In the Hour of Chaos is the third studio album by the Canadian musician Allison Russell. It was released by Black Wonder LLC, an imprint of Fantasy Records, on July 10, 2026. Conceived as a "collaborative song suite," all but one of the eleven songs on the album has a guest artist.
Composition In the Hour of Chaos is made up of 11 songs, with Russell joined by other singers on all but the first song.
Critical reception
The album received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised the collaborative nature of the album and the execution of the songs.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal.
Allison Russell – vocals, production (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 2–11), banjo (10) Drew Lindsay – production (all tracks), drum programming (1–5, 7, 9–11), synthesizer (2, 3, 5), organ (3, 5, 6), handclaps (3), keyboards (6, 10), piano (7, 11) JT Nero – production (all tracks), background vocals (1), handclaps (3), additional engineering (10) Brandon Bell – engineering, mixing (all tracks); sound effects (8) Annie Petrik – engineering assistance Caroline Whitaker – engineering assistance Kelsey Porter – engineering assistance Skyler Chuckry – engineering assistance Kim Rosen – mastering Megan McCormick – electric guitar (all tracks), bass guitar (2, 3, 6, 7, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 5), sound effects (8) Elizabeth Pupo-Walker – percussion Wendy Melvoin – acoustic guitar (1, 7, 11), bass guitar (4, 5, 9), ukulele (7, 11), electric guitar (8, 9), sound effects (8), drums (9) Kyshona – background vocals (1, 4, 6–8), vocals (7) Sara Watkins – background vocals (1, 4, 6–8), vocals (7) Ganessa James – background vocals, bass guitar (1) Caoi de Barra – background vocals, percussion (1) Caoimhe Hopkinson – vocals (1) Lisa Coleman – synthesizer (2, 7, 11), piano (4, 5, 9), sound effects (8) Joy Oladokun – vocals, background vocals (2) Julie Williams – background vocals (2) Denitia – background vocals (3, 8), vocals (3) Kara Jackson – vocals, background vocals (3) Marisa Frank – choir arrangement (3) Explore! Pop Choir – choir vocals (3) Nikki Glaspie – drums (4, 6, 11) Brittney Spencer – vocals, background vocals (4) Norah Jones – vocals, background vocals (5) Ruby Amanfu – vocals, background vocals (6) David Boyle – additional engineering (6) Devon Gilfillian – vocals, background vocals (8) Autumn Nicholas – background vocals (8) Ross Collier – additional engineering (9) Kashus Culpepper – vocals, background vocals (9) Chibueze Ihuoma – vocals, background vocals (10) Anna Butterss – bass guitar (11) Ahya Simone – harp (11)
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