Dance Gavin Dance
| Dance Gavin Dance | |
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 Dance Gavin Dance while performing on the Warped Tour in 2009 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Sacramento , California , United States |
| Genre (s) | Post-Hardcore , Progressive Rock , Math Rock |
| founding | 2005 |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Jon Mess |
singing |
Tilian Pearson |
Guitar, vocals |
Will Swan |
bass |
Tim Feerick |
Drums |
Matt Mingus |
| former members | |
singing |
Jonny Craig (2005-2007; 2010-2012) |
singing |
Kurt Travis (2007-2010; tour 2012) |
guitar |
Alvaro Alcala |
guitar |
Zachary Garren (2007-2010) |
guitar |
Josh Benton (2010-2014) |
bass |
Jason Ellis (2008-2009) |
guitar |
Sean O'Sullivan (2006-2007; Tour 2010) |
bass |
Eric Lodge (2005-2008; 2010-2012) |
Dance Gavin Dance is an American post-hardcore band that was formed in Sacramento in 2005 .
history
Foundation up to Downtown Battle Mountain (2005–2007)
Dance Gavin Dance formed shortly after the breakup of the band Farewell Unknown, in which guitarist Will Swan, drummer Matt Mingus and bassist Eric Lodge have played together since 2003. After Jon Mess had joined the band as Screamer and finally Jonny Craig as singer, the latter split from his former band Ghost Runner On Third due to personal conflicts between the members, the band began their first EP Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean in the Deathbot Studios in Sacramento. The EP was released in 2006. In the same year the band signed a contract with the record label Rise Records , which re-released their EP shortly thereafter.
In 2007 the band had their first major successes. Their first studio album Downtown Battle Mountain brought them mostly positive reviews within the alternative music scene. The guitar work of Will Swan and Sean O'Sullivan as well as the interaction of the duo Jonny Craig / Jon Mess were praised. Shortly afterwards they went on tour with Alesana , A Day to Remember and Pierce the Veil . That same year, Sean O'Sullivan and Jonny Craig left the band. In an interview, the band stated that there should have been strong tensions and conflicts between Craig and the other band members. Sean O'Sullivan has been replaced by her merchandise seller, Zachary Garren.
New singer and self-titled album (2008-2009)
Shortly after Jonny Craig left, the band began auditioning to find a new singer. Nic Newsham, the former singer of Gatsby's American Dream, was turned down as a singer, but appeared as a guest singer on the song "Uneasy Hearts Weigh The Most" from the upcoming album. Eventually, Dance Gavin Dance found a new front man in Kurt Travis, the former singer of Five Minute Ride. With this line-up, they went into the studio in spring 2008 to record their second album. It appeared in August of the same year and was again largely positively received. After the recordings were completed, the band lost two more members, this time Jon Mess and Eric Lodge. Mess was suffering from Lyme disease at the time and was overwhelmed by everyday touring. Lodge followed as they are both very good friends. Will Swan and Matt Mingus were the only founding members.
Swan took over the Screams from now on and Jason Ellis, a good friend of Kurt Travis, filled the gap on bass. In late 2008, the band released the first music video for the song Me And Zoloft Get Along Just Fine . Directed by Robby Starbuck, who is responsible for many other music videos on the alternative music scene.
Happiness and other line-up changes (2009-2010)
In February 2009 the band began recording their third album. On this album, the band experimented with a wide variety of genres , which provoked different reactions. Jason Ellis left the band after the recordings and was replaced by Tim Feerick, another friend of Kurt Travis'.
After the album was released, a music video for the song "Tree Village" was released, after which the band went on tour with Emarosa , Of Mice & Men and Closure In Moscow, among others .
In early 2010, Zachary Garren was kicked out of the band due to personal conflicts. Daniel Snook, a friend of Tim Feerick, briefly took over the position for a tour, but then left the band together with Feerick. Josh Benton and Tony Marks, two other friends of Travis', stepped in for Snook and Feerick.
Downtown Battle Mountain II (2010-2011)
In mid-2010 it became public that both Jon Mess and Eric Lodge have returned to the band. In August of the same year, the sacking of the singer Kurt Travis and the surprising return of the previous singer Jonny Craig followed. Jon Mess said of returning years later that the band would likely have split up if Craig hadn't rejoined the band.
With almost all of the founding members except Sean O 'Sullivan, whose post was still occupied by Josh Benton, the band began recording their fourth studio album, which was to be a successor to the first album and was therefore named Downtown Battle Mountain II . The album was released in March 2011 and was received much more positively than its predecessor, especially by the fan base. Extensive tours with Iwrestledabearonce and In Fear And Faith followed, on which bassist Eric Lodge was represented by Jordan McCoy due to school commitments.
Another separation from Craig, new singer and Acceptance Speech (2011-2013)
Despite the success of Dance Gavin Dance with their new material, problems with Jonny Craig, who had been struggling with heroin addiction for some time, increased again . Starting with allegations by some fans that Craig sold MacBooks worth between $ 600 and $ 800 but never sent them, to an arrest for possession of narcotics , to anonymously published photos and videos of him using heroin.
