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Recorded | 2017–2018 | ||
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Producer | Mike Shinoda | ||
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Post Traumatic is the debut solo studio album by Linkin Park vocalist/rapper Mike Shinoda. It was released on June 15, 2018. The album was announced on March 29, 2018, along with the release of two new songs to promote the album, 'Crossing a Line' and 'Nothing Makes Sense Anymore'.[4][5][6][7]
Shinoda himself served as the primary producer of the album but with additional production on a few tracks by BASECAMP, Andrew Dawson, and Boonn. Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson, Blackbear, K.Flay, Deftones lead vocalist Chino Moreno, Machine Gun Kelly, Ross Golan, Kevin Hissink (Boonn), and Jordan Benjamin (grandson) helped write a few songs whereas most of them were written by Shinoda.
The album contains content Shinoda recorded mostly by himself but additional instruments were played by Linkin Park drummer Rob Bourdon, Darren King, and Boonn with the content having been written by Shinoda after the death of his Linkin Park bandmate Chester Bennington on July 20, 2017. The three songs from the Post Traumatic EP are included as the first three songs of this album.
Background[edit]
On January 25, 2018, Shinoda revealed his second project as a solo artist with the release of the Post Traumatic EP, consisting of three tracks focusing on his feelings after the death of his Linkin Park colleague and longtime friend Chester Bennington, who died by suicide on July 20, 2017.[8] Precisely because of the issues addressed in the songs, Shinoda decided to publish the album in his name, without using his previous pseudonym, Fort Minor.[9]
In early March, he unexpectedly announced that he was working on a solo album, inviting fans to meet him that day in Los Angeles to hear a new song and to join a music video.[10] The inviting fans' event was documented and featured on the music video of 'Crossing a Line'. The album was finally announced on March 29, which includes the three tracks on the EP,[6] and according to a statement by Shinoda, 'It’s a journey out of grief and darkness, not into grief and darkness. If someone went through something like that, I hope you feel less alone. If it has not happened, I hope you feel grateful.'[11]
In May 2018, Shinoda unveiled the tracklist, which included collaborations with Blackbear, Grandson, K.Flay, Machine Gun Kelly, and Deftones frontman Chino Moreno.[12]
Composition[edit]
The album begins with the three songs released on the Post Traumatic EP as the 'grieving or lamenting' segment of the album. As described by Shinoda in an interview with KROQ, the album 'goes from Nine Inch Nails vibes to N.W.A vibes.' Some of the music is dark and grieving music while other music is upbeat and about different subjects. In an interview with Vulture Shinoda describes,
“ | In the beginning, I didn’t care what I made as long as I was doing something. Sometimes it would just be for fun, and then eventually I was making some serious stuff about what was going on with me, and those became the first three songs I put out. Since then, I’ve kept going and realized that, since grief is such a personal thing, this had to be a solo album. I’m basically trying to sum up in the most truthful way the things that are happening in my head as I go. Some days that’s really dark, and some days it’s totally not. Hopefully as I go, the lighter days become more frequent. | ” |
— Mike Shinoda[13] |
Writing and recording[edit]
Shinoda wrote most of the music on the album himself, but songs like 'About You', 'Make It Up as I Go', 'Lift Off' and 'Running from My Shadow' were written with co-writers including: Brad Delson, Blackbear, K.Flay, Chino Moreno, Machine Gun Kelly, Ross Golan, Kevin Hissink and grandson. A leftover song from Linkin Park's last album One More Light, 'Place to Start', features percussion from band member Rob Bourdon. Darren King also provided percussion for 'Hold It Together'. Boonn produced and provided additional guitars for 'Running from My Shadow'. The album, primarily being produced by Shinoda, was also provided with additional production on few tracks by BASECAMP, Andrew Dawson and Boonn.
Shinoda also stated recording this album helped him in many ways but was a difficult thing to do. As he explained to Kerrang!,
“ | A week after Chester passed, the idea of the studio was scary. And it wasn't just the idea of attempting to make a song and being overwhelmed by those memories. There's another layer of fear for artists in this situation that is, 'What if I can't make anything good [without that person]?' Those hurdles start to accumulate, whether that's fear or depression or the chaos of the outside world, it creates an echo chamber of anxiety. That was one of the things for me, I needed to make some stuff - whether it was usable or not didn’t matter. I was making bad '90s grunge songs, making bad rap songs.. and then I made something good. I'd make all these things with no intention of putting them out, but just diving into some of the ideas that were already in my head. | ” |
— Mike Shinoda |
The music was recorded at Shinoda's home studio The Stockroom in Los Angeles.
Artwork and packaging[edit]
The album artwork features a signature of Shinoda over a painting of his. Shinoda was helped by Frank Maddocks, who has previously contributed to artworks for Deftones, Green Day's Revolution Radio and Linkin Park's One More Light.
