Dance Gavin Dance (album)

Dance Gavin Dance
Studio album by Dance Gavin Dance
Released	August 19, 2008
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	52:20
Label	Rise
Producer	Kris Crummett
Dance Gavin Dance chronology
Downtown Battle Mountain (2007) Dance Gavin Dance (2008) Happiness (2009)
Singles from Dance Gavin Dance
"Me and Zoloft Get Along Just Fine" Released: November 18, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(86%)[1]
Exclaim!	(favorable)
Sputnikmusic	[2]

Dance Gavin Dance (also referred to as "Death Star" due to the album cover) is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance. Self-described as "self-titled",^[3] it was released by Rise Records on August 19, 2008. The album sold 3,800 copies in its first week,^[4] after the band had distributed several songs over the MySpace social network: "Alex English", "Me and Zoloft Get Along Fine", "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 3" and "Caviar".

Dance Gavin Dance is the first record and album to not include vocalist Jonny Craig and guitarist Sean O'Sullivan, but the first to feature guitarist Zac Garren and vocalist Kurt Travis; and hence, the last with vocalist Jonathon Mess and bassist Eric Lodge (prior to their return to the band in 2011), both of who left shortly after its recording, though before the album was released. The album was SmartPunk.com's "Smartpick of the Month", and the website offered a stream of the entire album from August 17 through 20.^[5][6][7] A music video has been released for the song "Me and Zoloft Get Along Just Fine." The album peaked at number 172 on the Billboard 200 and 26 on the Top Independent Albums chart.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alex English"	4:26
2.	"Buffalo!"	2:40
3.	"Me and Zoloft Get Along Just Fine"	3:06
4.	"The Robot with Human Hair Pt. 3"	3:45
5.	"Hot Water on Wool"	4:26
6.	"Hot Water on Wool (Reprise)"	1:56
7.	"Uneasy Hearts Weigh the Most" (feat. Nic Newsham of Gatsbys American Dream)	3:38
8.	"Caviar" (feat. Chino Moreno of Deftones)	4:16
9.	"Rock Solid" (feat. Matt Geise of Lower Definition)	5:06
10.	"Burning Down the Nicotine Armoire Pt. 2"	3:32
11.	"Reprogramming Mental Preprogramming"	3:09
12.	"Skyhook"	2:53
13.	"People You Know"	9:23
Total length:		52:20

Personnel

Dance Gavin Dance

• Kurt Travis - clean vocals
• Jon Mess - screamed vocals
• Will Swan - guitars
• Zac Garren - guitars
• Eric Lodge - bass guitar
• Matt Mingus - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Kris Crummett - production, engineering, mixing, and mastering
• Mattias Adolfsson - artwork

References

1. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance - Dance Gavin Dance - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=487051. 
2. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance - Dance Gavin Dance (album review)". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=28941. 
3. ^ "Dance Gavin Dance's MySpace page". http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=2682913. 
4. ^ Harris, Chris (2008-08-27). "Jonas Brothers Deny Staind A Fourth Straight Chart-Topping Debut". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593604/20080827/jonas_brothers.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
5. ^ Petruziello, Francis (2008-08-18). "SmartPunk.com makes Dance Gavin Dance its "Smart Pick of The Month"". ClevelandLeader.com. http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/6480. Retrieved 2008-08-20. 
6. ^ Harrell, Scott (2008-08-19). "Smartpunk.com Streams Dance Gavin Dance". Reax Music Magazine. http://www.reaxmusic.com/news_posts/view/smartpunkcom_streams_dance_gavin_dance-707. Retrieved 2008-08-20. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "SmartPunk.com Launches Dance Gavin Dance Full Album Stream". PluginMusic.com. 2008-08-19. http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/archive.php?id=3642. Retrieved 2008-08-20. 
8. ^ Billboard.com Retrieved 2009-08-28