What followed was a turbulent time for the band, from which, in August 2012, after months of no visible improvement in Craig's condition, they decided to kick him out of the band again after he publicly abused him for his behavior on the All Stars Tour by organizers and participants and the band was put more and more in a bad light.
The former Tides Of Man singer Tilian Pearson was found to replace, and Tim Feerick returned to the position on bass. The fifth album Acceptance Speech , which was released in October 2013, was recorded with this line-up. Above all, Pearson's voice and the mixture of different genres were praised on the work. Criticism was leveled at the production of the album, which Matt Malpass had taken over for the first time. The four predecessors were each produced by Kris Crummett.
Music videos for the songs Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3 and Death Of The Robot With Human Hair ; the latter refers to the elaborately designed album cover of the band and was produced by John Howe, who created other videos in this style over time.
In December 2013, a box was also released that contains the first six releases (including the Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean EP) on vinyl.
Instant Gratification (2014-2015)
Shortly after recording Acceptance Speech , Josh Benton left the band to focus on his career as a music producer . Aric Garcia from Hail the Sun took over the post for the following tours with Capture the Crown , Palisades and Secrets . Shortly thereafter, the band began recording their next studio album. Since there was no permanent second guitarist at the time, Zachary Garren, Martin Bianchini from Secret Band and Aric Garcia contributed their recordings for this work.
The now sixth album was released in April 2015, shortly after the music video for Stroke God, Millionaire was released, which is a sequel to Death Of The Robot With Human Hair . A tour with Polyphia , Hail The Sun and Stolas followed in the course of the album . Furthermore, the band celebrated their tenth anniversary this year, which is why they went on tour with all bands that hosted former members of Dance Gavin Dance; at the time they were A Lot Like Birds (Kurt Travis), Slaves (Jonny Craig) and Strawberry Girls (Zachary Garren). Former singers Travis and Craig were allowed to appear on stage as guests for selected songs on the tour.
Tree City Sessions and Mothership (2016-2017)
In March 2016 the live album Tree City Sessions was announced, which contains live recordings of twelve selected songs from her career. It was recorded in their hometown of Sacramento and was released in May 2016. Meanwhile, the band began recording their seventh studio album, which will be released in 2016.
In July of the same year, the new album was finally announced along with an extensive tour. It is called Mothership and was released on October 7th. Kris Crummett was again the producer. During the recordings, Zachary Garren, Martin Bianchini, Aric Garcia and Andrew Wells were invited by Eidola to contribute to the recordings. In addition to a pre-released music video for Betrayed By The Game , another animated video for Young Robot was released , which tells the prehistory of Death Of The Robot With Human Hair . A third music video was released in March 2017 for the song Inspire The Liars .
After several extended tours with u. a. The Contortionist , Hail The Sun, CHON and Good Tiger, who took the band to Europe in November 2016, released a cover of the Bruno Mars song That's What I Like with an accompanying music video, which consists of stock footage . The cover is part of the compilation Punk Goes Pop 7 , which in turn is part of the Punk Goes ... series released by Fearless Records since 2000 . In the same month, the single Summertime Gladness was also released with a music video. The single was supposed to mark the start of the Warped Tour , which the band performed throughout the summer. A special tour followed in December, during which the band played the entire album Mothership live.
Artificial Selection and other releases (2018-2019)
In October 2017, the band revealed that the recording of their eighth studio album had started, the preliminary release date was set around the summer of 2018. Shortly after a European tour with Veil of Maya in March 2018, the artwork and track list of the new album Artificial Selection were released. Andrew Wells, Zachary Garren, Martin Bianchini and Louie Baltazar were invited as guest guitarists, and a feature by former singer Kurt Travis on the song Shelf Life was confirmed. The music video for the first single Midnight Crusade was released in early April . Directed by Samuel Halleen, who already produced the music videos for Betrayed By The Game and Inspire The Liars . Further music videos appeared for the songs Care and Count Bassy . The album was released on June 8, 2018. For the first time in the band's history, several producers worked on it, each entrusted with individual elements of the overall work. While Kris Crummett took over the production of the guitars and drums, Dryw Owens worked on the bass recordings and Erik Ron on the vocals. Will Swan is named as executive producer.
In April 2018 and thus before the release of the new album, the band completed a tour as support for Underoath and then another tour with I See Stars , which lasted until the end of June. The band made a big appearance at the last Rock on the Range festival , which, with over 100,000 visitors annually, was one of the most famous rock and metal festivals in the USA. Another tour with Underoath followed in November, and another animated video for Son Of Robot was released, which continues the story started in the video for Death Of The Robot With Human Hair . In spring 2019 the band went on tour with Periphery and Don Broco, among others .
In addition, a cover of the Third Eye Blind song Semi-Charmed Life was released as part of the compilation Songs That Saved My Life by Hopeless Records . The proceeds from the album will go to non-profit organizations that take care of suicide prevention or counseling for mental crises.
At the end of March 2019, the single Head Hunter was released with the accompanying music video. Shortly afterwards, singer Tilian Pearson made public via Twitter that a mastered version of the 2013 album Acceptance Speech has been completed and will be released in the same year. The original was often criticized by fans and journalists for Matt Malpass' production, the remastering process for the newly titled Acceptance Speech 2.0 was therefore carried out by regular producer Kris Crummett . The album was released with a new artwork on August 30, 2019.
