Selfish Machines | ||||
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Studio album by Pierce the Veil | ||||
Released | June 22, 2010 | |||
Recorded | December 9, 2009 – February 25, 2010 | |||
Studio | The Green Room (Hollywood, California) Ocean Studios (Burbank, California) |
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Length | 47:06 | |||
Label | Equal Vision | |||
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Selfish Machines is the second studio album by American rock band Pierce the Veil, released by Equal Vision on June 22, 2010. Produced by Vic Fuentes and Mike Green, it was recorded between late 2009 and early 2010. Fuentes wrote most of the songs himself, and co-wrote three songs with ex-A Day to Remember guitarist Tom Denney.
Vocalist Jeremy McKinnon, also of A Day to Remember, guested on the track "Caraphernelia", which had its music video released on September 28, 2010. "Bulletproof Love" was released as the follow-up music video on July 7, 2011. Though there was a varied critical reception to the album, with reviewers criticizing the use of auto-tune on the tracks, it appeared on several American Billboard charts, including its Top Heatseekers and the top 200 chart. It was reissued, with remixed production, on September 24, 2013.
In an interview with AbsolutePunk in early 2009, guitarist and vocalist Vic Fuentes revealed that Pierce the Veil's next album would be influenced by their fans. Fuentes also said in the interview that he was uncertain when the album would be released, but that it would be released by Equal Vision. The band was writing and demoing new material at their home studio in November 2009.Selfish Machines, and the band's next album Collide with the Sky (2012), was written in a cabin that belonged to Fearless Records' president Bob Becker. Like their previous record,A Flair for the Dramatic, singer-songwriter Curtis Peoples joined Pierce the Veil to help write songs. However, none of the songs made it to the final cut.