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Dance Gavin Dance is an American band formed in Sacramento, California in 2005.

The band is well known for their relatively frequent lineup changes, which, most notably, involves a fluctuating lineup of clean and unclean vocalists, both on tour and on record. Dance Gavin Dance incorporates many different musical genres into their palette, such as , , and on top of its sound. Ex-vocalist Jonny Craig also received high marks for contributing to the band’s unorthodox soul sound and guitarist Will Swan has been recognized for his intricate, fast-moving guitar licks and riffs.

The band currently consists of vocalists Tilian Pearson and Jon Mess, guitarists Will Swan and Josh Benton, bass guitarist Tim Feerick and drummer Matthew Mingus.

To date, the band has released five studio albums and one EP. Their most recent album, entitled Acceptance Speech was released on October 8, 2013.

Discography:
November 14, 2006 - Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean
May 15, 2007 - Downtown Battle Mountain
August 19, 2008 - Dance Gavin Dance
June 9, 2009 - Happiness
March 8, 2011 - Downtown Battle Mountain II
October 8, 2013 - Acceptance Speech.

All of Dance Gavin Dance’s records have been released on Rise Records.

Band Members:
Tilian Pearson - clean vocals (2012–present)
Jonathan Mess - screamed vocals (2005–2008; 2010–present)
Will Swan - guitars (2005–present); screamed vocals (2008–2010)
Tim Feerick – bass guitar (2009–2010; 2012–present)
Josh Benton - guitar (touring 2010-2012; 2012–present)
Matt Mingus - drums, percussion (2005–present).

Former Members:
Jason Ellis – bass guitar (2008–2009)
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  • MoogInRow

    actually i like Kurts vocals more than Jonnys

    Yesterday 4:52pm Reply

  • Element_X

    vocally they are superior. but it's funny because s/t and happiness are my least favorite lol.

    Yesterday 12:09am Reply

  • MoogInRow

    DBM and DBMII are my least favorite DGD releases, theyre not bad at all and i quite enjoy them, but i dont listen to either much at all. Self-Titled and Happiness are the greatest to me

    Yesterday 11:06pm Reply

  • Element_X

    dbm/dbm2/wisiro forever crew

    Yesterday 9:22pm Reply

  • shiduba

    Instant Gratification is an insanely good album and tops every other DGD disc in terms of catchiness and songwriting. I didn't think they would top DBM but I'm glad to have been wrong.

    29 May 8:56am Reply

  • razcom

    Its an amazing album if you don't mind jonnys mumbling and not giving a fuck and actually wrote lyrics for just 1 song

    29 May 1:53am Reply

  • dopeness

    It's weird there's a thread on the DGD subreddit and DBM II seems to be at the top of most of the lists. This definitely wasn't the case a few years ago, people used to criticize the shit out of it for being supposedly "sloppily" put together.

    28 May 9:37pm Reply

  • bakesmusic

    Downtown Battle Mountain II forever

    28 May 5:36pm Reply

  • weeders

    Acceptance Speech is a not good Instant Gratification. DBMII was my favorite album, but I have a feeling IG will be reaaaaallll soon.

    28 May 10:35am Reply

  • gocomeback

    I agree with dopeness, DBM II all the way. But I literally love everything this band has ever done.

    28 May 5:09am Reply

  • razcom

    I love Heartless Breakers so much https://youtu.be/Bpsnclavsic

    28 May 3:00am Reply

  • sometimesoon

    Instant Gratification has been my album of the year. I've never been hooked this hard by DGD.

    27 May 8:21pm Reply

  • avanillasky

    I've been listening to Acceptance Speech a lot too and I've decided that it's their best record, overall.

    27 May 7:14pm Reply

  • dopeness

    It's the opposite for me. I really loved AS when it came out. I still like it, maybe even more than IG. But at the end of the day the Jonny albums still come out on top for me, especially DBM II.

    27 May 6:16pm Reply

  • Rrregie

    the cuddler is just so great

    27 May 7:08am Reply

  • razcom

    I appreciate AS way more then I did back in 2013, it's an awesome album. The newest Sworn In album is so weird.

    27 May 2:19am Reply

  • MoogInRow

    FINALLY another person who likes AS better

    26 May 11:13am Reply

  • Kurumi-Tokisaki

    Fantano really ruined the casual's opinion of the new album. It's no Acceptance Speech but it's pretty good.

    26 May 3:16am Reply

  • MoogInRow

    We Own the Night is good but i really like Shark Dad and Lost better

    25 May 7:08pm Reply

  • xThisisdisaster

    What? What about Shark Dad, The Cuddler, Variation? We Own The Night is nowhere near the best track on the album in my opinion.

    24 May 9:53pm Reply
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