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''Compassion'' is the second full-length studio album by American
post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...
band
Royal Coda Royal Coda is an American rock music, rock band based in Sacramento, California, founded by lead guitarist Sergio Medina. They are known for their amalgamation of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and post-hardcore. The band currently consists ...
. It was released on November 7, 2019, on
Blue Swan Records William Swan (born December 5, 1985) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance and as the founder and owner of record label Blue Swan Records. He is ...
, and serves as a follow-up to their self-titled debut studio album. It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Will Swan and was produced by
Kris Crummett Kris Crummett is an American record producer and owner of 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 Records ...
. The lead single, "Numbing Agent", was released on September 12, 2019 with two more singles following; "Becoming the Memory" and "The Innocence Of". In support of the album, the band toured as support on
Hail the Sun Hail the Sun is an American post-hardcore band from Chico, California. Formed in 2009, the band currently consists of lead vocalist and drummer Donovan Melero, guitarist Shane Gann, guitarist Aric Garcia, bass guitarist John Stirrat, and tourin ...
's The Mental Knife US Tour in September and October 2019 and was scheduled to tour as support
Dance Gavin Dance Dance Gavin Dance is an American Rock music, rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. It consists of lead guitarist Will Swan (musician), Will Swan, drummer Matthew Mingus, harsh vocalist Jon Mess, and lead vocalist and rhythm gui ...
's 2020 spring tour, but was later cancelled due to the
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.


Background

After wanting to pursue a musical project that would involve various different musicians, American musician Sergio Medina, formerly of
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and
Sianvar Sianvar (pronounced: sea-en-var) was an American progressive rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2013. The group currently consists of lead vocalist Donovan Melero, guitarists Will Swan (musician), Will Swan and Sergio Medina, and d ...
, formed
Royal Coda Royal Coda is an American rock music, rock band based in Sacramento, California, founded by lead guitarist Sergio Medina. They are known for their amalgamation of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and post-hardcore. The band currently consists ...
with former
A Lot Like Birds A Lot Like Birds (often abbreviated as ALLB) are an American post-hardcore band formed in 2009 in Sacramento, California. Before their breakup in 2018, ALLB had released four albums: an independent debut ''Plan B'' (2009), and three LPs under E ...
drummer Joseph Arrington and former A Lot Like Birds and
Dance Gavin Dance Dance Gavin Dance is an American Rock music, rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. It consists of lead guitarist Will Swan (musician), Will Swan, drummer Matthew Mingus, harsh vocalist Jon Mess, and lead vocalist and rhythm gui ...
vocalist
Kurt Travis Kurt Travis (born January 16, 1984) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter from Sacramento, California. He is currently part of the post-hardcore bands Royal Coda, A Lot Like Birds, and Push Over and the math rock duo Gold Necklace, a ...
. The band released their self-titled debut studio album on April 27, 2018, on
Blue Swan Records William Swan (born December 5, 1985) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance and as the founder and owner of record label Blue Swan Records. He is ...
. In 2018, the band toured as support on American musician
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's US solo tour in August and September, recruiting The Fall of Troy frontman
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and former Dance Gavin Dance bass guitarist Jason Ellis as touring members. The following year, the group embarked on their first headlining US tour in March with support from American rock band Body Thief.


Recording

In June 2018, two months after the release of
Royal Coda Royal Coda is an American rock music, rock band based in Sacramento, California, founded by lead guitarist Sergio Medina. They are known for their amalgamation of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and post-hardcore. The band currently consists ...
's debut studio album, drummer Joseph Arrington revealed that writing sessions for their second studio album had begun with guitarist Sergio Medina. Recording sessions took place at VuDu Recording Sessions in
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,
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with vocal production from Mike Watts and Dominic Nastasi, and at Interlace Audio in
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,
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with producer
Kris Crummett Kris Crummett is an American record producer and owner of 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 Records ...
. It is the band's first studio album to feature Will Swan on guitar. The album features guest features from
Donovan Melero Hail the Sun is an American post-hardcore band from Chico, California. Formed in 2009, the band currently consists of lead vocalist and drummer Donovan Melero, guitarist Shane Gann, guitarist Aric Garcia, bass guitarist John Stirrat, and tourin ...
(of
Hail the Sun Hail the Sun is an American post-hardcore band from Chico, California. Formed in 2009, the band currently consists of lead vocalist and drummer Donovan Melero, guitarist Shane Gann, guitarist Aric Garcia, bass guitarist John Stirrat, and tourin ...
and Nova Charisma), Carlo Marquez (formerly of
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), and Kayla Connick.


Promotion

On September 12, 2019, Royal Coda released the album's lead single, "Numbing Agent", accompanied with its music video and the album's announcement. The second single, "Becoming the Memory", was released to
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and
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on September 30. "The Innocence Of" was released as the third single on October 15. In support of ''Compassion'', the group toured as a supporting act on American
post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...
band
Hail the Sun Hail the Sun is an American post-hardcore band from Chico, California. Formed in 2009, the band currently consists of lead vocalist and drummer Donovan Melero, guitarist Shane Gann, guitarist Aric Garcia, bass guitarist John Stirrat, and tourin ...
's The Mental Knife Tour, in North America, from September 13 to October 13, 2019, along with
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and VIS. The group was set to tour as support on
Dance Gavin Dance Dance Gavin Dance is an American Rock music, rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. It consists of lead guitarist Will Swan (musician), Will Swan, drummer Matthew Mingus, harsh vocalist Jon Mess, and lead vocalist and rhythm gui ...
's US headlining 2020 tour from March 12 to April 25, but the tour was later cancelled due to the
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.


Track listing


Credits

;Royal Coda *Sergio Medina – guitar, programming *
Kurt Travis Kurt Travis (born January 16, 1984) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter from Sacramento, California. He is currently part of the post-hardcore bands Royal Coda, A Lot Like Birds, and Push Over and the math rock duo Gold Necklace, a ...
– lead vocals *Joseph Arrington – drums, percussion * Will Swan – guitar, bass guitar ;Additional personnel *
Kris Crummett Kris Crummett is an American record producer and owner of 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 Records ...
– producer, mixing and mastering engineer *Mike Watts- vocal production (on tracks 2–4) *Dominic Nastasi – production (on tracks 2–4) *Carlo Marquez – composer (on track 2) *
Donovan Melero Hail the Sun is an American post-hardcore band from Chico, California. Formed in 2009, the band currently consists of lead vocalist and drummer Donovan Melero, guitarist Shane Gann, guitarist Aric Garcia, bass guitarist John Stirrat, and tourin ...
– guest vocals (on track 7), bass guitar (on tracks 2–6) *Kayla Connick – guest vocals (on track 8) *Lewes Herriot – cover art


References

{{Authority control 2019 albums Royal Coda albums Blue Swan Records albums