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Alone in a Crowd (2023)

Where the lyrics of Alone in a Crowd take you, and where it was really made.

Oliver Tree's final album for Atlantic Records introduces a fashion designer named Cornelius Cummings as a character.

Key places

Recording credit: Rollover, London (2023)

Recording site Wild Bunch Studios (London) — The album credits Rollover in London as a recording location. The marker sits at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording credit: Casa do Mato Estúdios, Rio de Janeiro (2023)

Recording site Blue Studios — The album credits Casa do Mato Estúdios in Rio de Janeiro as a recording location. The marker sits at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Alone in a Crowd: third major-label album by American singer-songwriter Oliver Tree
• Released 29 September 2023
• Final album under Atlantic Records
• Includes singles Miss You, Bounce, One & Only, Essence and Fairweather Friends
• Features collaborations with Robin Schulz and Super Computer
• Fourteen tracks, all arranged by Oliver Tree
• Tree began a world tour in October 2023 in support of the album

Background

• Press release says the album explores themes of loneliness, disconnect and the human experience
• Introduces a character named Cornelius Cummings, a fashion designer
• Miss You is a remix of Jerk, originally taken from Ugly Is Beautiful (2020)
• Released as Tree's third album on a major label

Recording

• Recording locations credited: Rollover in London and Casa do Mato Estúdios in Rio de Janeiro
• Contributors include Whethan, Digital Farm Animals, Will Vaughan, Super Computer, Charlie Handsome, Imad Royal and Casey Mattson
• Jacob Dennis mixed tracks 1 to 13 and engineered all tracks
• Mike Freesh mixed track 14
• Emerson Mancini handled mastering

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Oliver Tree Nickell (born June 29, 1993, Santa Cruz, California) is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician classified as a "genre-defying musician".
• Born to parents who worked as traveling circus performers, he spent much of his childhood in a motor home before his family settled in Santa Cruz when he was 12.
• He began piano lessons at age three, started songwriting the following year, and joined the local ska band Irony in middle school, his first live performance experience.
• In high school he gravitated toward hip-hop and electronic music and worked as a DJ under the names Kryph and later Tree.
• He studied business at San Francisco State University for two years, then transferred to the California Institute of the Arts, graduating in 2016 with a degree in music technology.

Career

• He launched his solo career as "Tree" in 2010 and self-released the album Splitting Branches in 2013.
• In August 2013 he signed with London-based R&S Records and released the EP Demons, which gained attention after Radiohead's Thom Yorke approved of his cover of "Karma Police".
• In October 2016 he was featured on Whethan's "When I'm Down", and he then signed with Atlantic Records.
• His debut studio album Ugly Is Beautiful was released on July 17, 2020, and included the RIAA gold and platinum-certified singles "Alien Boy", "Hurt", "Miracle Man" and "Let Me Down".
• His breakthrough came with "Life Goes On" (2021) and "Miss You" (2022).
• He released the studio albums Cowboy Tears (February 2022), Alone in a Crowd (September 2023) and Love You Madly Hate You Badly (April 2026).
• In April 2026 he left Atlantic Records to release the album independently through his own imprint, Alien Boy Records.
• He died on June 14, 2026, in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during his world tour; the cause is under investigation.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released 29 September 2023 as Oliver Tree's third major-label album
• Final album under Atlantic Records for the singer-songwriter
• Press release described the album as exploring loneliness, disconnect and the human experience
• Press release introduced a character named Cornelius Cummings, a fashion designer
• Singles taken from the album: Miss You, Bounce, One & Only, Essence and Fairweather Friends
• Robin Schulz provides vocals on track 14, a collaboration credited on the album
• Super Computer credited for programming on track 3
• Tree's world tour from October 2023 supported the album

Records

• Discogs release note: limited to 5000 copies worldwide
• Chart positions and certifications are not listed

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Trivia

• Miss You is a remix of Jerk, which first appeared on Ugly Is Beautiful (2020)
• A press release introduced Cornelius Cummings as a fashion designer character tied to the album's themes
• Robin Schulz and Super Computer are the two outside collaborators named on the record
• The Discogs release note limits this edition to 5000 copies worldwide
• Tree's tour began in October 2023, weeks after the album's release

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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