title: Ships (album)
text: # Ships (album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Pitchfork | 9.1/10 |
  | PopMatters | 6/10 |
  | Slant Magazine | |
  | Stylus Magazine | B |
  | Tiny Mix Tapes | |
  
  Ships is the seventh full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson. The album was a massive collaboration among Daniel Smith and various other musicians.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Ship the Majestic Suffix" – 2:54
  * "Cast It at the Setting Sail" – 3:30
  * "Bloodbook on the Halfshell" – 4:50
  * "Did I Step on Your Trumpet" – 3:06
  * "When It Comes to You I'm Lazy" – 3:53
  * "Two Sitting Ducks" – 5:04
  * "My Lion Sleeps Tonight" – 3:03
  * "Kids Pushing Kids" – 6:17
  * "Time That Bald Sexton" – 3:56
  * "He Who Flattened Your Flame Is Gettin' Torched" – 2:51
  * "Five Stars and Two Thumbs Up" – 2:46
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Steve Poponi, Dave Downham – recording (Gradwell)
  * Chris Cohen – electric guitar, vocals
  * Ben Swanson – recording, graphics
  * Luke Mosling – "ships" suffix contest winner (1172)
  * Lenny Smith – vocals, claps
  * Rachel Galloway – flute, vocals
  * Tom Eaton – trumpet
  * Jedidiah Slaboda – vocals, claps
  * Judy Miller – publicity (Motormouth)
  * Christiaan Palladino – keys, vocals, mixing assistance, recording
  * Satomi Matsuzaki – bass guitar
  * Megan Slaboda – glock, marimba, vocal
  * Brian McTear – mixing engineer (Miner Street)
  * Alan Douches – mastering (West Westside)
  * David Smith – drum kit
  * Lilly Smith – vocals, claps
  * Ted Velykis – orchestration, mixing assistant, bass guitar, bass clarinet
  * Josiah Wolf – drum kit
  * Ida Smith – vocals, claps
  * Andrew Smith – drums, percussion
  * Melissa Palladino – violin, vocal
  * Elin Smith – vocal, support
  * Chris Swanson – project manager
  * Erik Carter – live performance arrangements (Kork Agency)
  * Aaron DeVries – ships contest judge
  * Marian Smith – support
  * Amy Morrissey – mixing assistant (Miner Street)
  * Nicole Roeder – graphics
  * Emil Nikolaisen – mixing assistant
  * Paul Gold – lacquers (Brooklyn Phono)
  * Yoni Wolf – recording
  * Ken Fabianovicz – helper
  * Jon Galloway – recording
  * Sufjan Stevens – oboe, flutes, whistles, glock
  * John Ringhofer – trombone, vocal, recording
  * Greg Saunier – drum kit, vocal, recorder
  * John Dieterich – electric guitar, vocals
  * Daniel Smith – songs, vocal, acoustic guitar, production, artwork
  