Happinessby Dance Gavin Dance

This is the third full length album by Dance Gavin Dance. Personally I think this is an album that is less heavy from an instrumentation standpoint. This album comes across with more dance and alternative rock flavors than any of the band previous record. This is also by far their most accessible album from a popular music standpoint. Even though Dance Gavin Dance has always had some pop influences in their lead vocal performances, this album was by far their most pop oriented project up to this point in their career. This is an attempt by the band to reach out to a broader and more mainstream audience. This album has a greater emphasis on lyrical aspects as well as highlighting some tasty guitar licks and some intricate riffing that sounds like it is aimed at mainstream audiences. And it not that Dance Gavin Dance was selling out or doing something that was completely out of their wheel house. It's just that they were making a point to highlight some ideas that would peak more listeners interest than just their fan base that came from a post hardcore background. Basically this album sounds like it was meant to be party material verses just rock music. But yet it still manages to be better than a lot of party material out there today. I also think that some of the melodies are more refined in their style and I think the screamed vocals are more readily understood at first listen. So basically, this is a solid album and it finds a way to please a wide variety of listeners.