The Papercut Chronicles II

by Gym Class Heroes

Overview

Their first album back together since 2008's The Quilt, The Papercut Chronicles II finds Gym Class Heroes returning back to basics and embracing the more organic, band-oriented sound that has made them the voice of hip-hop for the Warped Tour set. While past albums saw the band slowly drifting toward a more traditional, sample-driven sound, this sequel album really feels like a successor to The Papercut Chronicles. In a way, it feels as if Gym Class Heroes have been reinvigorated by their time off while Travie McCoy pursued a solo career, and songs like "Lazarus, Ze Gitan" and "Solo Discotheque (Whiskey Bitness)" have them easily delivering more of the infectious and highly polished sound that has made the quartet the pop/rap/punk crossover triple threat that it's grown into over the years. Tracks like these, where the group combines the raw energy of a live band with the carefully cultivated polish of a successful pop band, are where the album really succeeds, showing that Gym Class Heroes haven't grown up so much as learned how to properly wield the experience they've gained as climbers of the Billboard charts. The end result of this is an album that'll come as a blast from the past for the band's fans and should easily get heads nodding with its affably introspective lyrics and huge choruses. ~ Gregory Heaney

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/2023
Label:	Atlantic / Fueled By Ramen Records / Wea
UPC:	0603497833047

Tracks

1. Za Intro
2. Martyrial Girl$
3. Life Goes On
4. Stereo Hearts
5. Solo Discotheque (Whiskey Bitness)
6. Holy Horseshit, Batman!
7. Ass Back Home
8. Nil-Nil-Draw
9. Lazarus, Ze Gitan
10. The Fighter
11. Kid Nothing and the Never-Ending Naked Nightmare

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gym Class Heroes   Primary Artist
Ryan Tedder   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Adam Levine   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Neon Hitch   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Oh Land   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo   Guitar,Vocals
Phillip Peterson   Strings
Phillip A. Peterson   Strings
Benny Blanco   Drums,Keyboards
Matt McGinley   Drums
Robopop   Drums,Guitar,Keyboards
Tyler Pursel   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Emile Haynie   Keyboards
Eric Roberts   Bass
Travis McCoy   Vocals
Ammar Malik   Vocals (Background)
Austin Bisnow   Fender Rhodes
Marc DeJesus   Vocals (Background)
Jason Amsel   Vocals

Technical Credits

Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Pete Wentz   Executive Producer
John Hanes   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Rob Freeman   Engineer
Ryan Tedder   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation
Noel Zancanella   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo   Group Member
Tim Roberts   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Adam Levine   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Gym Class Heroes   Composer,Producer
Benny Blanco   Engineer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Editing
Matt McGinley   Group Member
Erik Madrid   Assistant
Chris Galland   Assistant
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Smith Carlson   Engineer
Sie One   Producer
Annie Clark   Composer
Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin   Production Coordination
Zvi Edelman   A&R
Bob McLynn   Management
Mark "Exit" Goodchild   Engineer
Robopop   Producer,Programming
Tyler Pursel   Composer
Phil Seaford   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Nate Ruess   Composer
Evan Leake   Design,Illustrations
Quang Le   Photography
Scott Nagelberg   Management
Andrew Luftman   A&R
Andrew Wright   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Emile Haynie   Composer,Producer,Programming
Eric Roberts   Group Member
Jimmy James   Assistant
Travis McCoy   Group Member
Jonathan Daniel   Management
Tore Nissen   Engineer
Dan Omelio   Composer
Ammar Malik   Composer
Brandon Lowery   Composer
David Silberstein   Composer,Production Coordination
Scott Varmovsky   Assistant
Scott "Yarmov" Yarmovsky   Assistant