; the narrative suzie zeldin -- vocals , keys jesse gabriel -- vocals , guitar ; additional musicians charles seich -- drums , percussion , programing ari sadowitz -- bass will noon -- drum ; technical personnel bryan russell -- producer ( at redwire audio ) justin long -- assistant engineer emily lazar -- mastering joe laporta -- mastering bryan laurenson -- mixing on '' cherry red '' jon florencio -- mixing on '' fade '' , '' empty space '' and '' winter 's coming '' mike sapone -- mixing on '' turncoat '' karen preston -- album art kristina casquarelli -- layout reception critical response absolutepunk said '' if more records like the narrative were written , i would most certainly have a different approach towards the genre .