Dance Gavin Dance - Mothership [Sea Blue Glitter Vinyl LP]

Dance Gavin Dance push their post-hardcore framework through rapid guitar changes, contrasting vocals, funk passages, and abrupt shifts on Mothership. The 13-song album pairs Tilian Pearson's melodic hooks with Jon Mess's screamed lines while Will Swan's guitar work moves between technical runs and rhythmic grooves. Produced by Kris Crummett, this limited 10th Anniversary vinyl record edition presses the complete album on Sea Blue Glitter vinyl.

"Chucky vs. The Giant Tortoise" opens with an exchange between clean and screamed vocals over changing guitar parts. "Young Robot" brings in a lighter, funk-driven section and a flute-assisted opening, while "Inspire the Liars" moves between heavy passages, melodic choruses, and a dance-oriented middle section. "Betrayed by the Game" places one of the album's most accessible hooks inside its post-hardcore attack, and "Man of the Year" closes with a restrained opening that develops into a harsher final section.

The lyrics move between romantic conflict, distrust, self-doubt, absurd humor, and deliberately surreal images. Pearson's sections often carry the emotional narrative, while Mess interrupts or redirects it with fragmented lines and comic details. The original 13-track program remains intact for this limited anniversary pressing, issued on Sea Blue Glitter vinyl as a single LP.

• Format: Limited Edition Vinyl LP
• Standout tracks: "Chucky vs. The Giant Tortoise," "Young Robot," "Inspire the Liars," "Betrayed by the Game"
• Pressing details: 10th Anniversary edition, Sea Blue Glitter vinyl, 140g pressing
• Genre/style: Post-Hardcore, Math Rock, Experimental Rock
• UPC: 4099964231090

Mothership covers the band's range through the force of "Chucky vs. The Giant Tortoise," the funk movement of "Young Robot," and the chorus of "Betrayed by the Game." "Man of the Year" closes by moving from a quieter beginning into one of its heaviest endings.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Chucky VS. The Giant Tortoise
2. Young Robot
3. Frozen One
4. Flossie Dickey Bounce
5. Deception
6. Inspire The Liars
7. Philosopher King

Side B:

1. Here Comes The Winner
2. Exposed
3. Betrayed By The Game
4. Petting Zoo Justice
5. Chocolate Jackalope
6. Man Of The Year