Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise is the sixth studio album by American rock band The Dear Hunter, and was released on September 4, 2015, through Equal Vision Records.Act IV Information equalvision.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015 The album is the fourth part in a six-act story.Interview with Casey Crescenzo absolutepunk.net April 28, 2007 The story follows the conclusion of Act III: Life and Death, in which the protagonist assumes the identity of his deceased half-brother after the resolution of the First World War.
Development On March 3, 2015, Casey Crescenzo made an announcement on The Dear Hunter website that Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise was in development.
On April 7, 2015, Casey began putting videos on YouTube regarding The Dear Hunter's 2015 Act II and III tour. These videos also contained teasers for Act IV. He released eight videos, with the last video being uploaded April 24.
On June 16, the single "A Night on the Town" became available for streaming on the band's official website, and the album became available for preorder.The Dear Hunter Official Website Retrieved June 20, 2015
On July 8, The Dear Hunter announced their forthcoming single "Waves", which was released the following day.
Another single entitled "Wait" was released almost a month later, August 7
The album debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 selling approximately 7,000 copies – both figures are career-highs for the band.
Track listing
Personnel
The Dear Hunter Casey Crescenzo – lead vocals, piano, guitar, acoustic guitar, rhodes, organ, synth, aux. percussion Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion Rob Parr – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, piano, organ Nick Sollecito – bass guitar Max Tousseau – guitar, synth Additional musicians Judy Crescenzo – additional vocals Tivoli Breckenridge – additional vocals
Production Casey Crescenzo – producer, engineer Nick Crescenzo, Max Tousseau, Phil Crescenzo – additional engineering Mike Watts – mixing engineer Fesse Nichols – recording engineer Jason Butler – assistant engineer Brian Adam McCune – music preparation Kevin Pereira – commissioned all orchestral tracks Nicky Barkla – album art Joel Kanitz – album layout & design Francesca Caldara, Dan Sandshaw – A&R Recorded in Port Angeles, WA Orchestral tracks recorded on 4, 7, 10, January 11, 2015, at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Orchestra Casey Crescenzo – orchestrations Brian Adam McCune – additional orchestrations Featuring members of Awesöme Orchestra David Möschler – conductor/music director Jenny Hanson – flute Arturo Rodriguez – piccolo Ashley Ertz, Sue Crum – oboe James Pytko, Carolyn Walter – clarinet Scott Alexander – bassoon Kris King – contrabassoon Jon Betts, Heidi Trefethen, Phil Hobson, Nick Carnes – horn Harlow Carpenter, Michael Cox, Justin Smith – trumpet Allison Gomer, Bruce Colman – trombone Jeremy Carrillo – bass trombone Robinson Love – tuba Lily Sevier – timpani, percussion Liza Wallace – harp Ishtar Hernandez, Laura Shifley, Ann Eastman, Shaina Evoniuk, Lucy Giraldo, Moses Lei – violin Christina Owens, Christina Lesicko, Alice Eastman – viola Sam Leachman, Karen Hsu, Kane Suga, Cindy Hickox – cello Travis Kindred, Amanda Wu, Alex Van Gils – double bass String quartet on "Waves" and "Is There Anybody Here"
Charts Chart (2015) Peak position
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