Unsaved Progress
| Unsaved Progress | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Double Experience | ||||
| Released | April 8, 2016 | |||
| Recorded |
2015, at Warrior Sound Studio, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Additional recording at Orange Sound, Penmaenmawr, Wales | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, nerd rock | |||
| Length | 30:24 | |||
| Label | Colfax Music | |||
| Producer | Al Jacob, Double Experience | |||
| Double Experience chronology | ||||
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Unsaved Progress is Double Experience's third full-length album, released worldwide on April 8, 2016.
According to an interview with vocalist Ian Nichols, the album title was derived from a common video game warning message where the players quit the game without saving.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So Fine" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "AAA" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "The Glimmer Shot" | 3:23 |
| 4. | "See You Soon" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Impasse" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Exposure Exposure" | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Death of Lucidity" | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult cover) | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Weakened Warriors" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 30:21 | |
Miscellaneous
- The title for “So Fine” was created using abbreviations for the five chemical elements sulfur, oxygen, fluorine, iodine and neon. Additionally, each line of the chorus represents the properties of each chemical[2]
- Lyrics from ”The Glimmer Shot” were inspired by the video game Destiny. When Bungie, the developers of Destiny, heard the song, they awarded the band unique in-game rewards as well as accolades in their weekly blog.[3]
- The album features a cover of Godzilla by Blue Öyster Cult. The official video for the song took the band 3 months of production and was released on February 1, 2017.[4]
Personnel
Ian Nichols – vocals, lyrics
Brock Tinsley – guitars, bass, lyrics
Dafydd Cartwright – drums
Al Jacob – production, lead engineer
Kit Walters – Mixing
Jamie King – Mastering
Russ Hayes, Chris Walker – drum engineering
Matteo Cuccato – artwork
Buck Dharma – lyrics, composter on Track 7
Critical reception
Upon its release, Unsaved Progress received positive reviews. Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! noted that Double Experience "check[s] all the boxes of a modern-rock smash".[5] David Navarro of Slicker Magazine praised the album, labeling the music as a mix of "Fall Out Boy, Queens of the Stone Age and even a little Coheed and Cambria, all while still maintaining an aesthetic that feels wholly unique perhaps entirely due to their lyrical subject matter."[6]
Critique de Salon reviewer Olivier Dénommée rated the album 7.5/10 as felt that the album's style was "well put-together" and "would please nerds who want to rock... even if the band will never write something as epic as actual video game music".[7]
References
- ↑ "An exclusive interview with Double Experience".
- ↑ "Double Experience – So Fine".
- ↑ "This Week at Bungie – 04/21/2016".
- ↑ "Watch the Music Video Premiere for Double Experience’s “Godzilla”".
- ↑ "Double Experience – So Fine".
- ↑ "Double Experience’s Unsaved Progress Is Seriously Unserious Nerd Rock".
- ↑ "Unsaved Progress – Double Experience".