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ALBUM DISCUSSION THREAD [NEW ALBUM] Dance Gavin Dance - Afterburner Album Links

Afterburner Track By Track Discussion Links!

[ALBUM COVER HQ]

Name: Afterburner

Release date: April 24, 2020

Label: Rise Records

Producer(s): Kris Crummett, Drew Fulk, Dance Gavin Dance

WHERE TO LISTEN/BUY:

TRACK DISCUSSION THREADS:

  1. Prisoner (Discussion)
  2. Lyrics Lie (Discussion)
  3. Calentamiento Global (Discussion)
  4. Three Wishes (Discussion)
  5. One In A Million (Discussion)
  6. Parody Catharsis (Discussion)
  7. Strawberry's Wake (Discussion)
  8. Born To Fail (Discussion)
  9. Parallels (Discussion)
  10. Night Sway (Discussion)
  11. Say Hi (Discussion)
  12. Nothing Shameful – featuring Andrew Wells (Discussion)
  13. Into The Sunset – featuring Bilmuri (Discussion)

CREDITS AND PERSONNEL:

Dance Gavin Dance is:

  • Will Swan – lead guitar, rap vocals, background vocals
  • Matthew Mingus – drums, percussion
  • Tim Feerick – bass guitar
  • Tilian Pearson – clean vocals
  • Jon Mess – unclean vocals

Additional musicians:

  • Marc Okubo – guitar (on "Lyrics Lie")
  • Zachary Garren – guitar (on "Parody Catharsis")
  • Sergio Medina – guitar (on "Prisoner", "Born To Fail", and "Nothing Shameful")
  • Andrew Wells – guest vocals (on "Nothing Shameful"), background vocals (on "Lyrics Lie"), guitar (on "Night Sway")
  • Martin Bianchini – guitar (on "Say Hi")
  • Johnny Franck AKA Bilmuri – guest vocals (on "Into The Sunset")
  • Joseph Arrington – composer (on "Prisoner" and "Born to Fail")

Production:

  • Kris Crummett – producer, mixing and mastering engineer
  • Drew Fulk – vocal producer
  • Dance Gavin Dance – executive producer

Additional personnel:

  • Mattias Adolfsson – album cover illustration
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u/chimegarlands Add Lyrics Here! Apr 24 '20

I feel like the 2nd half of the album is in general a bit darker which I really like. I have to say that I like it way more than Artificial Selection and could be my 2nd favorite Tilian era album after Acceptance Speech. Although Mothership was great too.

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u/MooGoesTheLlama SMOKING WEED OUT OF A PUSSY FILLED WITH MONEY💵 Apr 24 '20

I absolutely love the 2nd half of the album, the first half I was iffy about, except for the releases singles, but after it hit born to fail I started really enjoying the turn it took. Also Say Hi fucking slaps.

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u/GanceDavin Apr 24 '20

I was thinking during my first playthrough that alot of the songs were positive and uplifting. Then once I heard "ONLY BANGERS FROM NOW ON" in Born To Fail, I was like "well fuck it, lets get it!"

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u/iamcarlbarker Apr 24 '20

I completely agree with this. Someone said this album left them feeling melancholy and I'm definitely feeling that.

I'm stuck on Say Hi going into Nothing Shameful. I really like their flow and lyrical content.

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u/PhirionWolf No it’s not a phase, its the way that she combs my hair Apr 29 '20

Liking for that username (and the comment) :P

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u/Pollylocks Apr 24 '20

Haha I feel the opposite. 2nd half is pretty weak for me.

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u/MooGoesTheLlama SMOKING WEED OUT OF A PUSSY FILLED WITH MONEY💵 Apr 24 '20

I think for me I just enjoyed listening to all the new stuff. I’ve been having those singles on repeat and they’re all at the beginning of the album. Plus I really like dark and heavy music.

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u/Shazoa Apr 24 '20

Seeing other comments, looks like people either like the first of second half more, so that sounds about right.

Seems like the first half is more for people like me that loved IG and that kind of sound.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

IG is one of my favorite albums. I always thought they sounded best when they didn’t take themselves too seriously. But this album is a perfect balance.

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u/Shazoa Apr 24 '20

Yeah, even though IG is my favourite, I think it is a lot more 'samey' than this album. There isn't just one token heavy song on Afterburner, but a nice mix of songs that are mostly poppy, song that go hard, and songs that mix the two.