''Tree City Sessions 2'' is the third
live album
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by American
rock
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band
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 ...
, released on December 25, 2020, through
Rise Records
Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, and punk rock music artists.
History
Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Nevada City, California. He relea ...
. It serves as a follow-up the group's 2016 live album ''
Tree City Sessions
''Tree City Sessions'' is a live album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on May 13, 2016, on Rise Records.
Background and recording
The band announced ''Tree City Sessions'' on March 2, 2016. The live session version of "Alex En ...
'' and was mixed and mastered 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 ...
.
Background
On May 13, 2016,
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 ...
released the live album, ''
Tree City Sessions
''Tree City Sessions'' is a live album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on May 13, 2016, on Rise Records.
Background and recording
The band announced ''Tree City Sessions'' on March 2, 2016. The live session version of "Alex En ...
'', which consisted of 12 songs from across the band's catalog performed live at Pus Cavern Recording Studios in
Sacramento
Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...
,
California
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. The album was produced and mixed by the band's former guitarist Josh Benton and Joe Johnston. The live album's release gained much
fanfare
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and called for the group to record a second ''Tree City Sessions''.
On April 24, 2020, the band released their ninth full-length studio album, ''
Afterburner
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'', which was preceded by four singles; "Prisoner", "Strawberry's Wake", "Lyrics Lie", and "Three Wishes". In support of the album, the group originally announced a 2020 spring tour to take place from March to May with
Animals as Leaders
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,
Issues,
Veil of Maya
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, and
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 ...
, however this was postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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. On July 17, 2020, the band performed their first online
concert
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streaming
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event.
On March 4, 2021,
Rise Records
Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, and punk rock music artists.
History
Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Nevada City, California. He relea ...
released the ''Tree City Sessions 2'' live performance video for "Man Of the Year".
Recording
''Tree City Sessions 2'' was recorded in 2020 at Pus Cavern Recording Studios in
Sacramento
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,
California
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. The album was mixed and mastered 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 ...
at Interlace Audio in
North Portland
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,
Oregon
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.
''Tree City Sessions 2'' streaming event
On December 1, 2020, the band announced the ''Tree City Sessions 2'' virtual
concert
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streaming
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event, which premiered on December 19, 2020. The concert was filmed on location at the
Tower Bridge
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in
Sacramento
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in early November 2020. The group's setlist was a fan-voted affair. The streaming event included a pre-show, which featured
Sirius XM
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radio host Caity Babs interviewing the band and visiting significant locations around the greater Sacramento area.
Track listing
Personnel
;Dance Gavin Dance
*
Tilian Pearson
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- clean vocals
*
Jon Mess
Dance Gavin Dance is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. It consists of lead guitarist Will Swan, drummer Matthew Mingus, harsh vocalist Jon Mess, and lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Andrew Wells. The band for ...
- unclean vocals
*
Will Swan - guitar
*
Andrew Wells
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...
– guitar, backing vocals (on tracks 7, 10, 12, 14), guest vocals (on tracks 2, 13, 15)
* Tim Feerick - bass guitar
* Matt Mingus - drums, percussion
;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 ...
- mixing, mastering
References
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2020 albums
Dance Gavin Dance albums
Rise Records albums