We, the Vehicles explained

We, the Vehicles
Type:	studio
Artist:	Maritime
Cover:	We,vehicles.jpg
Released:	October 28, 2005
Studio:	Bionic, Polish Moon
Genre:	Indie pop
Length:	36:17
Label:	Flameshovel
Producer:	Kristian Riley
Prev Title:	Glass Floor
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Heresy and the Hotel Choir
Next Year:	2007

We, the Vehicles is the second album by Maritime. It is the band's final album with the bass guitarist Eric Axelson.

Background

We, the Vehicles was recorded at Bionic Studios and Polish Moon with Kristian Riley and the band acting as producers and engineers. Riley mixed the recordings, before they were mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side.

Release

On February 10, 2006, bassist Eric Axelson left the band; he was replaced by Decibully member Justin Flug. They went on a two-week tour in March 2004, prior to the release of We, the Vehicles on April 4, 2006.^[1] It was subsequently made available for streaming through AOL Music two weeks later.^[2] In September 2006, the band went on a tour of the US.^[3] They closed out the year touring the US East Coast, and playing a hometown show on New Years Eve.^[4]

Reception

We, the Vehicles was met with generally favourable from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on 12 reviews.

Of the album, Brian Howe of Pitchfork said that it "not only exceeds its predecessor [''Glass Floor''], but serves as a corrective to every one of its deficiencies."

Punknews.org ranked the album at number six on their list of the year's 20 best releases.^[5]

Track listing

Track listing per booklet. All recordings produced by Kristian Riley and Maritime.

1. "Calm" – 3:23
2. "Tearing Up the Oxygen" – 3:57
3. "People, the Vehicles" – 3:41
4. "Parade of Punk Rock T-Shirts" – 3:27
5. "We Don't Think, We Know" – 2:22
6. "No One Will Remember You Tonight" – 2:46
7. "Young Alumni" – 3:39
8. "Don't Say You Don't" – 3:34
9. "German Engineering" – 3:59
10. "Twins" – 2:21
11. "Protein and Poison" – 2:51

• Vinyl LP bonus tracks

1. "Before You Were Born" (Side A)
2. "Call Me Home" (Side B)

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[6] Musicians

• Eric Axelson
• Dan Didier
• Davey von Bohlen
• Dan Hinz
• Kristian Riley

Production and design

• Kristian Riley – producer, engineer, mixing
• Maritime – producer, engineer
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Andy Mueller – art direction, paintings, collages, design
• Chris Strong – band photography

External links

• We, the Vehicles at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eric Axelson leaves Maritime. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. February 10, 2006. January 2, 2022.
2. Web site: Streams from NOFX, Dresden Dolls, Mae, Be Your Own Pet, Maritime on AOL. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. April 17, 2006. January 23, 2022.
3. Web site: Maritime. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. August 6, 2006. January 30, 2022.
4. Web site: Maritime announce December dates. Punknews.org. Reinecker, Meg. October 11, 2006. February 1, 2022.
5. Web site: Best of 2006: Punknews.org (2006). Punknews.org. Shultz, Brian. January 1, 2007. June 21, 2022.
6. We, the Vehicles. Maritime. 2005. booklet. Grand Hotel van Cleef. GHvC 024.