Solid States
2016 studio album by The Posies
Solid States | ||||
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Studio album by The Posies | ||||
Released | April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, power pop, indie rock | |||
Length | 43:58 | |||
Label | Lojinx | |||
Producer | Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, Colbey Haney, Eddie Grinnell, Frankie Siragusa, Steve Squire[1] | |||
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Solid States is the eighth and final studio album by American alternative rock band The Posies, released on 29 April 2016 by American label MyMusicEmpire.[2] It was the band's first new album release in six years, and the first since the deaths of drummer Darius Minwalla[3] and bass player Joe Skyward.[4]
The band's first single, "Squirrel vs. Snake", was released as a free download on 3 March 2016,[5] and an extensive month-long European tour promoting the album began on 29 March 2016.[6] The band performed live as a trio with Frankie Siragusa on drums.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow[7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We R Power!" | 2:53 |
2. | "Unlikely Places" | 3:41 |
3. | "Scattered" | 3:39 |
4. | "Titanic" | 3:49 |
5. | "Squirrel Vs Snake" | 3:54 |
6. | "March Climes" | 3:49 |
7. | "M Doll" | 3:01 |
8. | "The Definition" | 3:42 |
9. | "The Plague" | 3:59 |
10. | "Rollercoaster Zen" | 3:38 |
11. | "The Sound Of Clouds" | 3:50 |
12. | "Radiance" | 4:03 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Discogs[8]
- The Posies
- Jon Auer
- Ken Stringfellow
- Additional musicians
- Frankie Siragusa – drums (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12)
- Kliph Scurlock – drums (tracks: 1, 4, 9, 11)
- Tiz Aramini – additional vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 12)
- Aden Stringfellow – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 12)
- Gizelle Smith – additional vocals (tracks: 9)
- Skylar Gudasz – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
- Jeremy Harris – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
- Bill McShane – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
- Holly Muñoz – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
- Todd O'Keefe – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
- Ray Venta – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
- Production
- Producer – Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, Colbey Haney, Eddie Grinnell, Frankie Siragusa, Steve Squire
- Mixing – Cameron Lister (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 11), Frankie Siragusa (tracks: 2, 10, 12), Tony Hoffer (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 11), Willie Linton (tracks: 1, 7, 9)
- Additional Mixing on "Titanic" – Keith Armstrong, Madison Scheckel
- Artwork and Design
- Artwork, Art Direction – Dominique Stringfellow
- Design, Artwork – Elena Titova
References
- ^ "The Posies – Solid States". Discogs.
- ^ "The Posies on MyMusicEmpire".
- ^ "Posies Drummer Darius Minwalla R.I.P." Blurt Magazine. 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Joe Skyward, Member of Sunny Day Real Estate and the Posies, Has Died – Pitchfork". Pitchfork. 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Squirrel vs Snake". Hype Machine.
- ^ "THE POSIES Announce Album SOLID STATES + European tour — New Free Track Here". RAW RAMP. 2016-03-15.
- ^ "The Posies – Solid States". Discogs.
- ^ "The Posies – Solid States". Discogs.
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