Afterburner

Afterburner is the tenth studio album from the post-hardcore rock band Dance Gavin Dance. It was released on April 24, 2020 and was recorded from January to November 2019.

Singles
"Prisoner" was released as the first single on February 21, 2020, along with a music video. The album name and artwork were also revealed on the same day.

"Strawberry's Wake" was released as the second single on March 12, 2020, along with a music video to accompany it.

"Lyrics Lie" was released as the third single on April 9th, along with a music video.

"Three Wishes" was released as the fourth and final single on April 16th, also accompanied by a music video.

Personnel

 * Tilian Pearson (clean vocals)
 * Jon Mess (unclean vocals)
 * Will Swan (guitar, backing vocals on "Parody Catharsis" and "Into the Sunset")
 * Tim Feerick (bass guitar)
 * Matt Mingus (drums/percussion)

Additional Personnel

 * Martin Bianchini (guitar)
 * Marc Okubo (guitar)
 * Zachary Garren (guitar)
 * Sergio Medina (guitar on "Prisoner," "Born to Fail," "Nothing Shameful")
 * Andrew Wells (guitar on "Night Sway," guest vocals on "Nothing Shameful")
 * Johnny Franck "Bilmuri" (guest vocals on "Into the Sunset")

Trivia

 * The second song on the album, "Lyrics Lie" actually leaked on February 28, 2020. It is unknown how it leaked, though it is assumed it was by someone who received the album early due to being a reviewer or close to the band.
 * The song was not officially released after the leak. Instead, it came out as a single months later, on April 9th.
 * "Say Hi" also leaked a week before the album's release date, and the album itself leaked on April 21st. It is assumed that the same way "Lyrics Lie" leaked is how the song and album eventually also leaked.
 * There is an Urban Outfitter's exclusive variant of the vinyl, which includes an alternative variant of the artwork.
 * There is also a Target exclusive CD that features a second disc including instrumental versions of the songs.
 * This marks the second time an instrumental version of an album has been available to physically purchase, the first being the instrumental copies of Artificial Selection given to VIP during their 2018 tour. It is, however, the first time instrumentals are available on a CD.