Dance Gavin Dance / Downtown Battle Mountain II
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DGD isn’t an easy band to listen to if you’re used to the usual constant beats and comfortable riffs. DGD isn’t a band that would get your attention at the first listen, but they grow on you over time if you sit through their albums a few times. They sound different from most post-hardcore bands because of their irregular drumming and jazz scales - now you should probably know what I meant by letting their music grow on you. That aside, I’m a sucker for their lyrics and emotion in their voices.
Side note: I may be one of the minority who’s excited that Jonny Craig’s back in DGD. He may be an asshole but I can’t bring myself to dislike him too much to boycott his shit because he IS good with his music.
DGD’s album artworks are done...Mattias Adolfsson. I’ve loved his work ever since