Solid State (Jonathan Coulton album)

Solid State is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton. It was released on April 28, 2017.[2] Coulton describes it as "a concept album about the internet, trolls, artificial intelligence, and how love and empathy will save humanity!"[3] Coulton says that the album "has a bit of a concept behind it," with a "character that you follow throughout his life."[4]

Solid State
Studio album by
Jonathan Coulton
ReleasedApril 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
GenreAlternative, rock
Length53:08
LabelSuperEgo
ProducerChristian Cassan
Jonathan Coulton chronology
Artificial Heart
(2011)		 Solid State
(2017)
Singles from Solid State
  1. "All This Time"
    Released: February 28, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Recording

The album was recorded, mixed and produced by Christian Cassan at the Secret Garden recording studio in Brooklyn, New York.[5]

The album features additional vocals from Aimee Mann on several songs, including "All This Time," as well as guest guitar work from Dave Gregory on two tracks.[6]

Release

The album was released on April 28, available as digital download, on double vinyl and CD. The album's first single, "All This Time", was released on February 28.

Graphic novel

On April 28, along with the album itself, Coulton released a graphic novel, written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Albert Monteys. The graphic novel is meant to follow the same story as the album, but further fleshed out.

Live performances

The album premiered on the 2015 JoCo Cruise, when Coulton played early recordings of the songs "All This Time" and "Don't Feed the Trolls".

On the 2016 Cruise, Coulton played "Brave",[7] "Square Things",[4] "All This Time"[8] and "Your Tattoo",[9] all live, with fellow singer-songwriter and friend Aimee Mann.

On the 2017 Cruise, Coulton performed two more songs for the first time, "Pictures of Cats" and "Ordinary Man". This was also the first time he played "Don't Feed the Trolls" live, as he only played a recording during 2015.

In addition, he performed songs from Solid State as part of his opening act for Aimee Mann's 2017–‘18 tours for her album Mental Illness for which he had co-written three songs in addition to providing backing vocals and instrumentation. Advance copies of the album were available on both vinyl and CD during the main 2017 tour, along with the accompanying graphic novel and T-shirts.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Wake Up"4:26
2."All This Time"4:08
3."Solid State"2:53
4."Brave"2:57
5."Square Things"3:10
6."Pictures of Cats"2:48
7."Ordinary Man"3:50
8."Robots.Txt"3:15
9."Don't Feed the Trolls"3:10
10."Your Tattoo"2:42
11."Ball and Chain"3:22
12."Sunshine"4:39
13."Solid State (Reprise)"2:35
14."Pulled Down the Stars"2:54
15."All to Myself (Pt 1)"2:04
16."All to Myself (Pt 2)"2:24
17."There You Are"1:41
Total length:53:08

References
  1. Monger, Timothy. "Solid State – Jonathan Coulton". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. Frometa, RJ (February 28, 2017). "Jonathan Coulton Announces New Album Solid State To Be Released April 28". Vents Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. Jonathan Coulton – Solid State, retrieved April 23, 2017
  4. Thalandor46 (March 3, 2016). "Square Things (World Premier) – Jonathan Coulton – JoCo Cruise 2016". Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. Jonathan Coulton – Solid State – CD Sleeve
  6. Coulton, Jonathan. "All This Time." By Jonathan Coulton. Solid State. SuperEgo Records, 2017. CD
  7. Thalandor46 (March 3, 2016). "Brave (World Premier) – Jonathan Coulton – JoCo Cruise 2016". Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  8. Thalandor46 (March 4, 2016). "All This Time – Jonathan Coulton – JoCo Cruise 2016". Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  9. Thalandor46 (March 4, 2016). "Your Tattoo (World Premier) – Jonathan Coulton – JoCo Cruise 2016". Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  10. Aimee Mann Live at Town Hall – 4/22/17
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