Mothership (Dance Gavin Dance album)

Mothership
Studio album by Dance Gavin Dance
Released	October 7, 2016
Recorded	April–June 2016
Studio	Interlace Audio Recording Studios (Portland, Oregon)
Genre	Post-hardcore experimental rock
Length	49:43
Label	Rise
Producer	Kris Crummett
Dance Gavin Dance chronology
Tree City Sessions (2016) Mothership (2016) Artificial Selection (2018)
Singles from Mothership
"Chucky vs. The Giant Tortoise" Released: August 18, 2016 "Betrayed by the Game" Released: September 16, 2016 "Young Robot" Released: September 27, 2016 "Inspire the Liars" Released: March 3, 2017

Mothership is the seventh studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on October 7, 2016, on Rise Records. The album serves as a follow-up the group's sixth studio album, Instant Gratification (2015), and is their second consecutive studio release with the same consistent line-up. The album was produced by Kris Crummett. Upon its release, the album sold over 19,000 copies within its first week in retail, debuting at No. 13 on the Billboard 200.^[1]

The album was supported by four singles; "Chucky Vs. The Giant Tortoise", "Betrayed by the Game", "Young Robot", and "Inspire the Liars". To promote the album, the band embarked on the Mothership Tour, which consisted of two North American legs and one European leg, and toured on the 2017 Vans Warped Tour. On June 28, 2019, the band released an instrumental version of the album to streaming and digital download platforms.