Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride
Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released through Interrabang and BMG Rights Management on June 23, 2023. It was produced by Martin Terefe and preceded by the singles "I Feel Like Dancing" and "Pancakes & Butter".. It is his first album since Look for the Good (2020).

Background
The album was described as both Mraz's "return to pop" and as containing "dance and disco influences", which Mraz called the integration of a "conscious effort" as he had "not yet done". Mraz elaborated, "I wanted to try to get a little more into the dance lane, because I haven’t experienced that before. I wanted to try something new."

Critical reception

Sarah Verschoor of Riff Magazine called the album "cleverly crafted and melodically mesmerizing" and felt it "beams with authenticity", and Mraz's "smooth and warm vocals work very well with this modern take on the era of uptempo dance".

Track listing

Personnel
Musicians
 Jason Mraz – vocals (all tracks), piano (tracks 1, 2, 5–8), synthesizer (1–7, 10), drum programming (3)
 Becky Gebhardt – bass guitar (all tracks), bass synthesizer (1, 5, 6, 8), sitar (3, 5, 8)
 Mai Bloomfield – vocals, cello (all tracks); string arrangement (4), acoustic guitar (7)
 Chaska Potter – vocals (all tracks), percussion (1, 2, 10), electric guitar (3, 5, 6), lap steel guitar (9)
 Mona Tavakoli – vocals, percussion (all tracks); drums (3, 6, 7, 9, 10)
 Martin Terefe – electronics (1–3, 5, 10), percussion (2), Wurlitzer (9)
 Nikolai Torp – keyboards, synthesizer (1–3, 5)
 Molly Miller – electric guitar (1, 3, 5)
 Noah Terefe – drum programming, synthesizer (1, 3)
 Carole Rabinowitz – cello (1, 4, 6, 8, 10)
 David Davidson – string arrangement, violin (1, 4, 6, 8, 10)
 Kristin Wilkinson – viola (1, 4, 6, 8, 10)
 Dave Angell – violin (1, 4, 6, 8, 10)
 Raul Vallejo – trombone (2, 3, 6)
 Fernando Castillo – trumpet (2, 3, 6)
 Sterling Campbell – drums (2, 4, 5, 8)
 Toca Rivera – vocals (2)
 Carlos Sosa – flute, saxophone (3, 6)
 Glen Scott – electric piano (4), Wurlitzer (7)

Technical
 Martin Terefe – production
 Chris Gehringer – mastering
 David K. Younghyun – mixing
 Tony Maserati – mixing
 Gabriella Wayne – engineering
 Harry Backer – engineering
 Hayden Easterling – engineering
 Oliver Liu – engineering
 Oskar Winberg – engineering
 Riketté Genesis – engineering
 Taylor Pollert – engineering
 Tim Brennan – engineering
 Julia Norelli – mixing assistance
 Najeeb Jones – mixing assistance

Charts

References

2023 albums
Albums produced by Martin Terefe
BMG Rights Management albums
Jason Mraz albums