The album was made available with an art book by Shinoda and Maddocks which is a double-sided 9” x 12” book includes expanded and exclusive full-color album art and images of Shinoda’s painting series for “Post Traumatic” on one side, and coloring pages of original art when flipped over. The soft-cover art book was available bound with a clear O-card slipcase and includes the CD tucked inside a baby jacket.
On December 7, 2018, the vinyl edition was re-released with a bonus 10', featuring previously unreleased songs. This edition is notable with its slightly altered album artwork.
Critical reception[edit]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100[14] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [15] |
Kerrang! | [16] |
The Guardian | [17] |
The Independent | [1] |
Pitchfork | 3.8/10[18] |
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has a positive score of 73 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'. Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic praised the album, stating that 'While Post Traumatic takes an emotional toll, it ultimately instills feelings of hope and the idea that things can get better. For Shinoda, Linkin Park, and their devoted followers, it's an effective group therapy session.'[15] In a positive review, Ilana Kaplan from the Independent called the album a 'triumphant debut', giving 4 stars out of 5.[1] Dave Simpson from The Guardian, noted that although Post Traumatic contains 'flaws', he said that 'its raw emotion is unusually touching and many will find it a source of tears, strength and comfort', giving 4 out of 5 stars to the album.[17]Kerrang! praised the album altogether stating 'It's an important, thoughtful album that will serve to unite the grief-stricken with a new-found sense of purpose to find some form of healing.'[16]
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Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Mike Shinoda, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Place to Start' | 2:13 | ||
2. | 'Over Again' | 3:50 | ||
3. | 'Watching as I Fall' | 3:31 | ||
4. | 'Nothing Makes Sense Anymore' | 3:33 | ||
5. | 'About You' (featuring Blackbear) |
| 3:26 | |
6. | 'Brooding' (Instrumental) | 2:31 | ||
7. | 'Promises I Can't Keep' | 3:22 | ||
8. | 'Crossing a Line' | 4:03 | ||
9. | 'Hold It Together' | 3:25 | ||
10. | 'Ghosts' | 2:54 | ||
11. | 'Make It Up as I Go' (featuring K.Flay) |
| 3:29 | |
12. | 'Lift Off' (featuring Chino Moreno and Machine Gun Kelly) |
| 4:00 | |
13. | 'I.O.U.' | 2:42 | ||
14. | 'Running from My Shadow' (featuring Grandson) |
| 3:24 | |
15. | 'World's on Fire' | 3:15 | ||
16. | 'Can't Hear You Now' | 3:27 | ||
Total length: | 53:16 |
Colored vinyl bonus 10' and digital deluxe bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
17. | 'Prove You Wrong' | 3:35 |
18. | 'What the Words Meant' | 3:33 |
Total length: | 60:24 |
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and AllMusic.[19]
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Charts[edit]
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Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 12 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] | 4 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] | 25 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] | 33 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] | 18 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[25] | 8 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] | 42 |
French Albums (SNEP)[27] | 55 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] | 2 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[29] | 20 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] | 82 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] | 15 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32] | 40 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[33] | 23 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[34] | 11 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[35] | 19 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[36] | 26 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] | 7 |
UK Albums (OCC)[38] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[39] | 16 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[40] | 1 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[41] | 1 |
References[edit]
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- ^Jones, Abby (March 29, 2018). 'Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda to Release Debut Solo Album 'Post Traumatic''. Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ abKreps, Daniel (March 29, 2018). 'Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Previews 'Post Traumatic' LP With Two New Songs'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^Dickman, Maggie (March 29, 2018). 'Mike Shinoda announces solo album, debuts two new songs—listen'. Alternative Press. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^'Mike Shinoda Has Released A Surprise EP'. Kerrang!. January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^'Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Drops Surprise EP, 'Post Traumatic''. Blabbermouth.net. January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^Chad Childers (March 11, 2018). 'Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Meets with L.A. Fans, Confirms Work on New Solo Album'. Loudwire. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^Maggie Serota (March 29, 2018). 'Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Announces Solo Album, Releases Two New Songs'. Spin. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^'Linkin Park: Mike Shinoda svela la tracklist del nuovo album 'Post Traumatic' ricco di ospiti. Tutti i dettagli' (in Italian). Virgin Radio. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda on Life After Chester BenningtonVulture March 29, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^'Post Traumatic by Mike Shinoda Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ ab'Post Traumatic by Mike Shinoda Review'. AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ ab'Kerrang! June 9'. Kerrang!. June 9, 2018. p. 53.
..It's an important, thoughtful album that will serve to unite the grief-stricken with a new-found sense of purpose to find some form of healing.
