-1999 and he formed new band, RPA & The United Nations Of Sound in 2010.  In 2016, he started his fourth solo album.  Chris Martin of Coldplay has described Richard Ashcroft as "The Best Singer in the World".

Title:  Natural Rebel  (2018)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop, Space Rock, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Contemporary Pop, Adult Alternative Pop
Label:   BMG
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  All My Dreams  (4:29)
 2.  Birds Fly  (3:57)
 3.  Surprised By The Joy  (5:38)
 4.  That's How Strong  (4:44)
 5.  Born To Be Strangers  (4:13)
 6.  That's When I Feel It  (4:03)
 7.  We All Bleed  (3:59)
 8.  A Man In Motion  (5:03)
 9.  Streets Of Amsterdam  (5:20)
10. Money Money  (5:05)

Personnel:

Richard Ashcroft:  Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
Steve Wyreman:  Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Emre Ramazanoglu:  Drums, Percussion
Damon Minchella:  Bass
Jon Kelly:  Keyboards
Ben Trigg:  Keyboards, Strings
Matt Johnson:  Keyboards
Jim Hunt:  Brass
Nichol Thomson:  Brass
Dominic Glover:  Brass
Andrea Grant:  Backing Vocals
Lorraine Cato:  Backing Vocals
Richard George:  Strings
Tom Pigott-Smith:  Strings
Everton Haynes:  Strings
Bruce White:  Strings
Kate Wilkinson:  Strings

Natural Rebel is the fifth studio album by Richard Ashcroft, released on October 19, 2018 by BMG.  The album reached No. 1 on UK Independent Albums Chart.