Blackbox is the fourth studio album of the Norwegian band Major Parkinson. It was released on 27 October 2017. The album features a new lineup and has an emphasis on dark, ambient electronica mixed with pop and prog rock.[1][2]

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Blackbox
Studio album by Major Parkinson
Released	27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
Recorded	2016
Studio	Duper Studio & Degaton Studios
Genre	Rock
Length	47:45
Label	Degaton Records
Major Parkinson chronology
Twilight Cinema (2014) Blackbox (2017) Valesa - Chapter 1: Velvet Prison (2022)

The critical reception to the album has been positive.[3][4][5]

Track listing

1. "Lover, Lower Me Down!"
2. "Night Hitcher"
3. "Before the Helmets"
4. "Isabel: A Report to an Academy"
5. "Scenes from Edison's Black Maria"
6. "Madeleine Crumbles"
7. "Baseball"
8. "Strawberry Suicide"
9. "Blackbox"

Personnel

Major Parkinson

• Jon Ivar Kolbotn – Lead vocals, lyrics, songwriting, arrangement
• Eivind Gammersvik – Bass, production, arrangement, backing vocals
• Lars Bjørknes – Piano, synth, organs, programming, notation, backing vocals
• Sondre Skollevoll – Guitars, backing vocals, additional synths, arrangement, microKORG (track 4)
• Sondre Sagstad Veland – Drums, perc, typewriter, arrangement, backing vocals
• Øystein Bech-Eriksen – Guitars, arrangement
• Claudia Cox: – Violin, backing vocals, arrangement

Additional personnel

• Linn Frøkedal – Lead vocals
• Carmen Boveda – Cello
• Jonas Flemsæter Hamre – Saxophone
• Joar Lemme – Trombone
• Gunleik Gisletveit – Tuba
• Logan Arndt – French horn
• Andreas Hesselberg Hatzikiriakidis – Trumpet
• Nataniel Hjønnevåg – Xylophone
• Thomas Rolland aka Lip Shaw – Whistling
• Megan Kovacs – Backing vocals
  Female choir by Volve Vokal:
• Thea Meidell Sjule
• Idunn Strøm Myklebust
• Frida Ekerhovd
• Kaja Linder Henriksen
• Ann Christin Jenssen
• Kristine Norebø
• Signe Wiger
• Kine Granum
• Malene Moen Sætre
• Solveig Foldnes Dybsland

References