Artificial Selection (album)

Artificial Selection
Studio album by Dance Gavin Dance
Released	June 8, 2018
Recorded	2017–18
Studio	Interlace Audio, Portland, Oregon
Genre	Post-hardcore pop punk[1] funk rock[2] experimental rock
Length	51:44
Label	Rise
Producer	Dryw Owens Erik Ron Kris Crummett
Dance Gavin Dance chronology
Mothership (2016) Artificial Selection (2018) Afterburner (2020)
Singles from Artificial Selection
"Midnight Crusade" Released: April 4, 2018 "Son of Robot" Released: May 4, 2018 "Care" Released: May 25, 2018 "Count Bassy" Released: June 5, 2018 "Hair Song" Released: October 12, 2018

Artificial Selection is the eighth studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on June 8, 2018, on Rise Records. It is the follow-up to the band's seventh studio album, Mothership (2016) and is their third consecutive studio release with the same line-up. The album was produced by Kris Crummett, Erik Ron, and Dryw Owens, and was self-produced by Dance Gavin Dance, making it the first release by the band to feature more than one producer.

The album was supported by four singles; "Midnight Crusade", "Son of Robot", "Care", and "Count Bassy". To promote the album, the band toured as support on two of Underoath's 2018 North American tours, embarked on the Artificial Selection Tour, and performed at their own festival SwanFest. On May 31, 2019, the group released an instrumental version of the album to streaming and digital download platforms.