Dance Gavin Dance - Tree City Sessions 3 [2LP Velaris Vinyl]

Dance Gavin Dance revisit older catalog material through the current lineup on Tree City Sessions 3, a 2LP Velaris colored vinyl record built around newly recorded versions of earlier songs. The Sacramento band's third Tree City Sessions release brings Andrew Michael Wells into songs from several eras, pairing Jon Mess' harsh vocal role with Wells' lead vocal approach while keeping Will Swan's guitar work and the band's rhythm shifts at the center.

"It's Safe To Say You Dig The Backseat" and "The Robot With Human Hair, Pt. 3" reach back to early Dance Gavin Dance material, giving the record immediate ties to the band's older catalog. "Need Money" moves through sharper rhythmic changes, while "Eagle vs. Crows" brings in the band's more playful phrasing and vocal back-and-forth. "Doom & Gloom" pulls from a darker part of the songbook, "Bloodsucker" represents a later era, and "Powder To The People" closes the main set with one of the longer selections.

Disc 2 repeats all 12 songs as instrumental versions, making this pressing more than a standard recap of the session. That disc lets listeners follow the guitar lines, bass movement, drum changes, and song structures without the vocal handoffs. The Velaris vinyl appears visually closer to gray and black marbled vinyl than splatter, so the official color name works best as the variant name.

• Format: 2LP
• Standout tracks: It's Safe To Say You Dig The Backseat, The Robot With Human Hair, Pt. 3, Need Money, Bloodsucker
• Pressing details: Velaris Colored Vinyl, 12 Bonus Instrumental Tracks
• Genre/style: Post-Hardcore, Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative Rock
• UPC: 4099964238976

For longtime Dance Gavin Dance listeners, Tree City Sessions 3 works as a lineup update and a catalog revisit in the same package. The 12 instrumental versions add practical value for fans who follow the band's musicianship as closely as the vocal performances.

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

Track List:

Side A:

1. It's Safe To Say You Dig The Backseat (Tree City Sessions)
2. The Robot With Human Hair, Pt. 3 (Tree City Sessions)
3. Need Money (Tree City Sessions)
4. Eagle vs. Crows (Tree City Sessions)
5. Burning Down The Nicotine Armoire (Tree City Sessions)
6. Self-Trepanation (Tree City Sessions)
   

Side B:

1. Surprise! I'm From Cuba, Everyone Has One Brain (Tree City Sessions)
2. Doom & Gloom (Tree City Sessions)
3. Reprogramming Mental Preprogramming (Tree City Sessions)
4. Swan Soup (Tree City Sessions)
5. Bloodsucker (Tree City Sessions)
6. Powder To The People (Tree City Sessions)
   

Side C:

1. It's Safe To Say You Dig The Backseat (Instrumental)
2. The Robot With Human Hair, Pt. 3 (Instrumental)
3. Need Money (Instrumental)
4. Eagle vs. Crows (Instrumental)
5. Burning Down The Nicotine Armoire (Instrumental)
6. Self-Trepanation (Instrumental)
   

Side D:

1. Surprise! I'm From Cuba, Everyone Has One Brain (Instrumental)
2. Doom & Gloom (Instrumental)
3. Reprogramming Mental Preprogramming (Instrumental)
4. Swan Soup (Instrumental)
5. Bloodsucker (Instrumental)
6. Powder To The People (Instrumental)