Copacetic (Knuckle Puck album)
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| Studio album by Knuckle Puck | ||||
| Released | July 31, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | February 26–April 1, 2015 Always Be Genius Recording Studio |
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| Genre | Pop punk,emo | |||
| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Rise | |||
| Producer | Seth Henderson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 8/10 |
| AllMusic | Favorable |
| Blunt Magazine | 3/5 |
| Cleveland.com | B+ |
| Punknews.org |   |
| Rock Sound | 8/10 |
Copacetic is the debut studio album by American pop punk band Knuckle Puck. Following the release of several EPs and the addition of bassist Ryan Rumchaks, the band began writing material for their debut album. In late December, it was announced the band had signed to Rise Records. The band recorded at Always Be Genius Recording Studio between February and April 2015 with producer Seth Henderson.
Copacetic was released through Rise on July 31. The album sold over 8,000 copies in the first week, charting at number 61 on the Billboard 200. It also charted in the top 20 on several Billboard charts and in the top 50 on several UK charts.
Knuckle Puck formed as a cover band in the fall of 2010 in the outskirts of Chicago. The band consisted of vocalist Joe Taylor, guitarist Kevin Maida and drummer John Siorek. Before the group started writing original songs in April 2011 with the addition of guitarist Nick Casasanto. Since a permanent bass player had not been found, the group had friends fill in on bass. The band released five EPs over the course of three years. Maida explained that the lyrical content in the EPs were about the band's "woes in life and what was bringing us down". In spring 2014 the band recruited bassist Ryan Rumchaks. In October, the band released the last of these EPs, titled While I Stay Secluded. Maida commented that the band had "firmly and confidently" considered the EP their best work so far. In November and December, the band supported Modern Baseball on their fall tour. On December 22, Knuckle Puck announced they had signed to Rise Records and planned to release their debut full-length album in summer 2015. Maida said that Rise would be "a bountiful new home" for them and would help them evolve.
In late 2014 the band started writing material for Copacetic. Maida claimed the band wanted their sound to "cross as many different paths as possible" without it bearing a predictable sound. The group tried "as many new and exciting things as possible" to expand their sound. Maida called the album "a definitive statement" for the band, "it's a new chapter and a new beginning." Maida explained that the material on Copacetic is about "a state of being content" as opposed to life struggles in previous EPs. Maida also said that some songs on the album refer to things that "bother us, but overall it's about saying, 'I'm fine. I'm alright'". "Disdain" is about difficulties with a long-distance relationship and "disdain one can develop for said distance." "Untitled" came about from the band attempting to mix the styles of 1990s emo bands, such as American Football and Mineral.
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