Manhattan (Skaters album)

Manhattan is the debut studio album from American rock band Skaters. It was released in February 2014 under Warner Bros. Records

Manhattan
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)
StudioElectric Lady Studios in New York City, New York, Gemini Studios in Ipswich, United Kingdom, & Sonora Studio in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California
GenrePost-punk revival
Length33:49
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJohn Hill, Skaters
Skaters chronology
Schemers
(2012)
Manhattan
(2014)
Rock and Roll Bye Bye
(2017)
Singles from Manhattan
  1. "I Wanna Dance (But I Don't Know How)"
    Released: August 28, 2013
  2. "Deadbolt"
    Released: October 25, 2013[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundC[3]
Paste Magazine8.3/10[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."One of Us"2:24
2."Miss Teen Massachusetts"3:55
3."Deadbolt"3:03
4."Band Breaker"3:46
5."To Be Young in NYC"3:26
6."Schemers"2:47
7."Symptomatic"3:11
8."Fear of the Knife"2:56
9."I Wanna Dance (But I Don't Know How)"2:58
10."Nice Hat"2:13
11."This Much I Care"3:10

Personnel

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  • Michael Ian Cummings - vocals, guitar
  • Josh Hubbard - guitar
  • Dan Burke - bass
  • Noah Rubin - drums
  • Skaters - art direction, producers
  • John Hill - producer
  • Brian Gardner - mastering
  • Cenzo Townshend - mixing
  • Phil Joly - engineer
  • Laura Sisk - engineer
  • Emmett Farley - engineer
  • Sean Julliard - assistant engineer
  • Joe Maccann - assistant engineer
  • Elizabeth Bauer - assistant engineer
  • Nick Bobetsky - management
  • Adam Herzog - A&R
  • Jeff Sosnow - A&R
  • Donny Phillips - art direction
  • Jay Roeder - logo design
  • Lele Saveri - photography
  • Pete Volker - photography
  • Kelsey Bennett - photography
  • Shane McCauley - photography

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 49

References

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  1. ^ "Deadbolt - Single". iTunes.
  2. ^ "Manhattan Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  3. ^ Lenz, Kristofer. "Album Review: SKATERS - Manhattan". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Feb 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (2014-02-25). "Skaters: Manhattan". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ^ "Skaters Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.