"Midnight Crusade" is Dance Gavin Dance's was released April 4th and it gives fans the first look at their upcoming album, Artificial Selection, which drops June 8th.
The song opens up with Dance Gavin Dance's clean lead singer, Tilian Pearson, singing with gentle verse. Then immediately jumps into a heavy instrumental supplemented with John Mess' signature screaming which sets up the pace for the rest of the song.
Dance Gavin Dance has a unique quality which sets there music apart from anything else coming out these days. They have innovated the combination for singing and screaming. The instrumentals like the singing constantly shifts throughout the song and gives Midnight Crusade a special quality which modern music lacks... diversity.
What Dance Gavin Dance also excels in is their visual story telling. All their videos are strange. They give the viewer an interesting visual parallel to their lyrics. Dance Gavin Dance challenges societal norms with their intricate lyrics and nonconformist visuals.
Dance Gavin Dance is revitalizing rock music and look for the upcoming album, Artificial Selection to evolve the genre even more.