Good for Me (album)

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Good for Me
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Studio album by
The Swellers
ReleasedJune 14, 2011
RecordedFebruary 2011
Studio The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre Pop punk
Length35:14
Label Fueled by Ramen
Producer Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore
The Swellers chronology
Ups and Downsizing
(2009)		Good for Me
(2011)		 The Light Under Closed Doors
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sputnikmusic4/5 [4]

Good for Me is the third full-length album by Flint, Michigan's The Swellers, and second through label Fueled by Ramen.

Contents

Background

In June 2010, the band began writing new material for their next album. [5] The group began recording on February 24 with Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson as producer. [6]

Release

In March and April 2011, the group went on a UK tour alongside the Blackout and Hyro da Hero. [7] On April 22, Good for Me was announced for release in June, revealing its artwork and track listing. In addition, "The Best I Ever Had" was made available for streaming. [8] In April and May, the band participated in the Take Action Tour. [9] On May 19, the group posted footage from the studio. [10] On May 25, a music video was released for "The Best I Ever Had". [11] On June 2, "Nothing More to Me" was made available for streaming. [12] On June 7, Good for Me was made available for streaming via the group's Facebook profile, [13] before being released through Fueled by Ramen on June 14. [8] To promote its release, the group played an in-store acoustic gig. [14] In July and August, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from Fake Problems and Daytrader. [15] Following this, the group went on a tour of Asia with Paramore. [16] In late September and early October, the band toured Australia as part of the Soundwave Counter-Revolution festival. [17] In October and November, the band supported Four Year Strong on the AP Fall Tour. [18] On November 21, Good for Me was released in the UK with bonus track "Never Greener". [19]

In November and December, the band went on a tour of the UK and Europe with support from Broadway Calls and Into It. Over It. [20] In January and February 2012, the group went on a co-headlining US tour with You Me at Six with support from We Are the Ocean and Twin Atlantic. [21] In early February, the group teased a music video for "Inside My Head". [22] On February 29, a video for "Better Things" was posted online featuring footage from the group's European tour. [23] On April 16, the music video for "Inside My Head" was released. [24] In April and May, the group went on a headlining tour of the UK and Europe with support from Deaf Havana. [25] On May 26, the group appeared at Bled Fest. [26] On May 29, a 7" vinyl was released through independent label SideOneDummy Records featuring two outtakes from the album sessions: "Vehicle City Blues" and "Red Lights". [27] In May and June, the band went on tour with The Early November. [28] Following this, the group performed some headlining shows in the US in June, then shows in Canada in July with Living with Lions, Such Gold and Major League. [29] In October, the group performed at The Fest. [30]

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Diener and Jonathan Diener.

No.TitleLength
1."Runaways"2:49
2."Inside My Head"3:33
3."The Damage"3:11
4."Parkview"3:00
5."The Best I Ever Had"3:59
6."Better Things"3:35
7."On the Line"3:40
8."Nothing More to Me"3:46
9."Prime Meridian"3:49
10."Warming Up"3:52
iTunes Pre-Order Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."The Best I Ever Had" (Acoustic)4:13
12."Inside My Head" (Acoustic)4:10
UK Release
No.TitleLength
11."Never Greener"3:01

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums 15

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