Solarize

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This article is about the Capital Cities album. For the photographic effect, see Solarization (photography).
Solarize
CapitalCities Solarized.jpg
Studio album by
Capital Cities
ReleasedAugust 10, 2018
Recorded2015–18
Genre
Length50:00
Label
Producer
  • Ryan Merchant
  • Sebu Simonian
Capital Cities chronology
Swimming Pool Summer
(2017) 		Solarize
(2018)
Singles from Solarize
  1. "Vowels"
    Released: September 16, 2016
  2. "My Name is Mars"
    Released: March 30, 2018
  3. "Venus & River"
    Released: July 13, 2018
  4. "Levitate"
    Released: July 20, 2018
  5. "Just Say When"
    Released: July 26, 2018
  6. "Space"
    Released: August 2, 2018

Solarize is the second studio album of American indie pop duo Capital Cities, released on August 10, 2018, under Capitol Records.[1] It was preceded by the 2017 EP Swimming Pool Summer of which the tracks were integrated on this release.

Track listing[]

All songs written and produced by Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Space" 3:04
2."Swimming Pool Summer"Merchant, Simonian, Tim Pagnotta3:32
3."My Name is Mars" 3:11
4."Venus & River"Merchant, Simonian, Sam Hollander3:05
5."Levitate"Merchant, Simonian, Marcos Kostenbader Valle, Paulo Sergio Kostenbader Valle3:10
6."Drop Everything"Merchant, Simonian, Simon Wilcox3:10
7."Just Say When"Merchant, Simonian, Rodney Jerkins3:11
8."Girl Friday"Merchant, Simonian, Rick Ross3:05
9."Gatekeeper Julie" (featuring Jim Svejda) 2:53
10."Only If You Want It" 3:32
11."Drifting" 3:16
12."Sunburn Surrender" 3:11
13."Vowels"Merchant, Simonian, Brett McLaughlin, Jamie Michael Robert Sanderson3:04
14."Good Enough" 2:18
15."Girl Friday" (featuring Rick Ross) 3:07
16."Swimming Pool Summer (THCSRS Remix)" 3:58
Total length:50:00

Personnel[]

Adapted from the liner notes.

Featured artists[]

  • Sebu Simonian - vocals (tracks 1-14), programming (tracks 1-12, 14)
  • Ryan Merchant - vocals (tracks 1-14), programming (tracks 1-10, 12, 14), guitar (tracks 3, 11), bass (tracks 3, 11)
  • Jim Svejda - voiceover (track 9)

Additional musicians[]

  • Aaron Prather - drums (tracks 2, 7)
  • Nick Merwin - guitar (tracks 2, 7, 13)
  • Will Artope - trumpet (tracks 2, 6-8, 13)
  • Artyom Manukyan - cello (track 2)
  • Manny Quintero - bass (tracks 2, 7-8, 12-13)
  • Sacha - rap vocalist (track 3)
  • Jacob Scesney - saxophone (tracks 4, 10)
  • Adam Friedman - bass (track 5), guitar (track 5)
  • Justin Thomas - vibraphone (track 7)
  • Anna Margo - vocals (track 8)
  • Krikor Sarafian - guitar (track 8)
  • Channing Holmes - drums (track 12)

Production[]

  • Sebu Simonian - production
  • Ryan Merchant - production
  • Adam Friedman - co-production (track 3), additional production (track 5)
  • The Ceasars - co-production (track 6)
  • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins - co-production (track 7)
  • Sermstyle - additional production (track 13)
  • Serban Ghenea - mixer (track 13)
  • John Hanes - assistant mixer (track 13)
  • Andrew Mendelson - mastering (tracks 1-12, 14)
  • Mike Marsh - mastering (track 13)
  • João Lauro Fonte - artwork
  • Dan Weisman - management

References[]

  1. ^ "Solarize by Capital Cities". 10 August 2018.



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