Acceptance Speech

''Were you looking for the song of the same name, Acceptance Speech (song)? Or the remastered album, Acceptance Speech 2.0?''

Acceptance Speech is the fifth studio album from post-hardcore rock band Dance Gavin Dance. It was released on October 8, 2013. However, it featured Matt Malpass as the producer, making Acceptance Speech the first and only album not produced by Kris Crummett. It is also the first album which features Tilian Pearson on clean vocals, Tim Feerick on bass guitar, and Josh Benton on guitar.

Singles
"The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4" was released by the band as the first single on July 19, 2013.

"Acceptance Speech" was released as the second single on September 16, 2013.

"Jesus H. Macy" was released as the final single on September 30, 2013.

Personnel

 * Tilian Pearson (clean vocals)
 * Jon Mess (unclean vocals)
 * Will Swan (guitar, backing vocals, rapping on "Acceptance Speech" and "Death of the Robot with Human Hair")
 * Josh Benton (guitar)
 * Tim Feerick (bass)
 * Matt Mingus (drums/percussion)

Trivia

 * In 2019, the band said a remastered version of the album was recorded.
 * The remastered album was released on August 30, 2019. (See: Acceptance Speech 2.0.)
 * This album has the most song title sequels on one album than any other album, consisting of four total sequels; those being "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4," "Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3," "Death of the Robot with Human Hair," and "Turn Off the Lights, I'm Watching Back to the Future, Pt. 2."
 * On September 22, 2014, the band released a b-side track titled "Pussy Vultures" from the recording sessions of the album.
 * This track is also available combined with another stand-alone track, "Summertime Gladness," which was released on June 15, 2017.
 * An instrumental version of the album was released on August 30, 2019. The same day the remastered version of the album was also released.