Acceptance Speech (Dance Gavin Dance album)

Acceptance Speech is the fifth studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on October 8, 2013, on Rise Records. The album serves as a follow-up to the band's fourth studio album, Downtown Battle Mountain II (2011), and is the band's first studio album to feature clean vocalist Tilian Pearson, bass guitarist Tim Feerick, and guitarist Josh Benton. It is the band's only studio album to feature Benton on rhythm guitar, who departed shortly after the album's release. The album was produced by Matt Malpass, which marks the band's first and only studio album to not be produced by Kris Crummett, who has produced all of the band's previous releases since Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean (2006).

Acceptance Speech
Studio album by
Dance Gavin Dance
ReleasedOctober 8, 2013
Genre
Length44:07
LabelRise
ProducerMatt Malpass
Dance Gavin Dance chronology
Downtown Battle Mountain II
(2011)		 Acceptance Speech
(2013)		 Instant Gratification
(2015)
Singles from Acceptance Speech
  1. "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4"
    Released: July 19, 2013
  2. "Acceptance Speech"
    Released: September 16, 2013
  3. "Jesus H. Macy"
    Released: September 30, 2013
  4. "Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3"
    Released: October 31, 2013
  5. "Death of the Robot with Human Hair"
    Released: March 7, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Deadpress(8/10)[4]

The album was announced on July 18, 2013.[5] It was supported by the lead single, "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4", released on July 19, 2013. The promotional single, the title-track "Acceptance Speech", was released on September 16. The second promotional single, "Jesus H. Macy", was released on September 30. The band released a music video for "Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3" on October 31.[6] Another music video, for "Death of the Robot with Human Hair", premiered on March 7, 2014.[7] The band released a b-side track, titled "Pussy Vultures", a song from the recording sessions for the album, on September 22, 2014.[8] They toured on the Acceptance Speech Tour and the Rise Records Tour in 2014 to promote the album. On August 30, 2019, the band released an instrumental and a remastered version of the album, Acceptance Speech 2.0, to streaming and digital download platforms.

Artwork

The Acceptance Speech cover art features a pen drawing by artist Mattias Adolfsson, who has also provided the artwork for all of the band's previous studio albums, and it bears a particular stylistic resemblance to the cover art of 2009's Happiness.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jesus H. Macy"3:25
2."The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4"3:33
3."Acceptance Speech"4:26
4."Carve"2:49
5."Doom & Gloom"3:41
6."Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3"3:35
7."Honey Revenge"3:28
8."Demo Team"3:08
9."Death of the Robot with Human Hair"5:07
10."The Jiggler"4:55
11."Turn Off the Lights, I'm Watching Back to the Future, Pt. II"6:00
Total length:44:07
B-Side
No.TitleLength
12."Pussy Vultures"5:27
Total length:49:34
Notes
  • Acceptance Speech features the most song title sequels in one studio album in the band's entire career, having 4 sequels ("The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4", "Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3", "Death of the Robot with Human Hair", and "Turn Off the Lights, I'm Watching Back to the Future, Pt. II").
  • "Pussy Vultures" is not featured on the standard release of the album.
  • "Acceptance Speech" and "Death of the Robot with Human Hair" feature additional vocals from Will Swan.

Critical reception

The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with praise being directed towards certain aspects of the album. However, Tilian Pearson's vocals received lukewarm reviews, along with the unique mix of genres. Deadpress concluded their review by saying "what we have here is a refreshing DGD who’ve managed to maintain their identity regardless, and maybe we’ll also have a consistent line-up for the foreseeable future" and gave the album a rating of eight out of ten.[4]

Criticism was leveled against the production and lyrical content, as Adam Thomas from sputnikmusic went on to say "...but at the end of the day Mess' lyrical prowess is so far beyond hit or miss that it is just absurd." [2]

Personnel
Dance Gavin Dance
Production
  • Matt Malpass – production, engineering, mixing
  • Kris Crummett – mastering
  • Mattias Adolfsson - artwork
  • Additional guitar by Martin Bianchini
  • Management by Eric Rushing
  • Booking by Jeremy Holgerson

Chart performance
Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 42
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[10] 13
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 14

Acceptance Speech 2.0
Acceptance Speech 2.0
Studio album (remaster) by
Dance Gavin Dance
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length44:05 (remaster)
44:17 (instrumental)
LabelRise
Producer
Dance Gavin Dance chronology
Artificial Selection
(2018)		 Acceptance Speech 2.0
(2019)

Acceptance Speech 2.0 is a remaster of American rock band Dance Gavin Dance's fifth studio album, Acceptance Speech (2013), released on August 30, 2019, on Rise Records. The remaster coincides with the release of the instrumental version of the album. It was originally produced by Matt Malpass while the remaster was engineered by producer Kris Crummett.

