Pentatonix (album)

Pentatonix is the eponymous original-written debut and overall fourth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix, which was released on October 16, 2015. The release date was announced on Twitter by a series of pictures featuring the five band members released over a five day-span, with one band member added to the picture each day, culminating in the date being revealed on August 28. It is the group's seventh release.

This is the first release of the band to feature predominantly original material (the only covers being the cover of Shai's "If I Ever Fall in Love and the bonus tracks on the deluxe version of the album). Pentatonix also marks the first time band members receive individual songwriting credits for the majority of the tracks.

Pentatonix debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart with 98,000 units. It is their first No. 1 album on this chart.

Track listing

Reception

Commercial reception

The album debuted at number 8 in New Zealand and number 1 on the US Billboard 200. In the US, the album started with 98,000 units (88,000 in pure album sales).

! (album)

! is an album by The Dismemberment Plan. It was released on October 2, 1995, on DeSoto Records. The band's original drummer, Steve Cummings, played on this album but left shortly after its release.

Track listing

  • "Survey Says" – 2:08
  • "The Things That Matter" – 2:25
  • "The Small Stuff" – 3:02
  • "OK Jokes Over" – 4:27
  • "Soon to Be Ex Quaker" – 1:26
  • "I'm Going to Buy You a Gun" – 3:06
  • "If I Don't Write" – 4:28
  • "Wouldn't You Like to Know?" – 2:50
  • "13th and Euclid" – 2:18
  • "Fantastic!" – 4:14
  • "Onward, Fat Girl" – 2:46
  • "Rusty" – 4:29
  • Personnel

    The following people were involved in the making of !:

  • Eric Axelson bass
  • Jason Caddell guitar
  • Steve Cummings drums
  • Travis Morrison vocals, guitar
  • Andy Charneco and Don Zientara – recording
  • References


    "@" (album)

    "@" is a studio album by John Zorn and Thurston Moore. It is the first collaborative album by the duo and was recorded in New York City in February, 2013 and released by Tzadik Records in September 2013. The album consists of improvised music by Zorn and Moore that was recorded in the studio in real time with no edits or overdubs.

    Reception

    Allmusic said "@ finds two of New York City's longest-running fringe dwellers churning out sheets of collaborative sounds that conjoin their respective and distinct states of constant freak-out... These seven improvisations sound inspired without feeling at all heavy-handed or urgent. More so, @ succeeds with the type of conversational playing that could only be achieved by two masters so deep into their craft that it probably feels a lot like breathing to them by now".

    Track listing

    All compositions by John Zorn and Thurston Moore

  • "6th Floor Walk-Up, Waiting" - 12:25
  • "Jazz Laundromat" - 4:58
  • "Dawn Escape" - 9:39
  • "Her Sheets" - 4:19
  • Album

    Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century, first as books of individual 78rpm records, then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at 33 13 rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though in the 21st century albums sales have mostly focused on compact disc (CD) and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format used in the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl.

    An album may be recorded in a recording studio (fixed or mobile), in a concert venue, at home, in the field, or a mix of places. Recording may take a few hours to several years to complete, usually in several takes with different parts recorded separately, and then brought or "mixed" together. Recordings that are done in one take without overdubbing are termed "live", even when done in a studio. Studios are built to absorb sound, eliminating reverberation, so as to assist in mixing different takes; other locations, such as concert venues and some "live rooms", allow for reverberation, which creates a "live" sound. The majority of studio recordings contain an abundance of editing, sound effects, voice adjustments, etc. With modern recording technology, musicians can be recorded in separate rooms or at separate times while listening to the other parts using headphones; with each part recorded as a separate track.

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