Shapeshifter (Knuckle Puck album)

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Shapeshifter
Knuckle Puck Shapeshifter.jpg
Studio album by
Knuckle Puck
ReleasedOctober 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
Genre Pop-punk [1]
Length31:03
Label Rise
Producer Seth Henderson
Knuckle Puck chronology
Copacetic
(2015)		Shapeshifter
(2017)		 20/20
(2020)

Shapeshifter is the second studio album by American pop-punk band Knuckle Puck. It was released on October 13, 2017 through Rise Records.

Contents

Background

In March 2017, Knuckle Puck released a seven-inch vinyl record, featuring the tracks "Calendar Days" and "Indecisive". From here until May 2017, the band supported Mayday Parade on their headlining tour of the United States, [2] and appeared at the So What?! Music Fest. [3]

When the band attempted to record a new album, it did not go as they intended, as guitarist Nick Casasanto explained they were "having such a struggle and being so disconnected in the recording process felt wrong". They decided to collaborate with Seth Henderson, who had produced Copacectic. Casasanto said there was a "glaring parallel between what was going on with the record and what we were writing about at the time." [4]

Release

On July 27, 2017, Shapeshifter was announced for released in three months' time. Alongside this, "Gone" was made available for streaming. [4] A music video for "Double Helix" was released on September 13, 2017, the same day the track was made available for streaming; [5] "Want Me Around" was then made available for streaming on October 6, 2017. [6] They promoted the album with a US tour in October and November 2017, with support from Movements, With Confidence and Homesafe. [5] A music video was released for "Gone" on October 19, 2017; it apes the video for "The Rock Show" (2001) by Blink-182, depicting a birthday party held in the Northwest of Indiana. [7] Following this, the band planned to headline a European tour with support from Tiny Moving Parts and Movements. Have Mercy was also intended to join, but had to pull out citing mental health reasons. [8] Before it was underway, Knuckle Puck cancelled the tour outright, also citing mental health issues. [9] At the end of the year, they co-headlined The Holiday Extravaganza festival with Real Friends. [10]

In March and April 2018, Knuckle Puck went on a headlining US, with support from Boston Manor, Free Throw, Hot Mulligan and Jetty Bones. [11] The Shifted EP was released in April 2018, featuring reworked versions of five tracks from Shapeshifter; it was preceded by "Conduit" [12] and "Nervous Passenger". [13] Following this, they appeared at the Galaxy Camp festival in Germany and Switzerland, [14] and Slam Dunk Festival in the United Kingdom, and played three regular shows in mainland Europe with State Champs. [15] A music video was released for "Want Me Around" on June 7, 2018. [16] Shortly after this, the band performed on the Warped Tour festival across the US. [17] In October 2018, the band went on a headlining UK tour with support from Tiny Moving Parts and Movements. [18] followed by a support slot for Good Charlotte on their headlining US tour, which ran into November 2018. [19] Knuckle Puck closed out the year co-headlining the Snowed In festival with Knocked Loose. [20]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [21]
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste 7.2/10 [1]
Rock Sound 9/10 [22]

Shapeshifter was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on four reviews. [21]

It peaked at number 50 on the Billboard 200; [23] it reached the top 10 on the Alternative Albums, [24] Independent Albums [25] and Top Rock Albums. [26]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nervous Passenger"1:31
2."Twist"3:02
3."Double Helix"2:50
4."Gone"3:05
5."Everyone Lies to Me"2:53
6."Stuck in Our Ways"3:02
7."Want Me Around"3:31
8."Conduit"3:33
9."Wait"3:27
10."Plastic Brains"4:09

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [23] 50
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] 3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [24] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 9

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