Mosaic is the twelfth studio album by the American rock band 311. Released on June 23, 2017, it is the band's first album to be released by the label BMG, their first to be produced by John Feldmann, and their fourth to be produced by Scotch Ralston. The track listing was revealed by Pledge Music on April 10, 2017.311 announce song-titles & tracklisting for new album MOSAIC! Mosaic's album cover features nearly 10,000 photos sent in from 311 fans around the world to create a literal mosaic of the band's members and logo. The full, high quality album artwork is still available to zoom into on truemosaic.com/311albumart/.
Singles "Too Much to Think" was released as the first official single on March 11, 2017.
"Too Late" was released as the first promotional single on April 13, 2017, and the second, "Perfect Mistake," was released on June 9, 2017.
"Too Late" made its radio debut in Los Angeles, California on May 23, 2017, on KLOS.May 23: Nick Hexum and Pnut of 311 In-studio
"'Til the City's on Fire" was released as the second official single on August 8, 2017.
Composition Sam Mendez at Ultimate Guitar labeled Mosaic as alternative rock and reggae rock. Glenn Gamboa from Newsday characterized it as rap rock.
Reception
Mosaic was well-received upon release, with praise being directed towards a perceived return to peak musical, creative, and conceptual form. In a positive review from AllMusic, author Neil Z. Yeung notes that "it's a triumphant declaration from these vets, a rousing promise that the party has yet to end," giving the album four stars.
Commercial performance Mosaic debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 with 39,000 album-equivalent units, of which 37,000 were pure album sales.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
311 Nick Hexum – vocals (lead vocals on all tracks), guitar, keyboards (uncredited), composition Doug "SA" Martinez – vocals (lead vocals on 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12–15, 17), composition Tim Mahoney – guitar, composition P-Nut – bass, composition Chad Sexton – drums, mixing (tracks: 2–4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12–16), composition
Additional personnel Nathaniel Caserta – composition (track: 11) Zakk Cervini – engineering and mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 11, and 17), composition Geoffrey Earley – composition (track: 10) John Feldmann – production and recording (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 11, and 17), composition Nicole Hexum – composition (track: 13) Zack Hexum – composition (track: 13) Joe Gastwirt – mastering Alan Hampton – backing vocals (track: 11), composition Gabe Isaac – composition (tracks: 2, 3, and 6) Dillon Pace – composition (track: 7) Matt Pauling – additional production and engineering (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 11, and 17), composition Scotch Ralston – production and recording (tracks: 2–4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12–16), composition Evan Taubenfeld – composition (track: 7)
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Independent Albums (Billboard) 29 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 100
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