Ships (album)

Ships
Studio album by Danielson
Released	May 9, 2006
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock christian rock
Length	42:10
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Daniel Smith
Danielson chronology
Brother Is to Son (2004) Ships (2006) Best of Gloucester County (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	9.1/10 link
PopMatters	6/10 link
Slant	link
Stylus	B link
Tiny Mix Tapes	link

Ships is the seventh full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson. The album was a massive collaboration among Daniel Smith and various other musicians.

Track listing

1. "Ship the Majestic Suffix" – 2:54
2. "Cast It at the Setting Sail" – 3:30
3. "Bloodbook on the Halfshell" – 4:50
4. "Did I Step on Your Trumpet" – 3:06
5. "When It Comes to You I'm Lazy" – 3:53
6. "Two Sitting Ducks" – 5:04
7. "My Lion Sleeps Tonight" – 3:03
8. "Kids Pushing Kids" – 6:17
9. "Time That Bald Sexton" – 3:56
10. "He Who Flattened Your Flame Is Gettin' Torched" – 2:51
11. "Five Stars and Two Thumbs Up" – 2:46

Personnel

• Steve Poponi, Dave Downham – recording (Gradwell)
• Chris Cohen – 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
• Josiah Wolf – 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 Deveries – ships contest judge
• Marian Smith – support
• Amy Morrissey – mixing assistant (Miner Street)
• Nicole Roeder – graphics
• Emil Nikolaisen – mixing assistant
• Paul Gold – lacquers (Brooklyn Phono)
• Yoni Wolf – recording
• Ken Fabianovicz – helper
• Jon Galloway – recording
• Sufjan Stevens – oboe, flutes, whistles, glock
• John Ringhofer – trombone, vocal, recording
• Greg Saunier – drum kit, vocal, recorder
• John Dieterich – electric guitar, vocals
• Daniel Smith – songs, vocal, acoustic guitar, production, artwork

References

1. Ships (album) at AllMusic