The Confuser

by Robyn Hitchcock

The Confuser cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 July 2026
  • Label: Tiny Ghost
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 39:47
  • Community rating: 3.19/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Legendary British neo-psychedelia singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock returns with 'The Confuser'[cite: 7]. The album continues his lifelong dedication to surrealist pop and jangling guitar rock, packed with idiosyncratic lyricism and melodic eccentricities[cite: 7]. The project features imaginative tracks like 'My Dead Astronaut', reinforcing his reputation as a master of peculiar, narrative-driven songwriting[cite: 7].

Genres

Descriptors: Idiosyncratic, peculiar, Melodic, Male Vocalist, literate

Tracklist

  1. I Am This Thing (2:35)
  2. My Dead Astronaut (4:02)
  3. Yesterday's Rain (3:55)
  4. Breathless (4:40)
  5. Ghost in Sunlight (4:51)
  6. Building From The Ruins (5:25)
  7. The Vanishing Kind (4:18)
  8. How To Feel Alright (3:23)
  9. Monday For Me (3:13)
  10. Wasted (3:20)

Credits

  • Robyn Hitchcock - Vocals, Guitar, Songwriting, primary artist, electric guitar, producer, written-by, keyboards [keys], acoustic guitar
  • Todd Bolden - bass
  • Fetzer Design - design, photography
  • Eric Slick - drums, drums (drum set)
  • Jeremy Fetzer - electric guitar, keyboards [keys], percussion
  • Kimberley Rew - electric guitar
  • Emma Swift - executive-producer
  • Jordan Lehning - keyboards [keys], recorded by [additional], bass
  • John Baldwin - mastered by
  • Brad Jones - producer, recorded by, mixed by, keyboards [keys], double bass [upright bass]
  • Gillian Welch - vocals

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