Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album)

Vessel
Studio album by Twenty One Pilots
Released January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08)
Genre
Length 45:37
Label Fueled by Ramen
Producer Greg Wells
Twenty One Pilots chronology
Regional at Best
(2011)		 Vessel
(2013)		 Blurryface
(2015)
Singles from Vessel
  1. "Holding On to You"
    Released: September 11, 2012
  2. "Guns for Hands"
    Released: December 26, 2012
  3. "Lovely"
    Released: April 17, 2013
  4. "House of Gold"
    Released: August 6, 2013
  5. "Fake You Out"
    Released: September 15, 2013[3][4]
  6. "Car Radio"
    Released: March 18, 2014[5]

Vessel is the third studio album from American duo Twenty One Pilots which was released on January 8, 2013. It is the band's first album on Fueled by Ramen.

Background

High-school colleagues Tyler Joseph, Nick Thomas, and Chris Salih formed Twenty One Pilots in 2009.[6] The group released their debut album Twenty One Pilots.[6] Both Thomas and Salih parted ways with the band in 2011.[6] Soon afterwards Josh Dun joined the band;[6] Joseph had been friends with Dun for around a year.[7] Joseph first saw Dun when he was playing a show[7] with House of Heroes.[8] Joseph said that he "loved" the performance.[7] The band released Regional at Best later that year.[6] In June, the duo played their first out-of-state show to a group of 12 people.[9] The pair soon gained popularity through a series of videos made by friend Mark Eshelman.[6] The band played their last show as an unsigned band at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio to a crowd of 1,800 in attendance.[7] The band signed with Fueled by Ramen in 2012.[6]

Production

Joseph composed the album "not knowing whether or not people were going to hear it."[10]

The real power is the emotion. Joseph's mind is like an abyss - full of darkness, mystery and irrevocable intrigue. It takes time to digest the lyrics, the initial appeal of the rhythm deluding the brain from Joseph's actual meaning.[11]

Recording for Vessel took place at Rocket Carousel Studio, located in Los Angeles, California with Greg Wells producing.[12] Wells provided additional synths & keyboards and programming.[12] Wells mixed the album, while Ian McGregor helped with recording.[12] Mastering was performed by Howie Weinberg and Dan Gerbarg at Howie Weinberg Mastering, also in Los Angeles.[12]

Different versions of "Ode to Sleep", "Holding On to You", "Car Radio", "Guns for Hands", and "Trees" were released on their second album, Regional at Best. "House of Gold" was released as a bonus track on Regional at Best. The original version has slight differences throughout the song compared to the version found on Vessel.

Release

In the summer of 2012, Twenty One Pilots released the Three Songs EP.[6] On September 11, "Holding On to You" was released as a single.[13] On December 18, the album was made available for streaming via Entertainment Weekly.[14] Vessel was released through Fueled by Ramen on January 8, 2013.[14] The two men pictured on the album cover are Joseph and Dun's grandfathers.[7] The pair did it to see what the label's reaction was and when the label said yes the group said "okay, maybe this is going to work!"[7] In an interview, Joseph spoke on the meaning behind the album's name, saying that a vessel (our body) is an object carrying something far more important than the outer shell, and when we die, that is set free and lives on.[15]

To help support the album, the band toured international throughout the year.[6] On October 4, 2012 the music video for "House of Gold" was released.[16] The video was directed by Warren Kommers[17] and filmed on Will Smith's ranch outside of Los Angeles, California.[18]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[19]
Alter the Press[20]
AMH Network[21]
Idobi Radio4/5[2]
Rolling StoneUnfavorable[22]
The Yorkshire Times4/5[23]

In May 2015, it was announced the album sold 265,000 copies in the United States.[24] The album has consistently sold more than 1,000 copies a week since its release.[24] By December, the album's U.S. sales stood at 375,000.[25]

Track listing

All songs written by Tyler Joseph, except "Holding On to You" written by Tyler Joseph, Maurice Gleaton, Charles Hammond, Robert Hill, Deangelo Hunt, Bernard Leverette, Gerald Tiller and Jamall Willingham.[12]

