''Four Year Strong'' is the sixth studio album by American

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band Four Year Strong. It was their first full-length release since 2011's ''

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''.

Production

Described by vocalist/guitarist Dan O'Connor as being "one of the most raw records we've ever made, it's just us playing. No fancy computer shit. Made for singing along and head-banging." "Go Down in History" was re-recorded for the album, with the original version appearing on the ''

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'' EP the previous year. The album was produced by the band and Kurt Ballou at God City Studios. Ballou also engineered and mixed the sessions with additional help from Robert Cheeseman and Phil Dubnick. "Go Down in History" was produced and mixed by

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. Brad Boatright mastered the album at Audiosiege.

Release

In March 2015, the group headlined the Pure Noise Records Tour, with support from Hit the Lights,

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and Light You Up. On April 2, ''Four Year Strong'' was announced for release in June. Alongside this, the album's artwork and track listing were revealed. The album's artwork and layout was produced by Ryan Eyestone. On April 9, "We All Float Down Here" was made available for streaming. On April 27, a lyric video was released for "I'm a Big, Bright, Shining Star". On May 12, "Eating My Words" was made available for streaming. In May and June, the band supported the Story So Far on their tour across the US; the stint included appearances at the Spring Fling and Skate & Surf festivals. ''Four Year Strong'' was made available for streaming through

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's website on May 27, before being released on June 2. In September and October, they group embarked on a headlining US tour, with main support from Defeater. Other acts throughout the tour included: Expire,

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, My Iron Lung,

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and Elder Brother. A music video was released for "Stolen Credit Card!" on September 2, directed by Kyle Thrash. A music video for "Who Cares?", directed by Marlon Brandope, premiered on

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's website on May 23, 2016. Following this, the group performed at the Slam Dunk Festival in the UK, and on Warped Tour between June and August. In November, the group supported

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on their headlining US tour.

Reception

The album was included at number 36 on ''Rock Sound''s top 50 releases of 2015 list.Bird, ed. 2016, p. 24 The album charted at number 77 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in the U.S., number 100 in Australia and number 126 in the UK.

Track listing

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. ;Four Year Strong * Alan Day –

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* Dan O'Connor – vocals, guitars * Jake Massucco –

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* Joe Weiss –

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;Production * Kurt Ballou – engineer, mixing, producer * Four Year Strong – producer * Robert Cheeseman – additional engineering * Phil Dubnick – additional engineering * Brad Boatright – mastering *

– producer and mixing on "Go Down in History" * Alex Garcia-Rivera – drum tech * Ryan Eyestone – artwork, layout

Charts

References

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External links

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