''Decomposer'' is the second studio album by American

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band

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. It was released by

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on September 11, 2006 worldwide, on September 12, 2006 in the United States, and in 2016 on

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. Audio production was handled by

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, Mike Green, Ryan Divine & Johnny Genius, Miles Hurwitz,

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, Goldfinger's

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, Rancid's

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, and

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. ''Decomposer'' also marks a vast departure from The Matches' previous strict

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sound and a growth into a more

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and

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sound. Additionally, many of the lyrical themes explored on ''Decomposer'' were resurrected for their next offering, 2008's '' A Band in Hope''. The album peaked at number 18 on the US ''

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Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from

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. *

Shawn Harris The Matches are an American rock band from Oakland, California, active from 1997 to 2009. Formed as the Locals, the group changed their name after five years to avoid conflict with a Chicago band of the same name. As the Matches, they self-release ...

– guitar, vocals, artwork (booklet), design *Jonathan Devoto – guitar, vocals;

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(track 1) *Justin San Souci – bass, vocals *Matt Whalen – drums; toaster percussion (track 3) *Lewis Patzner – cello (track 1) *

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– strings, violin and viola (track 1) *Ben Richards – keyboards (track 2) *

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– percussion (track 3), loops (track 5) *Josie Shafer – Fender Rhodes electric piano (track 10) *Ben Kramer – trumpet (track 10) *

Matt Radosevich Matthew Radosevich, also known as Matt Rad, is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He has worked with artists such as One Direction, Niall Horan, Martin Garrix, Demi Lovato, Little Mix, Guy Sebastian, Lupe Fiasco, Walk th ...

– mixing (tracks: 1–2, 4, 6–12),

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(tracks: 1, 12) *Mike Green – programming, engineering and production (track 2) *

– drum programming and additional percussion (track 5), mixing, engineering and production (tracks: 3, 5) *Matt Appleton – engineering (tracks: 3, 5) *Miles Hurwitz – production (track 4), executive production *Johnny Genius – percussion (track 4), engineering (tracks: 4, 8), production (track 8) *Ryan Divine – engineering (tracks: 4, 8), production (track 8) *Marco Martin – additional engineering (track 4) *

– percussion (track 6), drum programming (track 13), production (tracks 6–7, 13) *Christopher Holmes – drum programming (track 13), engineering (tracks 6–7, 13) *

Nicholas Hexum Nicholas Lofton Hexum (born April 12, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the multi-platinum alternative rock band 311 and The Nick Hexum Quintet. Early life Born in Madison, Wisconsin, t ...

– production (track 9) *Giff Tripp – engineering (track 9) *Jason Walters – additional engineering (track 9) *

– additional vocals and percussion, production (track 10) *Michael Rosen – engineering (track 10) *

–

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, percussion and production (track 11) *Pete Martinez – engineering (track 11) *Chris Roach – additional engineering (track 12) *John Morrical – engineering *Josh Smith – engineering *Tom Baker – mastering *Emilee Seymour – artwork, design

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums The Matches albums Epitaph Records albums Albums produced by Mark Hoppus Albums produced by John Feldmann Albums recorded at Sound City Studios