On April 12, 2013, “Interscope” label released “Mosquito”, the fourth Yeah Yeah Yeahs studio album. It was recorded 2012-2013, at “DFA Studios”; “Stratosphere Sound” in New York City, “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, “The Square” in London, “Squeak E. Clean Studios” in Echo Park, California, and was produced by Nick Launay, James Murphy, David Andrew Sitek and Sam Spiegel.
Personnel:
- Karen O– vocals, bass, keyboards, design concept
- Nick Zinner– vocal, guitar, bass, keyboards, mixing
- David Andrew Sitek– bass, engineer, recording
- Brian Chase – vocal, drums, cymbal, percussion
- Money Mark– keyboards
- Debra Barsha – choir vocal arrangements
- Michael McElroy – choir leader
- Danielle Chambers – choir
- Shayna Cook – choir
- Bradley Dean – choir
- Laura Dean – choir
- Lucia Giannetta – choir
- Renee Goldsberry – choir
- Tanesha Gray – choir
- Danielle L. Greaves – choir
- Marva Hicks– choir
- Zonya Johnson – choir
- Chelsea Krombach – choir
- Adriane Lenox – choir
- Lisa Lynne Mathis – choir
- Travis Morin – choir
- Virginia Woodruff – choir
- Jesse Nager – choir
- Octagon– vocals
- John Eric Parker – choir
- Desiree Rodriguez – choir
- Eliseo Roman – choir
- Michael Seelbach – choir
- Beomsik Shimbe Shim – artwork
- James Murphy– engineer, recording
- Zeph Sowers – engineer, recording
- Sam Spiegel– engineer, recording
- Manuel Calderon – engineer
- Nick Launay– engineer, recording
- Abby Echiverri – engineer, mixing
- Wes Fontenot – engineer, mixing
- Charles Godfrey – engineer assistant
- Nathan Eldridge – engineer assistant
- Matt Foster – engineer assistant
- Rudyard Lee Cullers – engineer assistant
- Atom – engineer assistant
- Matt Thornley – engineer assistant
- Craig Silvey – mixing
- Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Julian Gross – design, layout
- Dan Martensen – back cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase.
- Sacrilege
- Subway
- Mosquito
- Under the Earth
- Slave
- These Paths
- Area 52
- Buried Alive
- Always
- Despair
- Wedding Song
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