For Cryin' Out Loud!

During a May 2024 Rolling Stone cover story for Finneas's sister, Billie Eilish, Finneas revealed he was working on a new solo album. He described feeling lonely whilst solo-producing his first album, believing that he did an "OK job", but not making songs in the best possible way they could sound. Therefore, Finneas said, "I've made a point to be hyper-collaborative. Fortunately, most of my friends are producers". On August 8, 2024, Finneas announced ''For Cryin' Out Loud!'' on Instagram and released the title track as its lead single, along with a music video directed by Isaac Ravishankara. A same-day press release characterized Finneas' creative process for the album as "steering things away from the bedroom producer mentality and to a classic studio/band environment". The album was produced during a series of live studio sessions in Los Angeles, California. == Critical reception ==

Musicians • Finneas O'Connell – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 1, 3–7, 9, 10), guitar (3, 4, 8), bass guitar (4, 8–10) • Aron Forbes – bass guitar (tracks 1–8, 10), guitar (9) • Miles Morris – drums (all tracks), baritone guitar (9) • Lucy Healey – keyboards, vocals (all tracks); synthesizer (track 5) • David Marinelli – percussion (all tracks), synthesizer (1, 2, 6, 7), keyboards (2–10), programming (7, 8), vocals (9, 10) • Matthew Fildey – guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–10), pedal steel (1, 4, 6, 7), synthesizer (4) • Sam Homaee – synthesizer (tracks 7, 9, 10), percussion (7), guitar (9) • Jesse McGinty – French horn, tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet (track 8) Technical • Finneas – production, recording • Dale Becker – mastering • Jon Castelli – mixing • Aron Forbes – engineering, recording • Brad Lauchert – mix engineering • Katie Harvey – mastering assistance • Noah McCorkle – mastering assistance == Charts ==