2006 studio album by The Matches
Decomposer is the second studio album by American pop punk band The Matches . It was released by Epitaph Records on September 11, 2006 worldwide, on September 12, 2006 in the United States, and in 2016 on vinyl . Audio production was handled by Matt Rad, Mike Green, Ryan Divine & Johnny Genius, Miles Hurwitz, Blink-182 's Mark Hoppus , Goldfinger 's John Feldmann , Rancid 's Tim Armstrong , 311 's Nick Hexum , and Bad Religion 's Brett Gurewitz .
Decomposer also marks a vast departure from The Matches' previous strict alternative /punk sound and a growth into a more avant-garde and art rock 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 Billboard Independent Albums .[ 3]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Shawn Harris
Title Producer(s) 1. "Salty Eyes" Matt Rad 2:38 2. "Drive" Mike Green 3:26 3. "Papercut Skin" John Feldmann 3:25 4. "Clumsy Heart" Miles Hurwitz 3:31 5. "Little Maggots" John Feldmann 2:44 6. "What Katie Said" Mark Hoppus 2:53 7. "Sunburn vs. the Rhinovirus" Mark Hoppus 3:45 8. "Lazier Than Furniture" Divine Genius Productions 2:36 9. "Didi (My Doe, Part 2)" Nick Hexum 3:11 10. "You (Don't) Know Me" (featuring Tim Armstrong ) Tim Armstrong 4:05 11. "My Soft and Deep" Brett Gurewitz 3:36 12. "Shoot Me in the Smile" Matt Rad 3:31 13. "The Barber's Unhappiness" Mark Hoppus 5:24 Total length: 44:45
UK / European bonus track (B-side to "Salty Eyes" single) Title Producer 14. "Here's To Love" (featuring Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro ) John Paulsen 3:08
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic and Discogs .
Shawn Harris – guitar, vocals, artwork (booklet), design
Jonathan Devoto – guitar, vocals; vibraphone (track 1)
Justin San Souci – bass, vocals
Matt Whalen – drums; toaster percussion (track 3)
Lewis Patzner – cello (track 1)
Anton Patzner – strings, violin and viola (track 1)
Ben Richards – keyboards (track 2)
Dean Butterworth – percussion (track 3), loops (track 5)
Josie Shafer – Fender Rhodes electric piano (track 10)
Ben Kramer – trumpet (track 10)
Matt Radosevich – mixing (tracks: 1–2, 4, 6–12), engineering and production (tracks: 1, 12)
Mike Green – programming , engineering and production (track 2)
John Feldmann – 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)
Mark Hoppus – 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 – production (track 9)
Giff Tripp – engineering (track 9)
Jason Walters – additional engineering (track 9)
Tim Armstrong – additional vocals and percussion, production (track 10)
Michael Rosen – engineering (track 10)
Brett Gurewitz – backing vocals , 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
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