Album: Acceptance Speech by Dance Gavin Dance (2013)
Genre: Post-Hardcore | Mood: Provocative
Record Label: Rise Records
Format: Album

Description: "Acceptance Speech" is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance, released on October 8, 2013 by Rise Records. The album was streamed in its whole on October 1, 2013.
This album marks the first appearances by co-lead vocalist Tilian Pearson, bass guitarist Tim Feerick, and guitarist Josh Benton. This is also the first Dance Gavin Dance album to not have production handled by Kris Crummett.
A music video for "Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3" was released October 31, 2013.
The Acceptance Speech cover art features a pen drawing by artist Mattias Adolfsson, who has also provided the artwork for all of the band's previous studio albums, and it bears a particular stylistic resemblance to the cover art of 2009's Happiness.
The album peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200 and 7 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

Artist Background: "Dance Gavin Dance" is a post-hardcore band formed in Sacramento, California in 2005. The band is well known for their relatively frequent lineup changes, which, most notably, involves a fluctuating lineup of clean and unclean vocalists, both on tour and on record. Dance Gavin Dance incorporates many different musical genres into their palette, such as screamo, funk, and soul on top of its post-hardcore sound. Ex-vocalist Jonny Craig also received high marks for contributing to the band's uno... Part of the Sacramento,USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Post-Hardcore movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Sacramento,USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Post-Hardcore movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Post-Hardcore, Provocative, 2010s, Album, Rise Records


"Acceptance Speech" is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance, released on October 8, 2013 by Rise Records. The album was streamed in its whole on October 1, 2013.
This album marks the first appearances by co-lead vocalist Tilian Pearson, bass guitarist Tim Feerick, and guitarist Josh Benton. This is also the first Dance Gavin Dance album to not have production handled by Kris Crummett.
A music video for "Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3" was released October 31, 2013.
The Acceptance Speech cover art features a pen drawing by artist Mattias Adolfsson, who has also provided the artwork for all of the band's previous studio albums, and it bears a particular stylistic resemblance to the cover art of 2009's Happiness.
The album peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200 and 7 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

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