The American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, one extended play, 45 singles, 26 music videos, one remastered album, and 9 instrumental albums. The band was formed in Sacramento, California in 2005 by guitarist Will Swan, drummer Matt Mingus, and bassist Eric Lodge. Unclean vocalist Jon Mess and clean vocalist Jonny Craig were recruited shortly after. They self-released their debut EP, Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean, that year, and re-released the EP in 2006 after signing to Rise Records. Their debut studio album, Downtown Battle Mountain, was released May 15, 2007 on Rise.
Dance Gavin Dance is known for their series of line-up changes. After the release of Downtown Battle Mountain, guitarist Sean O'Sullivan left the group, and was replaced by Zachary Garren. Shortly after, Jonny Craig was removed from the band due to personal conflicts. He was replaced by Kurt Travis, who performed clean vocals on the band's self-titled second album. Mess and Lodge left the band prior to the album's release on August 19, 2008, and Swan performed unclean vocals as well as lead guitar on Happiness, released June 9, 2009. By 2010, Dance Gavin Dance decided to make one final album with their original line-up before breaking up. After the release of Downtown Battle Mountain II on March 8, 2011, the group agreed not to disband.
After Craig's second departure in 2012 and subsequent replacement with former Tides of Man vocalist Tilian Pearson, Dance Gavin Dance has maintained a stable lineup. They released their first album with Pearson, Acceptance Speech, on October 8, 2013. This was followed by the release of Instant Gratification (2015), Mothership (2016), Artificial Selection (2018), Afterburner (2020), and Jackpot Juicer (2022). Beginning in May 2019, the band began releasing instrumental versions of their studio albums, working backwards from Artificial Selection.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US Pantheon: USRock US Alt. US Ind. US Mtl. AUSPeaks in Australia: Afterburner: Jackpot Juicer: Downtown Battle Mountain Released: May 15, 2007 (US) Label: Rise Format: CD, digital, LP — — — — — — Dance Gavin Dance Released: August 19, 2008 (US) Label: Rise Format: CD, digital, LP 172 — — 26 — — Happiness Released: June 9, 2009 (US) Label: Rise Format: CD, digital, LP 143 — — 30 — — Downtown Battle Mountain II Released: March 8, 2011 (US) Label: Rise Format: CD, digital, LP 82 19 11 13 4 — Acceptance Speech Released: October 8, 2013 (US) Label: Rise Format: Cassette, CD, digital, LP 42 14 13 7 6 — Instant Gratification Released: April 14, 2015 (US) Label: Rise Format: Cassette, CD, digital, LP 32 2 2 1 2 — Mothership Released: October 7, 2016 (US) Label: Rise Format: Cassette, CD, digital, LP 13 4 4 2 2 — Artificial Selection Released: June 8, 2018 (US) Label: Rise Format: Cassette, CD, digital, LP 15 2 1 1 1 — Afterburner Released: April 24, 2020 (US) Label: Rise Format: Cassette, CD, digital, LP 14 1 2 2 1 86 Jackpot Juicer Released: July 29, 2022 (US) Label: Rise Format: Cassette, CD, digital, LP 8 1 1 3 — 98 Pantheon Released: September 12, 2025 (US) Label: Rise Format: CD, digital, LP 145 — — — — —
Live albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USRock US Alt. US Ind. US Hard Rock Live At Bamboozle 2010 Released: October 18, 2010 (US) Label: Rise Format: Digital — — — — — Tree City Sessions Released: May 13, 2016 (US) Label: Rise Format: Cassette, CD, Digital, LP 137 17 8 10 8 Tree City Sessions 2 Released: December 25, 2020 (US) Label: Rise Format: Cassette, CD, Digital, LP — — — — — Tree City Sessions 3 Released: May 22, 2026 (US) Label: Rise Format: CD, Digital, LP — — — — —
Remastered albums + List of remastered albums Title Album details Acceptance Speech 2.0Released: August 30, 2019 Label: Rise Formats: Digital
