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| Released | May 13, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Sacramento, California | |||
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| Length | 48:10 | |||
| Label | Rise | |||
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Tree City Sessions is a live album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on May 13, 2016, on Rise Records.
The band announced Tree City Sessions on March 2, 2016. The live session version of "Alex English", originally from the band's self-titled album, was released on March 31, 2016. [1] The live album contains 12 live recorded songs performed by the band in Sacramento, California, at the Pus Cavern recording studio. [2]
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Alex English" | Dance Gavin Dance | 4:28 |
| 2. | "The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4" | Acceptance Speech | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Tree Village" | Happiness | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Lemon Meringue Tie" | Downtown Battle Mountain | 3:50 |
| 5. | "We Own the Night" | Instant Gratification | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Thug City" | Downtown Battle Mountain II | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Carl Barker" | Happiness | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Death of a Strawberry" | Instant Gratification | 4:10 |
| 9. | "The Jiggler" | Acceptance Speech | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Me and Zoloft Get Along Just Fine" | Dance Gavin Dance | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Spooks" | Downtown Battle Mountain II | 4:03 |
| 12. | "And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman" | Downtown Battle Mountain | 4:53 |
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| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [4] | 137 |
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