Artificial Selection

Artificial Selection is the newest album by post-hardcore rock band Dance Gavin Dance. It was released on June 8, 2018. The album was recorded starting October 17, 2017, with producer Kris Crummett.

Singles
"Midnight Crusade" was released by the band as the first single on April 4, 2018, along with a music video to accompany it.

"Son of Robot" was released as the album's second single one month later on May 4, 2018, with a music video released later on November 6, 2018.

"Care" was released as the album's third single on May 25, 2018, along with a music video.

"Count Bassy" was released as the fourth and final single for the album on June 5, 2018, along with a music video.

Personnel

 * Tilian Pearson (clean vocals)
 * Jon Mess (unclean vocals)
 * Will Swan (guitar)
 * Tim Feerick (bass guitar)
 * Matt Mingus (drums/percussion)

Additional Personnel

 * Kurt Travis (guest vocals on "Shelf Life")
 * Zachary Garren (guitar on "Care")
 * Martin Bianchini (guitar on "Mightnight Crusade," "The Rattler," "Bloodsucker")
 * Andrew Wells (guitar on "Hair Song," "Bloodsucker," "Evaporate," guest vocals on "Evaporate," backing vocals on "The Rattler")
 * Louie Baltazar (guitar on "Suspended in This Disaster")
 * Jessica Esposito (flute/kazoo)

Trivia

 * "Bloodsucker" does not feature Will Swan on guitar, which makes this the first song by the band to not feature him. By extension, this makes Matt Mingus the only band member to appear on every track.
 * This is the first album by the band to feature a guest vocalist since Happiness.
 * It is also the first album to not feature a vocal performance from Swan since Dance Gavin Dance.