  1. "Ode to Sleep" – 5:08
  2. "Holding On to You" – 4:23
  3. "Migraine" – 3:59
  4. "House of Gold" – 2:43
  5. "Car Radio" – 4:27
  6. "Semi-Automatic" – 4:14
  7. "Screen" – 3:49
  8. "The Run and Go" – 3:49
  9. "Fake You Out" – 3:51
  10. "Guns for Hands" – 4:32
  11. "Trees" – 4:27
  12. "Truce" – 2:22
Bonus tracks

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[12]

Twenty One Pilots
Additional personnel
  • Greg Wells – additional synths, programming, additional keyboards
Production
  • Greg Wells – producer, mixing
  • Tyler Joseph – additional production
  • Ian McGregor – recording
  • Howie Weinberg, Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Reel Bear Media, Virgilio Tzaj – art direction, design
  • Reel Bear Media – photography
  • Rob Gold – art manager
  • Josh Skubel – packaging production

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (2013–16) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[26] 67
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 62
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[28] 97
South Korean Albums (GAON)[29] 83
South Korean International Albums (GAON)[30] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 92
U.S. Billboard 200[32] 21
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[33] 10
U.S. Billboard Catalog Albums[34] 3
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[35] 9
U.S. Billboard Tastemaker Albums[36] 8
U.S. Billboard Top Album Sales[37] 16
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums[38] 49
U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums[39] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[40] 119
U.S. Billboard Catalog Albums[41] 20

Music videos

References

Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 Thomas, Fred. "Vessel - Twenty One Pilots: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Yi, Catherine (January 8, 2013). "twenty - one - pilots – Vessel: Album Review". idobi.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "UK: Download 'Fake You Out'!". Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Fake You Out - Single by twenty one pilots". Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Thomas, Fred. "Twenty One Pilots | Biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bird 2015, p. 69
  8. ↑ DeVille, Chris (April 27, 2012). "Interview: Twenty One Pilots, part 1". Columbus Alive. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ Sharp, Tyler (December 31, 2014). "Watch twenty one pilots perform "Ode To Sleep" for 12 people at their first out-of-state show - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Sherman, Maria (December 3, 2015). "Twenty One Pilots' Albums, Ranked: Blurryface (2015)". Fuse.tv. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ "CAS – Central Authentication Service". search.proquest.com.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vessel (Booklet). Twenty One Pilots. Fueled by Ramen. 2013. 075678683770.
  13. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Holding On To You - Single by Twenty One Pilots". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Rahman, Ray (December 18, 2012). "Stream the new Twenty One Pilots album 'Vessel' here -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots on Genre Fusion, Mortality & The Lines in Their Name". YouTube. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. ↑ Rock Sound (October 4, 2013). "Twenty One Pilots - House Of Gold". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - House Of Gold - Music Video - MTV". MTV. November 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  18. ↑ Fueled by Ramen (October 25, 2013). "Twenty One Pilots: House of Gold (Beyond The Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  19. ↑ Pettigrew, Jason (January 22, 2013). "twenty - one - pilots - Vessel". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  20. ↑ Patneaude, Victoria (January 9, 2013). "Alter The Press!: ATP! Album Review: twenty - one - pilots - Vessel". alterthepress.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  21. ↑ "AMH Network Twenty One Pilots - Vessel". Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  22. ↑ DiMartino, Dave (January 8, 2013). "A Great Year For The Undead!". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  23. ↑ Clark, Graham (September 5, 2013). "Yorkshire News: Album Review: Twenty One Pilots - Vessel". yorkshiretimes.co.uk. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  24. 1 2 "Twenty One Pilots Earns Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  25. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (December 23, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Surpasses 7 Million Sold in U.S.". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Chart History (Canadian Albums)". billboard.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  27. ↑ "トゥエンティ・ワン・パイロッツの作品". ORICON STYLE. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Twenty One Pilots – Vessel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Gaon International Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  31. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 14.09.2013 (wk36)". zobbel.de. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  32. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Chart History (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Chart History (Alternative Albums)". billboard.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Chart History (Catalog Albums)". billboard.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Chart History (Digital Albums)". billboard.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Chart History (Tastemaker Albums)". billboard.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Chart History (Top Album Sales)". billboard.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots - Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". billboard.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Vinyl Albums : Jan 16, 2016". billboard.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Catalog Albums : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
Sources
  • Bird, Ryan (July 2015). Bird, Ryan, ed. "Who Are Ya?". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (201). ISSN 1465-0185. 

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