The band embarked on the headlining Mothership Tour in the United States and Canada from September 22 to October 27, 2016. Three years later, on June 28, 2019, Rise Records released an instrumental version of Mothership. Throughout the week prior to the release of Mothership, the band uploaded previews of songs off of the album daily on their social media. On March 3, 2017, the band released the music video for their single "Inspire the Liars". An animated music video for the song "Young Robot" premiered on September 27, 2016. On the same day, the music video for "Betrayed by the Game" premiered on the official Rise Records YouTube channel. A second single, "Betrayed by the Game", was released on September 16.
The Giant Tortoise", for digital download.
On August 18, Dance Gavin Dance released the album's lead single, "Chucky vs. Mothership was unveiled by the band on July 27, 2016, slated for an Octorelease date.
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Promotion Professional ratings Aggregate scores Easter eggs are also illustrated in the album's artwork, including the Death Star-inspired space ship as seen on the band's 2008 self-titled studio album. The album cover depicts a "mothership" in the upper sector of the photo in the shape of an infinity symbol whilst citizens praise its arrival on the ground below. The album artwork for Mothership was created by Swedish illustrator and artist Mattias Adolfsson, who has previously created the album artwork for six of Dance Gavin Dance's studio albums. During the recording sessions for the album, the band sought out and collaborated with other musicians such as Andrew Michael Wells of Eidola, Aric Garcia of Hail the Sun, Martin Bianchini of Secret Band, and former Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Zachary Garren of Strawberry Girls. Mothership was recorded by the band at Interlace Audio Recording Studios in North Portland, Oregon over a two-month period between April and June 2016 with producer Kris Crummett.
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On June 28, 2019, the band released an instrumental version of the album to streaming and digital download platforms. 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. The Giant Tortoise", "Betrayed by the Game", "Young Robot", and "Inspire the Liars". The album was supported by four singles "Chucky Vs. Upon its release, the album sold over 19,000 copies within its first week in retail, debuting at No. 13 on the Billboard 200. 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. Mothership is the seventh studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on October 7, 2016, on Rise Records.