''Floral Green'' is the second studio album by American

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band Title Fight.

Production and composition

It was recorded with producer

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at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The album's sound has been described as

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, and

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Release

On July 8, 2012, posted a picture with the caption "September 2012". The following day, the group's label

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posted album artwork for ''Floral Green''. On July 24, "Head in the Ceiling Fan" was made available for streaming and as a free download via the group's website. A music video was released for "Head in the Ceiling Fan", directed by Grey Zine guitarist Evan Evans. In August, the band performed at This Is Hardcore festival. It was made available for streaming through ''

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'' on 14 September and released a few days later through

. In September and October, the band went on European tour with

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. The band performed a celebratory release show for the album on October 19. German alternative music magazine ''Visions'' included the CD version of the album in their October 2012 issue and in its review section awarded it their album of the month. In October and November, the group went on a headlining US tour with main support from

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. They were also supported on select dates by

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, Power Trip and Face Reality. On September 4, a music video was released for "Secret Society", directed by Hannah Roman. A 7" vinyl was released featuring "Secret Society" and an untitled B-side. In March 2013, the band went on a tour of Australia with support from

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. In April and May, the group went on tour of Europe and the UK with support from Dead End Path and Whirr. In August, the group appeared at

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. In September and October, the band went on a headlining US tour with support from

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and

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. In November, the band performed at Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Reception

It peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Top 200. The album was included in TheWaster's top albums of 2012 list, and was later named the 29th best album of the 2010s by Chorus.fm.

Track list

All songs written by Title Fight

Personnel

; Band *Jamie Rhoden – guitar, vocals *Ned Russin – bass, vocals *Shane Moran – guitar *Ben Russin – drums ; Production * Will Yip – production, sound engineer, mixing * Adam Ayan – mastering * Phil Nicolo – mixing * Jay Preston – mixing * Colin Gorman – mixing * Isaac Gonzales – layout * Manny Mares – photography * John Garrett Slaby – artwork

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control Title Fight albums 2012 albums SideOneDummy Records albums Albums produced by Will Yip