Happiness (Dance Gavin Dance album)
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Happiness is the third full-length album from post-hardcore
band Dance Gavin Dance
. It was released by Rise Records
on June 9, 2009. The band went into the studio with Kris Crummett
to record the album on February 14, 2009. On April 10, they uploaded new artwork and a recording of the new song "Tree Village" onto their MySpace profile. On May 28, "Don't Tell Dave" was also added to their Myspace page with "NASA" being posted soon after on May 31.
This is their first album without original member Jonathan Mess, and therefore the first and so far only album with guitarist Will Swan handling screaming duties. It is also their only album with former bassist Jason Ellis, who left after the recording. It is their last album with former clean lead vocalist, Kurt Travis. They have also made a music video for "Tree Village". It is their second release thus far to provide lyrics for each song in the CD booklet (Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean being the first).
Happiness peaked at number 145 on the Billboard 200
and 30 on the Top Independent Albums chart.
Additional personnel
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Dance Gavin Dance
Dance Gavin Dance
Dance Gavin Dance was an American post-hardcore band formed in Sacramento, California in 2005. They released four full length studio albums and one EP...
. It was released by Rise Records
Rise Records
-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...
on June 9, 2009. The band went into the studio with Kris Crummett
Kris Crummett
Kris Crummett is a Portland, OR based record producer who is largely associated with the label Rise Records. He is the owner and operator of Interlace Audio studio....
to record the album on February 14, 2009. On April 10, they uploaded new artwork and a recording of the new song "Tree Village" onto their MySpace profile. On May 28, "Don't Tell Dave" was also added to their Myspace page with "NASA" being posted soon after on May 31.
This is their first album without original member Jonathan Mess, and therefore the first and so far only album with guitarist Will Swan handling screaming duties. It is also their only album with former bassist Jason Ellis, who left after the recording. It is their last album with former clean lead vocalist, Kurt Travis. They have also made a music video for "Tree Village". It is their second release thus far to provide lyrics for each song in the CD booklet (Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean being the first).
Happiness peaked at number 145 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and 30 on the Top Independent Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel
Dance Gavin Dance- Kurt Travis – clean vocals
- Will Swan – guitar, screamed vocals
- Zachary Garren – guitar
- Jason Ellis – bass
- Matt Mingus – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Kris CrummettKris CrummettKris Crummett is a Portland, OR based record producer who is largely associated with the label Rise Records. He is the owner and operator of Interlace Audio studio....
- production, engineering mixing, mastering - Neil Engle - engineering
- Jeff Bond - engineering
- Mattias Adolfsson - artwork