''Solid States'' is the eighth and final
studio album by
America
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alternative rock
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band
The Posies
The Posies were an American power pop group. The band was formed in 1986 in Bellingham, Washington, United States, by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.
Their music has its origins in Merseybeat and the Hollies. They are ...
, released on 29 April 2016 by American label
MyMusicEmpire. It was the band's first new album release in six years, and the first since the deaths of drummer Darius Minwalla and bass player Joe Skyward.
The band's first single, "Squirrel vs. Snake," was released as a free download on the 3rd of March 2016, and an extensive month-long European tour promoting the album began on 29 March 2016. The band performed live as a trio with Frankie Siragusa on drums.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from Discogs
;The Posies
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Jon Auer
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Ken Stringfellow
Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow (born October 30, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star, Stringfellow's discography includ ...
;Additional musicians
*Frankie Siragusa – drums (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12)
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Kliph Scurlock – drums (tracks: 1, 4, 9, 11)
*Tiz Aramini – additional vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 12)
*Aden Stringfellow – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 12)
*Gizelle Smith – additional vocals (tracks: 9)
*Skylar Gudasz – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
*Jeremy Harris – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
*Bill McShane – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
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Holly Muñoz
Holly Muñoz is an American rock and country musician and songwriter based in Austin, Texas.
Early life
Muñoz was raised in El Paso, Texas and attended college at Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota with a double major in anthropology ...
– choir vocals (tracks: 4)
*
Todd O'Keefe – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
*Ray Venta – choir vocals (tracks: 4)
;Production
*Producer – Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, Colbey Haney, Eddie Grinnell, Frankie Siragusa, Steve Squire
*Mixing – Cameron Lister (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 11), Frankie Siragusa (tracks: 2, 10, 12), Tony Hoffer (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 11), Willie Linton (tracks: 1, 7, 9)
*Additional Mixing on "Titanic" – Keith Armstrong, Madison Scheckel
;Artwork and Design
*Artwork, Art Direction – Dominique Stringfellow
*Design, Artwork – Elena Titova
References
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The Posies albums
2016 albums