Instrumental albums + List of instrumental albums Title Album details Artificial Selection (Instrumental)Released: November 2, 2018 (Physical) May 31, 2019 (Digital) Label: Rise Formats: LP, Digital Mothership (Instrumental)Released: June 28, 2019 Label: Rise Formats: Digital Instant Gratification (Instrumental)Released: July 26, 2019 Label: Rise Formats: Digital Acceptance Speech (Instrumental)Released: August 30, 2019 Label: Rise Formats: Digital Downtown Battle Mountain II (Instrumental)Released: September 27, 2019 Label: Rise Formats: Digital Happiness (Instrumental)Released: November 1, 2019 Label: Rise Formats: Digital Dance Gavin Dance (Instrumental)Released: November 29, 2019 Label: Rise Formats: Digital Downtown Battle Mountain (Instrumental)Released: December 27, 2019 Label: Rise Formats: Digital Afterburner (Instrumental)Released: July 10, 2020 (Physical) December 25, 2021 (Digital) Label: Rise Formats: CD, Digital Jackpot Juicer (Instrumental)Released: July 29, 2022 (Physical) December 30, 2022 (Digital) Label: Rise Formats: CD, Digital Tree City Sessions 3Released: May 22, 2026 Label: Rise Formats: LP
Extended plays + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USRock US Alt. US Ind. US Hard Rock Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean Released: November 14, 2006 (US) Label: Rise Format: CD, Digital, LP — — — — —
Singles + List of singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications AlbumUSHard Rock "And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman" 2007 — Downtown Battle Mountain "Lemon Meringue Tie" — "The Backwards Pumpkin Song" — "Open Your Eyes and Look North" — "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 3" 2008 — Dance Gavin Dance "Alex English" — "Me and Zoloft Get Along Just Fine" — "Caviar" — "Don't Tell Dave" 2009 — Happiness "NASA" — "Tree Village" — "Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex" 2011 — Downtown Battle Mountain II "The Robot with Human Hair Pt. 2 1/2" — "Pounce Bounce" — "People You Knew / Perfect" — "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4" 2013 — Acceptance Speech "Acceptance Speech" — "Jesus H. Macy" — "Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3" — "Death of the Robot with Human Hair" 2014 — "Pussy Vultures" — "On The Run" 2015 — Instant Gratification "We Own the Night" — RIAA: Gold "Stroke God, Millionaire" — "Eagles vs. Crows" — "Chucky vs. the Giant Tortoise" 2016 — Mothership "Betrayed by the Game" — "Young Robot" — "Inspire the Liars" 2017 — "Summertime Gladness" — "Midnight Crusade" 2018 — Artificial Selection "Son of Robot" — "Care" — "Count Bassy" — "Hair Song" — "Head Hunter" 2019 — rowspan="2" "Blood Wolf" — "Prisoner" 2020 — Afterburner "Strawberry's Wake" — "Lyrics Lie" — "Three Wishes" — "Synergy" 2022 11 Jackpot Juicer "Pop Off!" 18 "Die Another Day" 20 "Cream of the Crop" 19 "Feels Bad Man" — "The Ghost of Billy Royalton" 2023 20 rowspan="3" "War Machine" 25 "Speed Demon" / "Straight From The Heart" 2024 — "Midnight at McGuffy's 2025 23 Pantheon "All the Way Down" — "Trap Door" — "Space Cow Initiation Ritual"—
Other certified and charting songs + List of singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications AlbumUSHard Rock"Uneasy Hearts Weigh the Most"(feat. Nic Newsham)2008— RIAA: GoldDance Gavin Dance "For the Jeers" 2022 24 Jackpot Juicer
Other appearances + List of compilation and cover appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "That's What I Like" (Bruno Mars cover) 2017 Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7 "Semi-Charmed Life" (Third Eye Blind cover) 2018 Songs That Saved My Life "Story Of My Bros (Acoustic)" 2019 Punk Goes Acoustic Vol. 3
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Me and Zoloft Get Along Just Fine" 2008 Robby Starbuck "Tree Village" 2009 Gareth McGilvray "Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3" 2013 Dillon Novak "The Death of the Robot with Human Hair" 2014 John Howe "We Own the Night" 2015 Raul Gonzo "Stroke God, Millionaire" John Howe "Betrayed By The Game" 2016 Samuel Halleen "Young Robot" John Howe "Inspire the Liars" 2017 Samuel Halleen and John Howe "That's What I Like" Samuel Halleen "Summertime Gladness" Mount Emult "Midnight Crusade" 2018 Samuel Halleen "Care" Max Moore "Count Bassy" Mount Emult "Son of Robot" John Howe "Head Hunter" 2019 Samuel Halleen "Blood Wolf" Mount Emult "Prisoner" 2020 Orie McGinness "Strawberry's Wake" Samuel Halleen "Lyrics Lie" "Three Wishes" "One in a Million" Rob Shaw "Synergy" 2022 Samuel Halleen "Pop Off!" "Die Another Day" "Feels Bad Man" Christian Lawrence "War Machine" 2023 Mount Emult "Speed Demon"/"Straight From the Heart" 2024 Matthue Cole "Midnight at McGuffy's" 2025 Jake Woodbridge "All the Way Down" Sam Link "Trap Door" Matthue Cole "Space Cow Initiation Raid" Paris Arianna "The Stickler" Sam Link
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