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]
Pitchfork8.5/10[5]
Professional ratings
Yearbook 1
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Pitchfork8.3/10[7]

Yearbook 1 was listed at 23 in Pitchfork's Top Albums of 2007 list.[8] West Coast was listed at number 57 on Fact's Best Albums of the Decade list.[9]

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)[10] 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. ^ Schnipper, Matthew (25 January 2025). "Studio – West Coast". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  6. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Yearbook 1 – Studio". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ Richardson, Mark (5 February 2007). "Studio: Yearbook 1". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2007 - Page 3". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  9. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s - Page 5 of 10". December 2010.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Studio – Yearbook 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2018.



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