In addition, Rise Records released instrumental versions of the previous Dance Gavin Dance albums every month starting with Artificial Selection at the end of May 2019.
style
Dance Gavin Dance are characterized by the continuous expansion and development of their musical range. Originally from the post-hardcore scene, more and more influences have been added over the years, so that elements of screamo , funk , soul , pop , disco and hip-hop can now be found in their music. Both ex-singer Jonny Craig received a lot of attention due to the soul influences that he brought into the band, which is unusual for the genre, and guitarist Will Swan for the complicated, fast licks and riffs .
Further defining characteristics of Dance Gavin Dance are the varied and rhythmically complex playing of the drummer Matthew Mingus and the combination of clean singing and screaming of the two front men.
Band members
The band is known for their frequent line-up changes, especially among the singers. The album Mothership represents a specialty in the history of the band, as the entire line-up remained constant over two consecutive albums, the two singers Pearson and Mess even played on three.
The band currently consists of singers Tilian Pearson and Jon Mess, guitarist Will Swan, bassist Tim Feerick and drummer Matthew Mingus.
over time
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- 2006: Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean ( EP , Rise Records )
- 2007: Downtown Battle Mountain (Rise Records)
- 2008: Dance Gavin Dance (Rise Records)
- 2009: Happiness (Rise Records)
- 2010: Live at Bamboozle 2010 (Live album, Live Nation Entertainment )
- 2011: Downtown Battle Mountain II (Rise Records)
- 2013: Acceptance Speech (Rise Records)
- 2015: Instant Gratification (Rise Records)
- 2016: Mothership (Rise Records)
- 2016: Tree City Sessions (Live album, Rise Records)
- 2018: Artificial Selection (Rise Records)
- 2020: Afterburner (Rise Records)
Web links
- Dance Gavin Dance on Facebook
- Dance Gavin Dance at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Farewell Unknown at Allmusic
- ^ Ghost Runner On Third at Allmusic
- ↑ Review of Downtown Battle Mountain at Punknews
- ↑ Tour announcement at Punknews
- ↑ Interview with Submergemag from April 2008
- ↑ Interview with Zachary Garren from May 2010
- ↑ Interview with Submergemag from April 2008
- ↑ Review of Dance Gavin Dance on Sputnik
- ↑ Interview with Noisey from March 2015
- ↑ Interview with Kurt Travis from August 2010
- ↑ Music video for Me And Zoloft Get Along Just Fine on Vimeo
- ↑ Review of Happiness on Allmusic
- ↑ Review of Happiness on Sputnikmusic
- ↑ Interview with Kurt Travis from August 2010
- ↑ Music video for Tree Village
- ↑ Interview with Kurt Travis from August 2010
- ↑ AltPress.com: Exclusive: Dance Gavin Dance part ways with vocalist, original vocalist Jonny Craig back ( Memento from February 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Interview with Noisey from March 2015
- ↑ Interview with Will Swan from March 2011
- ↑ Interview with Will Swan from March 2011
- ↑ Under The Gun Review entry from February 2012
- ↑ AltPress.com: Jonny Craig embroiled in internet scam controversy ( Memento from May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Alternative press entry from October 2011
- ↑ Under The Gun Review entry from February 2012
- ↑ The band's official Facebook statement from August 21, 2012
- ↑ Metal Insider entry from August 2012
- ↑ Under The Gun Review entry from August 2012
- ↑ Dead Press! Review of Acceptance Speech
- ↑ Vinyl box set at Discogs
- ↑ Thread on reddit with Zachary Garren
- ↑ Instant Gratification at Discogs
- ↑ Alternative press entry from September 2015
- ↑ Alternative press entry from March 2016
- ↑ Facebook entry of the band from April 13, 2016
- ↑ Alternative press entry from July 27, 2016
- ↑ Alternative press entry from September 16, 2016
- ↑ substream Magazine entry date September 28, 2016
- ↑ Dead Press entry from March 5, 2017
- ^ The PRP entry from July 27, 2016
- ^ The PRP entry from December 12, 2016
- ↑ AltPress.com: Dance Gavin Dance Touring with Tilian Pearson, Jonny Craig, Kurt Travis on Anniversary's Second Leg. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Alternative press entry from June 1, 2017
- ↑ Dying Scene entry from June 17, 2017
- ↑ ThePRP.com: Polyphia, Icarus The Owl, Etc. Added To Dance Gavin Dance's “Mothership” tour. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Facebook entry of the band from October 17, 2017
- ↑ Dead Press entry from March 23, 2018
- ↑ Music video for Midnight Crusade
- ↑ Music video for Care
- ↑ Music video for Count Bassy
- ↑ Alternative press entry from December 7, 2017
- ↑ Alternative press entry from July 16, 2018
- ↑ Music video for Son Of Robot
- ↑ Official website of Songs That Saved My Life
- ↑ Alternative press entry of March 22, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
- ↑ ThePRP entry date 08/31/2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Chart sources: US