Solid States Explained
| Solid States |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Posies |
| Border: | yes |
| 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] |
| Prev Title: | Blood/Candy |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
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.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Discogs[7]
- The Posies
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: The Posies – Solid States . .
- Web site: The Posies on MyMusicEmpire.
- Web site: Posies Drummer Darius Minwalla R.I.P.. Blurt Magazine. 22 May 2015 .
- Web site: Joe Skyward, Member of Sunny Day Real Estate and the Posies, Has Died – Pitchfork. Pitchfork. 28 March 2016 .
- Web site: Squirrel vs Snake. Hype Machine.
- Web site: THE POSIES Announce Album SOLID STATES + European tour — New Free Track Here. RAW RAMP. 2016-03-15.
- Web site: The Posies – Solid States . .
