''Palms'' is the first studio album by the

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

band Palms. It was released in 2013 in CD digipack, limited edition vinyl, limited edition cassette and digital download formats by

Ipecac Records Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999, by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH (band), DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton ...

. The album was made available for streaming by '' Spin'' on June 18, 2013, one week before its release. Upon its release, ''Palms'' debuted at No. 55 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and received positive reviews. The album has been described as

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and

, much like singer Chino Moreno's main band,

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and tu ...

Track listing

Personnel

''Palms'' album personnel adapted from

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. ;Band members * Chino Moreno – vocals * Jeff Caxide – bass * Aaron Harris – drums,

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, mixing * Bryant Clifford Meyer – guitar, keyboards, engineering ;Additional personnel *Chuck Anderson –

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, design *Chris Common – digital mastering * James Plotkin – vinyl mastering *Travis Shinn – photography

References

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