1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Choose Your Own Adventure
3. Real Life Thriller
4. Get The Girl Save The World
5. I Wanna See The Good Guys Win
6. Violence In Me
7. Vigilante
8. Entertainment
9. Never Sing Olly Olly Olly Again
10. Power Corrupts
11. Real Life Is Too Unrealistic
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released November 2, 2023
Executive Produced by Murkage Dave & Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Album Mastered by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes & Streaky
Album Cover Photography: Jordan Curtis Hughes
Album Cover Art Direction: Amelia Studios
Photography Assistant: Eliot Morris
Lighting Assistant: Freddie Stisted
Styling: Agi Mdumulla & Jenny Kennedy
Design Art Direction: Johanna Burai
Logo Design: Nicoló Oriani
The Empire Strikes Back
Written by Murkage Dave
Produced by Sangy & WhyJay
Additional Production, Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Bass by Dishan Abrahams
Choose Your Own Adventure
Written by Murkage Dave
Produced by Star Slinger
Recorded, Vocal Production & Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Additional Vocals by Phebe Edwards
Real Life Thriller
Written by Murkage Dave & Teef
Produced by Massappeals
Additional Production, Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Guitars by Massappeals
Additional Drums by Matty Brown
Get The Girl Save The World
Written by Murkage Dave
Produced by Otxoa
Additional Production, Vocal Production & Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Piano by Mike Patrick
Bass by Dishan Abrahams
I Wanna See The Good Guys Win
Written by Murkage Dave
Produced by Roska
Additional Production, Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Bass by Dishan Abrahams
Violence in Me
Written by Murkage Dave & Jaykae
Produced by Jonathan Walter & Owen Ross
Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Vigilante
Written by Murkage Dave
Produced by Sangy
Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Additional Vocals by Augu5th & Patrick Scally
Entertainment
Written by Murkage Dave
Produced by Ali Karim
Additional Production, Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Additional Drums by Matty Brown
Piano by Mike Patrick
Rhodes by Nicky Brown
Never Sing Olly Olly Olly Again
Written by Murkage Dave
Produced by Ryan Hemsworth
Additional Production, Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Power Corrupts
Written by Murkage Dave & Lioness
Produced by Jon Phonics
Additional Production, Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
Real Life is Too Unrealistic
Written by Murkage Dave
Produced by Jonathan Walter
Vocal Production and Mix by Alex ‘Cores’ Hayes
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