''Jackpot Juicer'' is the tenth full-length studio album by American
rock
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band
Dance Gavin Dance
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. ...
, released on July 29, 2022, on
Rise Records. It serves as the follow-up to their ninth studio album, ''
Afterburner
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'' (2020). Produced by
Kris Crummett
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, the album was recorded at Interlace Audio in
Portland
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,
Oregon
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between April and July 2021 and is the band's longest album to date consisting of eighteen tracks and a runtime of one hour and three minutes. It is the band's first studio album to be credited as a
sextet
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since ''
Acceptance Speech'' (2013) as well as their first to feature
Andrew Wells
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as an official member since joining as a touring guitarist in 2015. It is also their final release to feature bassist Tim Feerick who died on April 13, 2022.
The lead single "
Synergy
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History
In Christia ...
", featuring Rob Damiani of
English
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rock band
Don Broco
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, was released on March 24, 2022. "Pop Off!" was released as the second single on May 4. Three more singles, "Die Another Day", "Cream Of the Crop", and "Feels Bad Man", were released in July. To support the album, the band performed at the second inaugural SwanFest on April 23, 2022 in
Sacramento
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followed by a headlining US spring tour in April and May with supporting acts
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire is an American metalcore band formed in Denton, Texas and currently signed to Rise Records. The band currently consists of lead guitarist Kellen McGregor, lead vocalist Matty Mullins, bassist Cory Elder, and drummer Jake Garla ...
,
Volumes
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, and Moon Tooth. A summer tour transpired in July and August 2022 with support from American post-hardcore bands
Royal Coda and Body Thief.
Background
Prior to the release of their ninth studio album ''
Afterburner
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'' (2020), the band had planned a spring tour in the US and Canada to take place in March and April 2020, but due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the tour was postponed multiple times. On July 9, 2020, the band announced a full production multi-cam album release
concert
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for ''Afterburner'', which took place on July 17 to compensate for the tour's cancellation. On December 19, 2020, the band broadcast their
Tree City Sessions 2 concert streaming event in which the band performed a fan-voted set on the
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in
Sacramento
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California
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. The live album, ''
Tree City Sessions 2
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'', was released to
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and streaming services on December 25, 2020.
On February 21, 2021, the band announced the rescheduled Afterburner Tour dates which spanned from September 7 to October 20, 2021, with support from
Polyphia
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Polyphia's sound is noted for inco ...
,
Veil of Maya
Veil of Maya is an American metalcore band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, by members Marc Okubo and Sam Applebaum in 2004. They are currently signed to Sumerian Records and have released six studio albums. Their first four albums are considered ...
,
Eidola, and
Wolf & Bear
Wolf & Bear is an American post-hardcore band from Sacramento, California. Formed in 2013, the band consists of vocalists Marcus Cisneros and Tyler Watt, guitarists Cameron Nunez and Louie Baltazar, and drummer Jacob Koval. The band originated in ...
. The tour was plagued by members of the band and touring crew falling ill to
COVID-19
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on multiple occasions. However, the band continued to finish the run. In 2022, it was confirmed that Andrew Wells of American
post-hardcore
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band
Eidola had joined the band as an official member after having been a touring guitarist since November 2015.
On April 14, 2022, the band released a statement announcing the death of longtime bassist Tim Feerick who passed away unexpectedly the night before. In June, it was revealed that vocalist
Tilian Pearson
Tilian Pearson (born July 12, 1987), also known mononymously as Tilian, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Clearwater, Florida. Since 2012 he has been the third clean vocalist for the post-hardcore band Danc ...
was stepping away from the band after allegations of sexual misconduct were brought to light. He rejoined the band in November 2022.
On December 30, 2022, the band released the Instrumental version of Jackpot Juicer.
Recording
Recording sessions for the album took place between April and July 2021 at Interlace Audio with producer
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 ...
in
Portland
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,
Oregon
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. On May 8, 2021, drummer Matthew Mingus revealed he was in the studio recording drums for the album. On June 14, singer
Tilian Pearson
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confirmed that he had begun recording vocals. On July 11, Pearson revealed that sessions for the album had concluded. In a 2021 interview, guitarist
Andrew Wells
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disclosed that the album will have "more songs than any other DGD album" and that
Wolf & Bear
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guitarist Louie Baltazar had contributed guitar parts for the album.
Royal Coda guitarist Sergio Medina wrote and recorded second guitar for the track "Back On Deck".
In an interview with ''
Alternative Press
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'', Pearson spoke about writing and recording vocals for the album and how it differed from previous sessions for past studio albums.
