Palms (Palms album)

Palms is the first studio album by the rock band Palms. It was released in 2013 in CD digipack, limited edition vinyl, limited edition cassette and digital download formats by Ipecac Records.[2][8] The album was made available for streaming by Spin on June 18, 2013, one week before its release.[9] Upon its release, Palms debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200[10] and received positive reviews. The album has been described as post-metal[11] and alternative rock, much like singer Chino Moreno's main band, Deftones.[9]

Palms
Album cover designed by Chuck Anderson
Studio album by Palms
Released	June 25, 2013
Genre	Post-metal, alternative rock, post-rock, shoegazing, dream pop
Length	46:56
Label	Ipecac Records IPC-139
Producer	Palms

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(74/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	[3]
Drowned in Sound	[4]
MusicOMH	[5]
Pitchfork	(6.5/10)[6]
The Skinny	[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Palms.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Future Warrior"	7:56
2.	"Patagonia"	6:40
3.	"Mission Sunset"	9:57
4.	"Shortwave Radio"	6:56
5.	"Tropics"	5:44
6.	"Antarctic Handshake"	9:41
Total length:		46:56

Japanese and cassette edition (bonus track)

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Shortwave Radio (Demo)"	6:46
Total length:		53:42

Personnel

Palms album personnel adapted from AllMusic.[2]

Band members

• Chino Moreno – vocals, guitar
• Jeff Caxide – bass
• Aaron Harris – drums, engineering, mixing
• Bryant Clifford Meyer – guitar, keyboards, engineering

Additional personnel

• Chuck Anderson – artwork, design
• Chris Common – digital mastering
• James Plotkin – vinyl mastering
• Travis Shinn – photography

References

1. "Palms Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
2. Gregory Heaney. "Palms - Release Information, Reviews, and Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
3. Arroyo, Steven (Jun 27, 2013). "Album Review: Palms - Palms". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Jun 27, 2013.
4. Dave Hanratty. "Palms - Palms / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
5. Shepherd, Sam (2013-06-21). "Palms - Palms". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
6. Ian Cohen. "Palms: Palms | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
7. Kerr, Dave (Jun 5, 2013). "Album Review: Palms - Palms". The Skinny. Retrieved Jun 27, 2013.
8. "DEFTONES, ISIS Collaboration PALMS: Debut Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing". Blabbermouth. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
9. Christopher R. Weingarten (June 18, 2013). "Stream Palms' Debut LP, Dream-Metal From Deftones' Chino Moreno and Most of Isis". Spin. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
10. "Palms Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
11. Jahdi, Robin (24 June 2015). "The 40 best post-metal records ever made". Fact. Retrieved 26 June 2015.