Ships (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Ships
Type = studio
Artist = Danielson


Released = May 9, 2006
Genre = Alternative rock, indie rock, gospel, Christian rock
Length = 42:10
Label = Secretly Canadian
Producer = Daniel Smith
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zt7ibks9fakn link]
*Pitchfork (9.1/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17331/Danielson_Ships 5/11/06]
Last album = "Brother Is to Son"
(2004)
This album = "Ships"
(2006)
Next album =

"Ships" is the seventh full length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson. The album was a massive collaboration among Daniel Smith and various other musicians.

Track listing

# "Ship the Majestic Suffix" – 2:54
# "Cast It at the Setting Sail" – 3:30
# "Bloodbook on the Halfshell" – 4:50
# "Did I Step on Your Trumpet" – 3:06
# "When It Comes to You I'm Lazy" – 3:53
# "Two Sitting Ducks" – 5:04
# "My Lion Sleeps Tonight" – 3:03
# "Kids Pushing Kids" – 6:17
# "Time That Bald Sexton" – 3:56
# "He Who Flattened Your Flame Is Getting Torched" – 2:51
# "Five Stars and Two Thumbs Up" – 2:46

Personnel

*Steve Poponi, Dave Downham – recording (Gradwell)
*Chris Cohen – electric guitar, vocals
*Ben Swanson – recording, graphics
*Luke Mosling – "ships" suffix contest winner (1172)
*Lenny Smith – vocals, claps
*Rachel Galloway – flute, vocals
*Tom Eaton – trumpet
*Jedidiah Slaboda – vocals, claps
*Judy Miller – publicity (Motormouth)
*Christiaan Palladino – keys, vocals, mixing assistance, recording
*Satomi Matsuzaki – bass guitar
*Megan Slaboda – glock, marimba, vocal
*Brian McTear – mixing engineer (Miner Street)
*Alan Douches – mastering (West Westside)
*David Smith – drum kit
*Lilly Smith – vocals, claps
*Ted Velykis – orchestration, mixing assistant, bass guitar, bass clarinet
*Josiah Wolf – drum kit
*Ida Smith – vocals, claps
*Andrew Smith – drums, percussion
*Melissa Palladino – violin, vocal
*Elin Smith – vocal, support
*Chris Swanson – project manager
*Erik Carter – live performance arrangements (Kork Agency)
*Aaron Deveries – ships contest judge
*Marian Smith – support
*Amy Morrissey – mixing assistant (Miner Street)
*Nicole Roeder – graphics
*Emil Nikolaisen – mixing assistant
*Paul Gold – lacquers (Brooklyn Phono)
*Yoni Wolf – recording
*Ken Fabianovicz – helper
*Jon Galloway – recording
*Sufjan Stevens – oboe, flutes, whistles, glock
*John Ringhofer – trombone, vocal, recording
*Greg Saunier – drum kit, vocal, recorder
*John Dieterich – electric guitar, vocals
*Daniel Smith – songs, vocal, acoustic guitar, production, artwork