''Ships'' is the seventh full-length album by

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band

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. The album was a massive

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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 Gettin' Torched" – 2:51 # "Five Stars and Two Thumbs Up" – 2:46

Personnel

*Steve Poponi, Dave Downham – recording (Gradwell) *

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– 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 *

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– 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 DeVries – ships contest judge *Marian Smith – support *Amy Morrissey – mixing assistant (Miner Street) *Nicole Roeder – graphics *

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– mixing assistant *Paul Gold – lacquers (Brooklyn Phono) *

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– recording *Ken Fabianovicz – helper *Jon Galloway – recording *

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– oboe, flutes, whistles, glock *John Ringhofer – trombone, vocal, recording *

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– drum kit, vocal, recorder *John Dieterich – electric guitar, vocals * Daniel Smith – songs, vocal, acoustic guitar, production, artwork

References

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