Vessel

by Twenty One Pilots

Vessel cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2013-01-08
  • Label: Fueled By Ramen
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:44
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 17 ratings

Artists on this release: Tyler Joseph, Josh Dun

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Vessel' is a frantic, genre-blending breakthrough that established the band's signature mix of anxious lyricism and hyperactive electropop. The record rapidly shifts between ukulele-driven indie pop, rapid-fire rap verses, and massive, synthesizer-heavy dance choruses, often within the exact same track. It is a deeply quirky, energetic, and highly emotional pop record that resonates heavily through its unfiltered exploration of self-doubt.

Genres

Descriptors: confessional, genre-blending, DIY, rhythmic, melodic, rap, emotive, personal, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Ode to Sleep (05:08)
  2. Holding on to You (04:23)
  3. Migraine (03:59)
  4. House of Gold (02:43)
  5. Car Radio (04:27)
  6. Semi-Automatic (04:13)
  7. Screen (03:49)
  8. The Run and Go (03:49)
  9. Fake You Out (03:51)
  10. Guns for Hands (04:33)
  11. Trees (04:27)
  12. Truce (02:22)

Credits

  • Tyler Joseph - producer [additional production], programmed by [programming], piano, keyboards, vocals, ukulele, written-by
  • Josh Dun - drums, percussion [auxiliary percussion]
  • Pete Ganbarg - a&r
  • Anne DeClemente - administrator [a&r administration]
  • Reel Bear Media - art direction, design, photography by
  • Virgilio Tzaj - art direction, design
  • Andrew Simon - booking
  • Jeff Krones - booking
  • Creative Artists Agency - booking [at]
  • Mark Ngui - booking [international]
  • Rob Gold - creative director [art manager]
  • Chris Woltman - executive-producer, management
  • John Janick - executive-producer
  • Greg Wells - keyboards [additional], programmed by [additional programming], producer, mixed by, synth [additional], programmed by [programming]
  • Martin F. Frascogna - legal
  • Frascogna Entertainment Law, PLLC - legal [of]
  • Element 1 Music - management [at]
  • Erica Bellarosa - management [business affairs at atlantic records]
  • Brad Gibson - management [business]
  • Dan Gerbarg - mastered by
  • Howie Weinberg - mastered by
  • Adam Samiljan - public relations [digital marketing]
  • Katie Robinson - public relations [marketing direction]
  • Thom Skarzynski - public relations [marketing direction]
  • Ian MacGregor - recorded by
  • Josh Skubel - sleeve [packaging production]

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