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Artificial Selection
Studio album by
Dance Gavin Dance
ReleasedJune 8, 2018
Recorded2017–18
StudioInterlace Audio Recording Studios
(Portland, Oregon)
Genre
Length51:44
LabelRise
ProducerKris Crummett
Dance Gavin Dance chronology
Mothership
(2016) 		Artificial Selection
(2018)
Singles from Artificial Selection
  1. "Midnight Crusade"
    Released: April 4, 2018
  2. "Son of Robot"
    Released: May 4, 2018
  3. "Care"
    Released: May 25, 2018
  4. "Count Bassy"
    Released: June 5, 2018

Artificial Selection is the upcoming eighth studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, set to be released on June 8, 2018, on Rise Records. It will serve as a follow-up to the band's seventh studio album, Mothership (2016). The album was produced by Kris Crummett and recorded at Interlace Audio Recording Studios in Portland, Oregon.

The album was supported by four singles; "Midnight Crusade", "Son of Robot", "Care", and "Count Bassy". To promote the album, the band toured as support on Underoath's No Fix American Tour and embarked on a headlining spring tour from April to June 2018.

Background

Following extensive touring in support of their seventh studio album, Mothership (2016), Dance Gavin Dance began writing and recording new material for their eighth studio album in 2017. The band released a studio cover of the Bruno Mars single "That's What I Like", for Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7, on June 1, 2017.[2] Soon after, the group released the stand-alone single "Summertime Gladness" on June 15.[3] After touring internationally with other musical groups such as The Contortionist, Hail the Sun, and Polyphia, among others, and appearing on 2017 Vans Warped Tour, the band hinted at recording their eighth studio album in October 2017. The group performed their seventh album, Mothership, in its entirety on The Mothership Tour in December 2017.[4]

Dance Gavin Dance embarked on a headlining European and U.K. tour with American metalcore band Veil of Maya in March 2018.[5]

Recording

The band wrote and recorded Artificial Selection beginning on October 17, 2017 at Interlace Audio Recording Studios in Portland, Oregon with producer Kris Crummett.[6] Dryw Owens (engineer on "Summertime Gladness") served as a recording engineer on the record. Mixing for the album was completed in February 2018.[7]

Upon the album's announcement, clean vocalist Tilian Pearson confirmed that Kurt Travis is featured on the track "Shelf Life".[8] Eidola vocalist and guitarist Andrew Wells, Strawberry Girls guitarist Zachary Garren, Secret Band guitarist Martin Bianchini, and Louie Baltazar are featured guitarists on the album.[9]

Promotion

Artificial Selection was unveiled by the band on March 23, 2018, revealing pre-order packages, the album cover art, and track listing.[10][11]

The band released four singles and three music videos prior to the album's release. On April 4, 2018, the band released the lead single "Midnight Crusade", accompanied with its music video.[12] Two days later, "Midnight Crusade" was made available on Spotify and Apple Music.[13] On May 4, 2018, the band released the second single, "Son of Robot".[14] The third single, "Care", accompanied with its music video, were each released on May 25.[15] The fourth single, "Count Bassy", was released on May June 5, 2018, along with its music video.[16]

Tour

Dance Gavin Dance is set to tour as support on American rock band Underoath's No Fix American tour from April 20 to May 26, 2018.[17] The band announced a headlining tour with I See Stars, Erra, and Sianvar, on March 28, 2018. The tour took place from May 26 to June 21, 2018 in North America.[18] The band performed at Rock on the Range.[19]

Track listing

Artificial Selection – digital download[20]
No.TitleLength
1."Son of Robot"3:58
2."Midnight Crusade"3:29
3."Suspended in This Disaster"3:19
4."Care"4:25
5."Count Bassy"4:05
6."Flash"3:07
7."The Rattler"3:22
8."Shelf Life" (featuring Kurt Travis)3:08
9."Slouch"3:10
10."Story of My Bros"3:14
11."Hair Song"3:03
12."Gospel Burnout"4:08
13."Bloodsucker"4:19
14."Evaporate" (featuring Andrew Wells)4:57
Total length:51:44

Notes

  • "Bloodsucker" does not feature Will Swan on guitar and rather features Martin Bianchini and Andrew Wells on lead and rhythm guitar, respectively. This is the first song by the band to not feature Swan, making Matthew Mingus the only band member to appear on every track in the group's discography.
  • "Evaporate" features various reprises from past songs, including "Surprise, I’m From Cuba, Everyone Has One Brain", "Me And Zoloft Get Along Just Fine", "And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman", "Acceptance Speech", "Tree Village", "We Own the Night", "The Backwards Pumpkin Song", and "Alex English", respectively.
  • Artificial Selection is the first album by the band to feature a guest vocalist since 2009's Happiness. It is also the first album to not feature a vocal performance from Will Swan since their 2008 self-titled studio album.

Credits and personnel

Dance Gavin Dance
  • Tilian Pearson - clean vocals
  • Jon Mess - unclean vocals
  • Will Swan - lead guitar
  • Tim Feerick - bass guitar
  • Matthew Mingus - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Zachary Garren - guitar (on "Care")
  • Martin Bianchini - guitar (on "Midnight Crusade," "The Rattler", "Bloodsucker")
  • Andrew Wells - guitar (on "Bloodsucker", "Evaporate"), guest vocals (on "Evaporate")
  • Louie Baltazar - guitar (on "Suspended in This Disaster")
  • Kurt Travis - guest vocals (on "Shelf Life")
  • Jessica Esposito - flute, kazoo
  • Mattias Adolfsson – album artwork
Production

References

  1. ^ http://cooltry.com.au/review-dance-gavin-dance-artificial-selection/
  2. ^ "'Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7' features State Champs, Dance Gavin Dance, New Years Day, more - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press.
  3. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance Release New Song, "Summertime Gladness"". thepreludepress.com.
  4. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance to perform 'Mothership' in full on upcoming tour - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press.
  5. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance & Veil of Maya tour UK/Europe - Rock Nation". rocknation.co. 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Tilian on Instagram: "Recording for #DGD9 is officially underway!"". Instagram.
  7. ^ "Tilian on Twitter". twitter.com.
  8. ^ "Tilian on Twitter". twitter.com.
  9. ^ "will swan on Twitter". twitter.com.
  10. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance Announce Eighth Full-Length Album 'Artificial Selection' / the NOISE". bringthenoise.com.
  11. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance on Twitter". twitter.com.
  12. ^ https://www.facebook.com/DanceGavinDance/videos/1730272220362236/?hc_ref=ARRVx66SF6flbbc9qAYQ_w6TshPejKqTiy3IPW0X4umNKqfyLdcAkziWUYT_-f0QE84
  13. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  14. ^ https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/dance_gavin_dance_son_of_robot_new_single
  15. ^ https://thepreludepress.com/news/2018/5/25/dance-gavin-dance-release-new-music-video-for-care
  16. ^ https://thepreludepress.com/news/2018/6/5/dance-gavin-dance-share-video-for-new-single-count-bassy
  17. ^ http://www.metalinjection.net/tour-dates/underoath-announes-reunion-tour-with-dance-gavin-dance-veil-of-maya
  18. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance, I See Stars, ERRA & Sianvar Tour Announced - Theprp.com". theprp.com. 28 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance". www.facebook.com.
  20. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/artificial-selection/1370447610
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