music.wikisort.org - CompositionDowntown Battle Mountain II is the fourth studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on March 8, 2011, on Rise Records. The album is a non-direct sequel to the band's full-length debut studio album, Downtown Battle Mountain (2007), and sees the return of original members, vocalists Jonny Craig and Jon Mess, and bass guitarist Eric Lodge. It also serves as a follow-up to the band's third studio album, Happiness (2009) and was produced by Kris Crummett. The album is the group's second studio album, and third and final release overall, to feature Jonny Craig upon rejoining the band in 2010. Craig later departed from the line-up in August 2012. Upon its release, the album debuted at No. 82 on the Billboard 200 while the Hot Topic deluxe version debuted at No. 190 on the Billboard 200 in the same week.
2011 studio album by Dance Gavin Dance
Downtown Battle Mountain II |
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Released | March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) |
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Recorded | November–December 2010 Interlace Audio Recording Studios in Portland, Oregon |
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Genre |
- Post-hardcore
- experimental rock
- math rock
- progressive rock
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Length | 42:41 |
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Label | Rise |
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Producer | Kris Crummett |
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- "Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex"
Released: January 24, 2011[1]
- "The Robot with Human Hair Pt. 2½"
Released: January 28, 2011
- "Pounce Bounce"
Released: June 7, 2011[2]
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [3] |
Absolutepunk | (80%)[4] |
Sputnikmusic | 3.6/5[5] |
Downtown Battle Mountain II was announced in late-2010. The lead single, "Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex", was released on January 24, 2011. The second single, "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 2½", was released shortly after, on January 28. The third and final single, "Pounce Bounce", was released on June 7, to promote the 2011 Vans Warped Tour compilation album. The band toured on the Downtown Battle Mountain II Tour in Europe and North America and also toured on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour and the 2012 All Stars Tour. On September 27, 2019, the band released an instrumental version of the album to streaming and digital download platforms.[6]
Track listing
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1. | "Spooks" | 4:04 |
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2. | "Pounce Bounce" | 2:26 |
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3. | "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 2½" | 4:36 |
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4. | "Thug City" | 3:17 |
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5. | "Need Money" | 3:08 |
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6. | "Elder Goose" | 3:44 |
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7. | "Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex" | 4:07 |
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8. | "Blue Dream" | 4:41 |
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9. | "Privilously Poncheezied" | 3:54 |
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10. | "Swan Soup" | 4:01 |
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11. | "Purple Reign" | 4:43 |
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Total length: | 42:41 |
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Hot Topic ExclusiveTitle |
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12. | "People You Knew" | 2:35 |
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13. | "Perfect" | 2:59 |
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Total length: | 48:15 |
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Personnel
- Dance Gavin Dance
- Jonny Craig – clean vocals
- Jon Mess – unclean vocals
- Will Swan – guitar, rapping (on "Spooks", "Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex", & "Privilously Poncheezied"), unclean vocals (on "Need Money" & "People You Knew")
- Eric Lodge – bass guitar
- Matt Mingus – drums, percussion
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- Production
- Kris Crummett – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Brian Obedowski – mixing assistant
- Kyle Hubbard – trumpet on track 5
- Mattias Adolfsson – album artwork
- Phill Mamula – layout
- Management by Eric Rushing
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Charts
Chart (2011) |
Peak position |
US Billboard 200[7] |
82 |
US Independent Albums[7] |
13 |
US Hard Rock Albums[7] |
4 |
References
External links
Dance Gavin Dance |
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- Will Swan
- Jon Mess
- Matt Mingus
- Tilian Pearson
- Andrew Wells
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Other albums | |
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Other topics |
- Discography
- Blue Swan Records
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