"We spent more time
ecording the albumand we were in a really good environment. Jon
ess, screamer Andrew
ells, vocalist of Eidolaand I rented an Airbnb and just chilled — probably for over a month for me and Jon. Because of that, we didn't take any more time on any songs — we just wrote more. It was mostly a positive experience the whole time. Jon and I collaborated more than we usually do, and that was nice. Andrew and I, too — he's on this album a lot." Also speaking on the musical aspect of the album, Pearson said "It's a bit bigger-sounding than usual for us. It sounds a little more like our live set than the clarity of ''
Mothership
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'', where you can hear every single note the guitar is playing. There's a little bit more of a togetherness to the sound. And because we had the most time to work on it, it's our longest album — I can reveal that." ''Jackpot Juicer'' is the band's longest studio album to date, consisting of 18 tracks and a runtime of one hour and three minutes.
Promotion
Tour
On February 2, 2022, the band announced a US spring tour, which began on April 26 and concluded on May 20, with support from
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire is an American metalcore band formed in Denton, Texas and currently signed to Rise Records. The band currently consists of lead guitarist Kellen McGregor, lead vocalist Matty Mullins, bassist Cory Elder, and drummer Jake Garla ...
,
Volumes
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, and Moon Tooth. The band's second inaugural SwanFest, which featured performances from
Animals As Leaders
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,
Movements
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, and
The Fall of Troy
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, among others, took place at
Heart Health Park
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in Sacramento, California on April 23, 2022. Originally, the band were to embark on American
rock
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band
Coheed & Cambria
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's ''A Window of the Waking Mind'' summer tour in July and August 2022, yet were removed following allegations of sexual assault being brought against
Tilian Pearson
Tilian Pearson (born July 12, 1987), also known mononymously as Tilian, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer born in Clearwater, Florida. Since 2012 he has been the third clean vocalist for the post-hardcore band Danc ...
. The band announced a US summer tour on June 27, 2022, which spanned from July 26 to August 24, 2022, with support from American
post-hardcore
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bands
Royal Coda and Body Thief. Due to Tilian's removal from the band, guitarist
Andrew Wells
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took over lead vocal duties while
Veil of Maya
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guitarist Marc Okubo performed second guitar and Royal Coda guitarist Sergio Medina played bass guitar.
On March 1, 2022, they announced a headlining tour in the UK and Europe that will take place in September 2022 with support from Caskets,
Eidola, and Volumes. However, this tour was postponed to January 2023. On April 25, 2022, it was announced that Dance Gavin Dance will support English rock band
Don Broco
Don Broco are a British rock band formed in Bedford, England, in 2008. The band consists of Rob Damiani (lead vocals), Simon Delaney (guitar), Tom Doyle (bass and programming) and Matt Donnelly (drums, lead and backing vocals). The band have rel ...
on their four-date UK tour in March 2023 with
Papa Roach
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After ...
.
Singles
On March 24, 2022, the band released the lead single, "
Synergy
Synergy is an interaction or cooperation giving rise to a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts. The term ''synergy'' comes from the Attic Greek word συνεργία ' from ', , meaning "working together".
History
In Christia ...
", featuring Rob Damiani of English rock band
Don Broco
Don Broco are a British rock band formed in Bedford, England, in 2008. The band consists of Rob Damiani (lead vocals), Simon Delaney (guitar), Tom Doyle (bass and programming) and Matt Donnelly (drums, lead and backing vocals). The band have rel ...
, to
digital download and
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services. The music video premiered on the official
Rise Records channel on
YouTube
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on the same day, which was directed by Samuel Halleen, who previously directed the group's videos for "Betrayed By the Game", "Midnight Crusade", and "
Head Hunter". On May 4, 2022, the band released the album's second single, "Pop Off!", to digital and streaming services. The music video for "Pop Off!" premiered on the same day, which continued the storyline previously established in the video for "Synergy".
On July 7, "Die Another Day" was released as the third single with its music video premiering on July 14. "Cream Of the Crop" was released as the fourth single on July 21. The fifth and final single, "Feels Bad Man", was released on July 28.
Track listing
Personnel
Dance Gavin Dance
* Tim Feerick – bass
* Jon Mess – vocals
* Matt Mingus – drums, percussion
*
Tilian Pearson
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– vocals
*
Will Swan – guitar
* Andrew Wells – guitar (on tracks 1-16, 18), lead vocals (on track 5, 8, 15, 17-18), background vocals (on track 7, 9-14, 16)
Additional personnel
* Nicholas Marsh – co-songwriter (on "Cream of the Crop")
* Rob Damiani – guest vocals, co-songwriter (on "Synergy")
* Louis Baltazar – guitar (on "Synergy" and "Holy Ghost Spirit")
* Martin Bianchini – guitar (on "Swallowed By Eternity")
* Sergio Medina – guitar (on "Back On Deck")
* Andrea Pacas – mixing assistance (on "Untitled 2")
* Jason Turbin – string arrangement (on "Untitled 2")
* Yoed Nir – cello, viola (on "Untitled 2")
* Chen Shenhar – violin (on "Untitled 2")
Production
* Kris Crummett – producer, mixing and mastering engineer
* Dance Gavin Dance – executive producer
Charts
References
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2022 albums
Dance Gavin Dance albums
Rise Records albums
Albums produced by Kris Crummett