On their second album, How Will You Know If You Never Try, COIN minimize the Vampire Weekend affectations that sometimes surfaced on their eponymous 2015 debut, choosing to emphasize big, bright new wave beats and synthesizers.
It's a handsomely retro move, one that's reminiscent of anything from Fun. to Chvrches, but COIN are a thoroughly mainstream outfit, and they're angling for big hit singles.
They may or may not get them, but that desire drives the group to sculpt big, powerful hooks and then dress them in a production so glossy it shimmers.
COIN are as good with understated, atmospheric pop -- "Heart Eyes," which pulsates to its quarter-note rhythms -- as they are with the songs that slam the melody over the listener's head ("Boyfriend"), and having those two skills mesh on How Will You Know If You Never Try turns this record into a giddy good time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don’t Cry, 2020Zachary Dyke, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Tim Pagnotta, Matt Thiessen, Emily Wright | COIN | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | BoyfriendRyland Blackinton, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Tim Pagnotta | COIN | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Talk Too MuchChristopher Baran, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Tim Pagnotta, Peter Walsh | COIN | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | I Don’t Wanna DanceTeddy Geiger, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Emily Warren | COIN | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | HannahZachary Dyke, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Matt Thiessen, Ryan Winnen, Emily Wright | COIN | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Are We Alone?Zachary Dyke, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Emily Warren, Ryan Winnen | COIN | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Heart EyesMick Coogan, Zachary Dyke, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Nick Scapa, Ryan Winnen | COIN | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Lately IIZachary Dyke, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Ryan Winnen | COIN | Play | 04:21 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | FeelingZachary Dyke, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel, Tim Pagnotta | COIN | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Miranda BeachZachary Dyke, Chase Lawrence, Denis Lipari, Joseph Memmel, Larzz Principato, Ryan Winnen | COIN | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Malibu 1992Zachary Dyke, Chase Lawrence, Joseph Memmel | COIN | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 266 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Baran | Composer |
| 2 | Ryland Blackinton | Composer |
| 3 | COIN | Engineer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 4 | Mick Coogan | Composer |
| 5 | Breanna Duncan | A&R |
| 6 | Zachary Dyke | Bass, Composer, Engineer |
| 7 | Teddy Geiger | Composer |
| 8 | Danny Grass | Additional Production |
| 9 | Kyle Grass | Guitar |
| 10 | Isaac Green | A&R |
| 11 | Joe LaPorta | Mastering |
| 12 | Chase Lawrence | Composer, Keyboards, Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 13 | Denis Lipari | Composer |
| 14 | Andrew Maury | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 15 | Joseph Memmel | Composer, Guitar |
| 16 | Buckley Miller | Engineer |
| 17 | Tim Pagnotta | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 18 | Brian Phillips | Engineer |
| 19 | Larzz Principato | Composer |
| 20 | Nick Scapa | Composer |
| 21 | Jessica Strassman | A&R |
| 22 | Matt Thiessen | Composer |
| 23 | Chad Wahlbrink | Mixing |
| 24 | Peter Walsh | Composer |
| 25 | Emily Warren | Composer |
| 26 | Ryan Winnen | Composer, Drums, Percussion |
| 27 | Emily Wright | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |