Volume 2 is the eleventh studio album by the Bouncing Souls. It was released on October 23, 2020 and was recorded in the days leading up to the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. The album contains 10 songs from their previous albums re-recorded in new styles, along with a new song, "World on Fire"."Highway Kings" was released as a single and music video.
Background In 2019, The Bouncing Souls started to play acoustic sets before their live concerts to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Inspired by the positive reception of these performances, the band teamed up with engineer and producer Will Yip, with whom they collaborated on their Crucial Moments EP, to record a studio album of the acoustic renditions. However, while in the studio, the band improvised different approaches to their songs and the styles of the recordings grew from the acoustic style originally performed live.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the liner notes.
Musicians Greg Attonito – vocals Pete Steinkopf – guitar, backing vocals Bryan Kienlen – bass, backing vocals George Rebelo – drums, percussion, backing vocals Shelley Weiss – cello, backing vocals
Artwork Bryan Kienlen – cover Chris Napolitano – photography George Rebelo – photography Josh Casuccio – photography
Production Hank Byerley – production Will Yip – production, engineering, mastering, mixing
Charts Chart (2020) Peakposition
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