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Vessels is the second studio album by American rock band Starset, released on January 20, 2017 through Razor & Tie.[1] The first single, "Monster", peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in May 2017.[5]

Writing and recording

Frontman Dustin Bates outlines the process for creating the album:

I start with sonic goals. This time I had a greater understanding of what instrumentation and even arrangements and genres, to an extent, would be amalgamated into these songs… and then chord structures. Once there’s a great chord structure then I always scat melodies. Then once I have the melody I spend an exorbitant amount of time coming up with lyrics that fit the theme that I want, over that melody. I think it is the way I’ve always written, then after that a readdressing of the musical soundscape and flushing out of the atmosphere of it as well.[6]

Work on the album started as early as June 2015.[7] Bates estimates that it took collectively 9 months to create the album, with small interspersed breaks for touring in support of the band's prior album, Transmissions.[6]

Composition and sound

Bates described the album's sound in comparison to their prior album, Transmissions:

Trying to push the sonic boundaries or even the boundaries that were set by Transmissions. Whereas it was centred in the hard rock lane before, now it goes more metal at times, and the guitar work borrows from djent stylings, and it gets more ambient at times, using electronics at a more deeply integrated level. Whereas the strings were more cinematic, there was more of a quartet before, on this record it’s more of an orchestration I would say. Hopefully increasing in breadth and depth and making it more difficult to tie it to a specific genre.[6]

Bates also stated he implemented some elements of EDM into the music.[8]

Reception

The album was strongly praised by Loudwire, stating that "Vessels works on multiple levels. If you’re looking for engaging singular tracks to fill your playlist, this album has several songs that could keep the band on radio for a long run. But if you’re looking for a deeper connection and a full listening experience, Vessels truly takes the listener on a journey both musically and thematically, utilizing synths, drums, guitars and Bates’ at times dreamlike, at other times aggressive vocal approach.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Order"1:06
2."Satellite"3:59
3."Frequency"4:41
4."Die for You"5:17
5."Ricochet"5:10
6."Starlight"4:46
7."Into the Unknown"4:30
8."Gravity of You"4:46
9."Back to the Earth"4:13
10."Last to Fall"5:03
11."Bringing It Down"5:48
12."Unbecoming"4:10
13."Monster"4:16
14."Telepathic"4:42
15."Everglow"7:54
Total length:70:21

Members

  • Dustin Bates – lead vocals, keyboard, guitars
  • Brock Richards – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Ron DeChant – bass, keyboard, backing vocals
  • Adam Gilbert – drums

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 52
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 56
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 60
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 85
US Billboard 200[14] 11
US Alternative Albums[15] 2

References

  1. ^ a b c "Starset Unleash 'Monster' Single, Announce 'Vessels' Album". Loudwire.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Album Review: Starset – Vessels – Rocked". Rockedreviews.net. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Starset - Vessels (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/5883713/starset/chart?f=376
  5. ^ "Starset - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Kennedy, Jade (February 1, 2017). "With Starset's New Album 'Vessels' Dustin Bates Seeks To Bring Out The Scientist In All Of Us". Music Feeds. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  7. ^ Hadsall, Joe (June 12, 2015). "Sci-fi songwriting: Dystopian story fuels Starset's music | Lifestyles: Entertainment, Life and more". Joplinglobe.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  8. ^ Mettler, Mike (April 7, 2017). "Starset's Dustin Bates Talks VR Audio, Hi-res Streaming, and Life On Mars". Digital Trends. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Starset, 'Vessels' - Album Review". Loudwire.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "ARIA CHART WATCH #405". auspOp. January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Starset – Vessels" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "Starset Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Starset – Vessels" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  14. ^ "Starset Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  15. ^ "Starset - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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