''To Believe'' is the fifth studio album by the British group
The Cinematic Orchestra
The Cinematic Orchestra is a British nu jazz and downtempo music group created in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe. The group is signed to independent record label Ninja Tune.
The Cinematic Orchestra have produced four studio albums, ''Motion'' (1999) ...
. It was released on 15 March 2019 through
Ninja Tune and
Domino
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. It is the group's first album in 12 years following ''
Ma Fleur
''Ma Fleur'' ("my flower" in French) is the fourth full-length release and third proper studio album by The Cinematic Orchestra, released on 7 May 2007. The North American version of the album contains 10 tracks in a different sequence from th ...
'' (2007), and was supported by a tour in the second quarter of 2019.
As with the group's previous work, it is jazz-inspired and features guests from the "global soul and jazz scene".
The lead single, "A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life" featuring
Roots Manuva
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, was released as a limited
12-inch single
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in independent record stores in January 2019.
Background
Along with collaborations with
Moses Sumney
Moses Sumney is a Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter. His self-recorded EP, ''Mid-City Island'', was released in 2014. He released another five-song EP in 2016, titled ''Lamentations''. His first full-length album, ''Aromanticism'', was released ...
,
Roots Manuva
Rodney Hylton Smith, better known by his stage name Roots Manuva (born 9 September 1972), is a British rapper and producer. Since his debut in 1994, he has produced numerous albums and singles on the label Big Dada, achieving commercial succ ...
,
Tawiah
Tawiah (pronounced Taa-We-Ah) is a British alternative-soul singer and songwriter based in London.
Early life
Tawiah was born to Ghanaian parents in Battersea, South West London, where she grew up with her two brothers on the 18th floor of ...
, Grey Reverend, Heidi Vogel and
Dorian Concept
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, ''To Believe'' featured string arrangements by
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
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. The album was said to feature a "widescreen touch" that "draws on the power" of the band's catalogue by ''
Clash''. It was mixed by
Tom Elmhirst
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at
Electric Lady Studios
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in
New York.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2019 albums
The Cinematic Orchestra albums
Ninja Tune albums
Domino Recording Company albums