West Coast (album)

West Coast
Studio album by
Studio
ReleasedNovember 2006 (2006-11)
Recorded2002–2006
StudioValand School of Fine Arts, Nordhemsgatan, Stena Terminal.
GenreBalearic beat[1]
Length55:09
LabelInformation
ProducerDan Lissvik
Studio chronology
West Coast
(2006) 		Yearbook 2
(2008)
Singles from West Coast
  1. "Life's a Beach"
    Released: April 2007 (2007-04)
  2. "West Side"
    Released: July 2007 (2007-07)

West Coast is the debut studio album by Swedish band Studio. It was self released in November 2006 on their own record label Information (INF002). An expanded version of the album (a compilation of INF001 "No Comply"-single and INF002 "West Coast"-Lp) was released on CD in 2007 as Yearbook 1.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
West Coast
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
The Guardian[1]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[4]
Professional ratings
Yearbook 1
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork8.3/10[6]

Yearbook 1 was listed at 23 in Pitchfork's Top Albums of 2007 list.[7] West Coast was listed at number 57 on Fact's Best Albums of the Decade list.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hägg

West Coast
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Out There" 16:00
2."West Side"Dan Lissvik7:06
3."Self Service"Dan Lissvik4:13
4."Origin" (Renamed by Dan Lissvik. Originally released on Service in 2002, as "Shake You Down By The River".)Rasmus Hägg5:33
5."Life's a Beach" 12:49
6."Indo" 9:28
Total length:55:09
Yearbook 1
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."No Comply"Dan Lissvik5:40
2."Radio Edit" 9:51
3."Out There" 15:58
4."West Side"Dan Lissvik7:04
5."Self Service"Dan Lissvik4:11
6."Origin" (Renamed by Dan Lissvik. Originally released on Service in 2002, as "Shake You Down By The River".)Rasmus Hägg5:31
7."Life's a Beach" 12:47
8."Indo" 9:28
Total length:1:10:30

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 25

References

  1. ^ a b Lynskey, Dorian (14 December 2007). "Studio, West Coast". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "West Coast – Studio". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ Battaglia, Andy (4 September 2007). "Studio: West Coast". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ Bates, Daniel (19 November 2007). "Studio – West Coast". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Yearbook 1 – Studio". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ^ Richardson, Mark (5 February 2007). "Studio: Yearbook 1". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2007 - Page 3". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  8. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s - Page 5 of 10". December 2010.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Studio – Yearbook 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2018.



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