The Most Beautiful (album)
Encyclopedia
The Most Beautiful is the fourth full-length studio album
by American
indie rock
band Rookie of the Year
and the first solo album by the last remaining member and vocalist Ryan Dunson. This is the first album by Rookie of the Year that will not be released by their previous record label One Eleven Records
instead being released on Future Destination Records. The Most Beautiful was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia
at Marigolds+Monsters. The album was scheduled to be released on May 25th, 2010 worldwide but was delayed one week to June 1st. A few weeks later the album was further delayed by one week, finally being released two weeks after the initial planned release date, on June 7th, 2010.
The album features collaborations with Brett Detar of The Juliana Theory
, Matt Thiessen
of Relient K
, Andrew Goldstein of The Friday Night Boys
, and Erika Lauren
from MTV
's The Real World
. The album features an electropop style unheard in previous Rookie of the Year albums.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year (band)
Rookie of the Year is an indie rock/acoustic band from Fayetteville, North Carolina . They were signed to One Eleven Records, though the fourth release of their latest EP fulfilled their contractual obligation to 111 and allow them to sign with a new label. The band is fronted by lead...
and the first solo album by the last remaining member and vocalist Ryan Dunson. This is the first album by Rookie of the Year that will not be released by their previous record label One Eleven Records
One Eleven Records
One Eleven Records is an Orlando-based record label concentrating on young up-and-coming rock bands. Established in 2002, by Brad Fischetti, formerly of the boy band Lyte Funky Ones. The label is a part of the EastWest Records family of labels. They have a distribution deal with Warner Bros...
instead being released on Future Destination Records. The Most Beautiful was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
at Marigolds+Monsters. The album was scheduled to be released on May 25th, 2010 worldwide but was delayed one week to June 1st. A few weeks later the album was further delayed by one week, finally being released two weeks after the initial planned release date, on June 7th, 2010.
The album features collaborations with Brett Detar of The Juliana Theory
The Juliana Theory
The Juliana Theory are an American rock quintet from Greensburg and Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The Juliana Theory signed to Christian record label Tooth & Nail Records despite not being a Christian band. The group later signed to Epic Records for the release of the album Love. The Juliana Theory...
, Matt Thiessen
Matt Thiessen
Matthew Arnold Thiessen is a Canadian-American musician, known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released six full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that...
of Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...
, Andrew Goldstein of The Friday Night Boys
The Friday Night Boys
The Friday Night Boys were a pop punk band from Fairfax, that formed in 2006. The band consists of Andrew Goldstein, Mike Toohey, Robby Reidera, and Chris Barrett....
, and Erika Lauren
Erika Lauren Wasilewski
Erika Lauren Wasilewski — also known by her radio/stage name Erika Lauren — is an American radio personality and singer-songwriter. She currently serves as both on air contributor and phone screener on The Alan Cox Show, heard during afternoon drive on noted Cleveland rock station WMMS...
from MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Real World
The Real World
The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
. The album features an electropop style unheard in previous Rookie of the Year albums.