Instant Gratification (Dance Gavin Dance album)

Instant Gratification
Studio album by Dance Gavin Dance
Released April 14, 2015
Genre
Label Rise
Producer Kris Crummett
Dance Gavin Dance chronology

Acceptance Speech
(2013)		 Instant Gratification
(2015)
Singles from Instant Gratification
  1. "On the Run"
    Released: February 12, 2015
  2. "We Own the Night"
    Released: March 12, 2015
  3. "Stroke God, Millionaire"
    Released: April 2, 2015

Instant Gratification is the sixth full-length album by American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance, and was released on April 14, 2015.[1] The lead single "On the Run" was released for digital download on February 12, 2015.[2]

It's the band's first album in 8 years to feature the same set of vocalists from one consecutive release to another, with Jonny Craig and Jon Mess being featured on Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean and the follow-up Downtown Battle Mountain (the vocal duo didn't appear again until Downtown Battle Mountain II four years later) and Jon Mess and Tilian Pearson both being featured on the previous album Acceptance Speech and Instant Gratification.

Background

The band performed the song "Something New", the third track on Instant Gratification, live for the first time in December 2014 on the Rise Records Tour. The band released the album's lead single, "On the Run" on February 12, 2015. On March 12, "We Own The Night" was released as the second single from the album. On April 2, the music video for "Stroke God, Millionaire" was released.[3][4] With the early release of the album during a 2 day show at the Boardwalk,[5] the album was leaked onto the Internet through various websites on April 4, 2015

Musical content

Track 10 is listed as "Death of the Strawberry Swisher" in the inner note of the album. [6]

Tour

In support of the album, Dance Gavin Dance announced The Instant Gratification Tour in North America with supporting acts Polyphia, Hail The Sun, and Stolas. The tour will begin on April 14 and will conclude on May 8, 2015.

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Exclaim! 8/10[7]

In a positive review for Exclaim!, Branan Ranjanathan called the record "a culmination of the band's growth over the years," further writing that the band have managed "to outdo themselves...by exploiting all of the strongest points of their previous records."[7]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "We Own the Night"   3:25
2. "Stroke God, Millionaire"   3:10
3. "Something New"   3:56
4. "On the Run"   4:13
5. "Shark Dad"   3:32
6. "Awkward"   4:01
7. "The Cuddler"   2:33
8. "Legend"   3:24
9. "Eagle vs. Crows"   2:56
10. "Death of a Strawberry"   4:10
11. "Variation"   3:58
12. "Lost"   3:29
Total length:
 42:49

Personnel

Dance Gavin Dance
Additional Personnel [8]
  • Martin Bianchini – guitars on "Shark Dad", "Lost" and "Death of a Strawberry" (guitarist of Secret Band)
  • Aric Garcia – guitars on "Legend" (guitarist of Hail The Sun)
  • Zachary Garren – guitars on "Awkward" (guitarist of Strawberry Girls and former guitarist of Dance Gavin Dance)
Production

References

  1. ↑ http://instagram.com/p/yxsuLOSh7P/?modal=true
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83eZDZTHYfI
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/DGDtheband/status/565944252387962880
  4. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/instant-gratification/id966763028
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/DGDtheband/status/582052909585719296
  6. ↑ imgur.com/CuCuCAh
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ranjanathan, Branan (April 14, 2015). "Dance Gavin Dance - Instant Gratification". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/DGDtheband/status/568184829046423552

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