- ^ abSimpson, Dave (June 15, 2018). 'Mike Shinoda: Post Traumatic review – grief for Chester Bennington'. The Guardian. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^Stephen Kearse (June 23, 2018). 'Mike Shinoda Post Traumatic'. Pitchfork. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^'Post Traumatic – Credits'. Allmusic. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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- ^'Czech Albums – Top 100'. ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201825 on the field besides the word 'Zobrazit', and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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- ^'Lescharts.com – Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic'. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^'Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic' (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^'Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2018. 25. hét' (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
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- ^'Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
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- ^'Swisscharts.com – Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic'. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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The last time Mike Shinoda played Reading and Leeds festival it was 2003 – circa Von Dutch caps, wallet chains and buzz cut-era Britney – and his band, nu-metal titans Linkin Park, were headlining. “I remember the show pretty distinctly,” he says, “because it was the most rugged-looking fest I’d ever seen. Back then, being from the States, I thought music festivals were all like Lollapalooza – you go for the day, and then you go home. This was totally different, real down and dirty. There were tents everywhere, everything’s muddy, and the fans were just filthy and stinky and having the best time.”
This weekend, after a lengthy absence, Shinoda will return to the main stage of this loamy and hallowed institution to play songs from his recently released solo debut, Post Traumatic. The sets will be his first UK dates since the suicide of his friend and Linkin Park co-frontman, Chester Bennington, last July. That loss is writ large on Post Traumatic, a moody, articulate work of minor-key electronica. Does it get easier to play these songs live? “Yeah, it does, actually. Part of it might be the repetition, but part of it is definitely the crowd response.”
Following a short string of solo US dates, Shinoda took Post Traumatic on a whistle-stop tour of Asia, passing through China, Japan, Korea and Singapore, from where he speaks to me. “Each night we’ve been creating this forum for people to get together. I think mostly its a fun show; its upbeat and enjoyable.” There are moments of tribute; the fan singalong to Bennington’s part on Linkin Park’s In the End is always a bittersweet part of the set, for example, but one Shinoda has found himself looking forward to. Striking a balance between reflective and celebratory is important to him. “I wouldn’t want to go to a concert that was a downer, so I don’t want to play a concert that’s a downer.”
Shinoda is evidently invested in honouring the grief of Linkin Park fans, diligently using his solo tour to offer a space for that. Even so, the strength of their feeling can still surprise him. A few nights ago in Beijing, the audience staged a post-concert vigil that went on for 40 minutes. Shinoda had long since left the venue, on strict instructions from the roadblock-weary promoter. But he got updates.
That concert – like the vigil – had been a joyful, cathartic event, Shinoda says, more smiles than tears. But mourning is a precarious business. “Two days later, we did a pre-show meet-and-greet in Shanghai. At this one, half of the fans were bawling their eyes out before we even spoke. So it’s an unpredictable situation.” Mostly, he says, fans are thankful he’s out there, within reach. “The sentiment is usually, ‘Thank you for the music, thank you for carrying on, the new album is helping me, seeing you on stage lets me know that I can carry on’. I did intend for that to be part of the message and the purpose of this [tour], so the fact that it is connecting is really rewarding.”
Post-gig Twitter searches have helped him gauge the fan response. While he’s committed to supporting his fans, this is as much about his process as theirs. “Different people deal in different ways. My coping style is staying in motion, through music and art. Plus I’m out on the road with crew members who were with me and Chester for many years, so I’m around family, people who get it.”
If there’s time after his Reading & Leeds sets, Shinoda is hoping to see Dua Lipa (“I haven’t managed to catch her live yet”) and this year’s crowd-dividing headliner, Kendrick Lamar. The furore that followed the rapper’s booking is trifling, says Shenoda. “If I saw him on like, a Hellfest bill or something, that might be a little weird,” he laughs. “But Kendrick is a unicorn. He’s not your typical rap artist. Every time I’ve seen him live it’s different – it’s poetry, it’s jazz, it’s rock, it’s rap. It’s everything.”
After all, rap and rock are longtime bedfellows, something Shinoda knows more than most. He has made a career mining that intersection, from the diamond-certified emo swagger of Hybrid Theory to his hip-hop side project Fort Minor. Even in unabashed pop mode, as Linkin Park were on 2017’s One More Light – the group’s final studio album with Bennington – they made a space for MCs American (Pusha T) and British (Stormzy) alike.
As to the future, Shinoda is keeping an open mind. “Who knows where this’ll end up, in six or 12 months from now? All I know is I’m having a great time now, on the road. I know there are a lot of fans who’re scared to come out and face [the grief], but I want them to experience these shows. There’s a lot of healing happening here.”
Michael Kenji Shinoda (, born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and graphic designer. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, producer, and co-lead vocalist. Shinoda later created a hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He has also served as a producer for tracks and albums by Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond and the X-Ecutioners.
Born in Panorama City, California and raised in Agoura Hills, Shinoda formed Xero, which later became Linkin Park, with two of his high school friends: Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon in 1996, later joined by Joe Hahn, Dave Farrell and Mark Wakefield. Chester Bennington replaced Wakefield as the lead vocalist. The band later signed a record deal with Warner Bros Records.
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Shinoda is also the co-founder of Machine Shop Records, a California-based record label. Outside of music, Shinoda is an artist and graphic designer. He has painted several pieces of artwork, some of which have been featured in the Japanese American National Museum.