Amama (album)

The album was announced in March 2024.[2] The album was produced by Johnscott Sanford and Jonathan Rado.[1]

Lila Ramani, Crumb's frontwoman, has said the album is dedicated to her grandmother.[2] Some of the songs featured on Amama were written during the production of the band's previous album, Ice Melt, and others pre-date the band's first album, Jinx.[3]

Amama received a score of 78 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, which the website categorized as "generally favorable" reception.[4]

Samuel Hyland, writing for Pitchfork, praised Amama and contrasted it positively with the band's first two albums, referring to it as a "a sleeker, riskier, and more rewarding iteration of Crumb's approach".[1]

Crumb

• Bri Aronow – production, mixing (all tracks); piano (tracks 1, 6, 9), alto saxophone (1, 10), whistle (1), synthesizer (2–11), Rhodes (2, 3, 6, 9), Mellotron (2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), harpsichord (3), organ (9)
• Jesse Brotter – bass, production, mixing (all tracks); additional feedback (track 10)
• Jonathan Gilad – production, mixing (all tracks); drums (tracks 1–6, 8–11), shaker (1), drum programming (2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), tambourine (3), electronic drums (8, 9), MPC (12)
• Lila Ramani – production, mixing, additional recording (all tracks); vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–12), synthesizer (1, 4, 5, 10, 11); acoustic guitar, Mellotron (1); keyboards (2, 4, 5), guitar (3, 5–12), drum programming (4, 5), electric sitar (4), piano (6)

Additional contributors

• Jonathan Rado – production (all tracks), theremin (track 9)
• Johnscott Sanford – production, mixing, engineering
• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• James Riotto – engineering assistance
• Josh Schuback – engineering assistance
• Nathan Cimino – engineering assistance
• Robert Shelton – engineering assistance