Background

On May 31, 2019, Dance Gavin Dance released an instrumental version of their eighth studio album, Artificial Selection.[14] The band began a pattern of releasing an instrumental version of their albums on the last Friday of every month since, with Mothership (2016), being released on June 28 and Instant Gratification (2015), on July 26.

In April 2019, vocalist Tilian Pearson revealed that a remastered version of the band's fifth studio album Acceptance Speech (2013), was completed and would be released the same year.[15] On August 29, it was confirmed that a remastered and an instrumental version of the album would be released the following day.[16]

Track listing
Acceptance Speech 2.0[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Jesus H. Macy"3:25
2."The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4"3:31
3."Acceptance Speech"4:25
4."Carve"2:49
5."Doom & Gloom"3:40
6."Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3"3:35
7."Honey Revenge"3:26
8."Demo Team"3:08
9."Death of the Robot with Human Hair"5:08
10."The Jiggler"4:56
11."Turn Off the Lights, I'm Watching Back to the Future, Pt. II"5:58
Total length:44:05
Acceptance Speech 2.0 – Instrumental[18]
No.TitleLength
1."Jesus H. Macy (Instrumental)"3:25
2."The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4 (Instrumental)"3:33
3."Acceptance Speech (Instrumental)"4:26
4."Carve (Instrumental)"2:50
5."Doom & Gloom (Instrumental)"3:41
6."Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3 (Instrumental)"3:35
7."Honey Revenge (Instrumental)"3:28
8."Demo Team (Instrumental)"3:10
9."Death of the Robot with Human Hair (Instrumental)"5:10
10."The Jiggler (Instrumental)"4:54
11."Turn Off the Lights, I'm Watching Back to the Future, Pt. II (Instrumental)"5:59
Total length:44:17

Credits and personnel
Dance Gavin Dance
  • Tilian Pearson – clean vocals
  • Jon Mess – unclean vocals
  • Will Swan – guitar, backing vocals, rapping (on tracks 3, 9)
  • Josh Benton – guitar
  • Tim Feerick – bass
  • Matt Mingus – drums, percussion
Production
  • Matt Malpass – production, engineering
  • Kris Crummett – mastering, mixing
  • Mattias Adolfsson – artwork
  • Martin Bianchini – additional guitar
  • Eric Rushing – management
  • Jeremy Holgerson – booking

References
  1. "Review: Dance Gavin Dance - Acceptance Speech - Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. "Dance Gavin Dance - Acceptance Speech (album review 5) - Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. Heaney, Gregory. "Dance Gavin Dance - Acceptance Speech - Allmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. "ALBUM: Dance Gavin Dance – Acceptance Speech". DEAD PRESS! - Alternative music news, reviews, interviews and more!. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. http://propertyofzack.com/post/55790973379/dance-gavin-dance-announce-new-album-acceptance
  6. http://underthegunreview.net/2013/10/31/dance-gavin-dance-release-strawberry-swisher-pt-iii-video/
  7. http://mindequalsblown.net/news/dance-gavin-dance-premieres-new-music-video-for-death-of-the-robot-with-human-hair
  8. http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2014/09/22/dance-gavin-dance-have-allowed-the-pussy-vultures-to-descend-upon-us/
  9. "Dance Gavin Dance Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. "Dance Gavin Dance Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "Dance Gavin Dance Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  12. "Dance Gavin Dance Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  13. "Dance Gavin Dance Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  14. "Artificial Selection (Instrumental) by Dance Gavin Dance on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  15. TilianVerified account. "Tilian on Twitter: "That is coming, I already have it… "". Twitter. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  16. "Acceptance Speech 2.0 by Dance Gavin Dance on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  17. "Acceptance Speech 2.0 by Dance Gavin Dance on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  18. "Acceptance Speech 2.0 (Instrumental) by Dance Gavin Dance on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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