Downtown Battle Mountain II

Downtown Battle Mountain II is the fourth studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on March 8, 2011, on Rise Records. The album is a non-direct sequel to the band's full-length debut studio album, Downtown Battle Mountain (2007), and sees the return of original members, vocalists Jonny Craig and Jon Mess, and bass guitarist Eric Lodge. It also serves as a follow-up to the band's third studio album, Happiness (2009) and was produced by Kris Crummett. The album is the group's second studio album, and third and final release overall, to feature Jonny Craig upon rejoining the band in 2010. Craig later departed from the line-up in August 2012. Upon its release, the album debuted at No. 82 on the Billboard 200 while the Hot Topic deluxe version debuted at No. 190 on the Billboard 200 in the same week.

Downtown Battle Mountain II
Studio album by
Dance Gavin Dance
ReleasedMarch 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)
RecordedNovember–December 2010
Interlace Audio Recording Studios in Portland, Oregon
Genre
Length42:41
LabelRise
ProducerKris Crummett
Dance Gavin Dance chronology
Happiness
(2009)		 Downtown Battle Mountain II
(2011)		 Acceptance Speech
(2013)
Singles from Downtown Battle Mountain II
  1. "Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex"
    Released: January 24, 2011[1]
  2. "The Robot with Human Hair Pt. 2½"
    Released: January 28, 2011
  3. "Pounce Bounce"
    Released: June 7, 2011[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Absolutepunk(80%)[4]
Sputnikmusic3.6/5[5]

Downtown Battle Mountain II was announced in late-2010. The lead single, "Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex", was released on January 24, 2011. The second single, "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 2½", was released shortly after, on January 28. The third and final single, "Pounce Bounce", was released on June 7, to promote the 2011 Vans Warped Tour compilation album. The band toured on the Downtown Battle Mountain II Tour in Europe and North America and also toured on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour and the 2012 All Stars Tour. On September 27, 2019, the band released an instrumental version of the album to streaming and digital download platforms.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Spooks"4:04
2."Pounce Bounce"2:26
3."The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 2½"4:36
4."Thug City"3:17
5."Need Money"3:08
6."Elder Goose"3:44
7."Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex"4:07
8."Blue Dream"4:41
9."Privilously Poncheezied"3:54
10."Swan Soup"4:01
11."Purple Reign"4:43
Total length:42:41
Hot Topic Exclusive
No.TitleLength
12."People You Knew"2:35
13."Perfect"2:59
Total length:48:15

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 82
US Independent Albums[7] 13
US Hard Rock Albums[7] 4

References
  1. Ilvonen, Keagan (24 January 2011). "New Dance Gavin Dance Song – News Article". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. "Track Listing Revealed For 2011 "Vans Warped Tour" Compilation". 19 September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. Tim DiGravina. "Downtown Battle Mountain II - Dance Gavin Dance : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. Gardner, Ryan. "Dance Gavin Dance - Downtown Battle Mountain II - Absolutepunk". Absolutepunk. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  5. Jacob Royal. "Dance Gavin Dance - Downtown Battle Mountain II - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  6. https://music.apple.com/us/album/downtown-battle-mountain-ll-instrumental/1481088804
  7. "Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
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