''Solarize'' is the second studio album of American
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and su ...
duo
Capital Cities, released on August 10, 2018, under
Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...
. It was preceded by the 2017 EP ''Swimming Pool Summer'', of which five of the tracks were integrated on this release. The album includes a collaboration with
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Diddy's Bad ...
, who had previously expressed an interest in signing the duo before the release of their debut album ''
In a Tidal Wave of Mystery
''In a Tidal Wave of Mystery'' is the debut studio album of American indie pop duo Capital Cities, released on June 4, 2013, under Capitol Records.
Background and production
Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian worked as jingle writers for various co ...
'' in 2013.
Critical reception
Neil Z. Yeung of
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
wrote that the "sun-washed set of futuristic synth-disco positively shimmers, providing an ideal soundtrack to smooth romancing and sweaty body-moving", finding it to be "less indie-precious" than their debut album and that it "smooths the digital edge of their early sound in favor of warm tones, hypnotic beats, and a focus on a full album experience as opposed to a collection of singles".
Track listing
All songs written and produced by Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian, except where noted.
Personnel
Featured artists
*
Sebu Simonian – vocals (tracks 1–14), programming (tracks 1–12, 14)
* Ryan Merchant – vocals (tracks 1–14), programming (tracks 1–10, 12, 14), guitar (tracks 3, 11), bass (tracks 3, 11)
*
Jim Svejda – voiceover (track 9)
Additional musicians
* Aaron Prather – drums (tracks 2, 7)
* Nick Merwin – guitar (tracks 2, 7, 13)
* Will Artope – trumpet (tracks 2, 6–8, 13)
* Artyom Manukyan – cello (track 2)
* Manny Quintero – bass (tracks 2, 7–8, 12–13)
* Sacha – rap vocalist (track 3)
* Jacob Scesney – saxophone (tracks 4, 10)
*
Adam Friedman
"Lemonade" is a song by American singer, songwriter and producer Adam Friedman featuring Mike Posner. Friedman and Posner co-wrote the song. But when it was not included after some consideration in Posner's album ''At Night, Alone'', Friedman deci ...
– bass (track 5), guitar (track 5)
* Justin Thomas – vibraphone (track 7)
* Anna Margo – vocals (track 8)
* Krikor Sarafian – guitar (track 8)
* Channing Holmes – drums (track 12)
Production
*
Sebu Simonian – production
* Ryan Merchant – production
*
Adam Friedman
"Lemonade" is a song by American singer, songwriter and producer Adam Friedman featuring Mike Posner. Friedman and Posner co-wrote the song. But when it was not included after some consideration in Posner's album ''At Night, Alone'', Friedman deci ...
– co-production (track 3), additional production (track 5)
*
The Ceasars
The Ceasars is a group of three Italian music producers: Paolo "Ceasar" Catoni, Marco "PStarr" Pistella and Francesco Rigon.
History
The team was originally known (until 2012) as Ceasars Productions and their production is divided between Ital ...
– co-production (track 6)
*
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – co-production (track 7)
*
Sermstyle – additional production (track 13)
*
Serban Ghenea
Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer.
Early life and education
Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attende ...
– mixer (track 13)
* John Hanes – assistant mixer (track 13)
* Andrew Mendelson – mastering (tracks 1–12, 14)
*
Mike Marsh – mastering (track 13)
* João Lauro Fonte – artwork
References
2018 albums
Capital Cities (band) albums
Capitol Records albums
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