''Downtown Battle Mountain'' is the debut studio album by American

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band

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, released on May 15, 2007, on Rise Records. The album serves as a follow-up to the band's debut extended play, '' Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean'', which was released in 2006. The title of the album was inspired by the

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after the band visited the city. The album was produced by

Kris Crummett Kris Crummett is an American record producer and owner of the Interlace Audio in Portland, Oregon. Crummett started recording in 2002. He has worked with many notable indie music record labels, including Rise Records, Epitaph Records, Fearless Re ...

, who would go on to produce most of the band's future studio releases. The album was supported by four singles; "And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman", "Lemon Meringue Tie", "The Backwards Pumpkin Song", and "Open Your Eyes and Look North". It is the band's first of two studio albums to feature clean vocalist

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. Craig left in late 2007, later re-joining in mid-2010. It is also the band's only full-length to feature guitarist Sean O'Sullivan, who left the band in late 2007. A non-direct sequel to the album, titled ''

Downtown Battle Mountain II ''Downtown Battle Mountain II'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on March 8, 2011, on Rise Records. The album is a non-direct sequel to the band's full-length debut studio album, '' Downtown Battle M ...

'', was released on March 8, 2011.

Track listing

Personnel

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Jon Mess Dance Gavin Dance is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. The band currently consists of vocalists Jon Mess and Tilian Pearson, lead guitarist Will Swan, rhythm guitarist Andrew Wells, and drummer Matthew Mingus. ...

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* Will Swan –

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*Sean O'Sullivan –

*Eric Lodge –

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*Matt Mingus –

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;Additional personnel''ArtistDirect:'' Downtown Battle Mountain Review
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– production, engineering, mixing, mastering * Mattias Adolfsson – artwork

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2007 debut albums Dance Gavin Dance albums Rise Records albums Albums produced by Kris Crummett