What You Don't See
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| Studio album by The Story So Far | ||||
| Released | March 26, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | October–November 2012 | |||
| Studio | Panda Studios, San Francisco |
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| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 29:57 | |||
| Label | Pure Noise | |||
| Producer | Sam Pura, Steve Klein | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 85% |
| AllMusic | Favorable |
| Alternative Press |   |
| Punknews.org | |
| Rock Sound | 8/10 |
What You Don't See is the second studio album by American rock band The Story So Far.
The Story So Far signed to Pure Noise in March 2010. The band released their debut album in June 2011. The band supported We Are the Union and I Call Fives in July. The band toured alongside Heartsounds and Handguns in August. The band supported Senses Fail in November. From late February to early March 2012 the band went on the Pure Noise Records Tour alongside Handguns, I Call Fives, Daybreaker, The American Scene and Forever Came Calling. In early November, the band supported New Found Glory on the Road to Warped Tour in the UK. From late November to mid-December, the band supported New Found Glory on the 10th anniversary tour for their Sticks and Stones album. The band listened to New Found Glory when they were younger and did not expect to tour with them in their lifetime.
On December 31, 2011 it was announced that The Story So Far was recording new material. In March 2012 it was announced the band would be writing new songs in the summer. In August it was posted that the band were recording "something" at Panda Studios. The band recorded at Panda Studios in San Francisco, in the fall. In an October 2012 interview with Alternative Press bassist Kelen Capener revealed the band were "just starting [to record] drum [tracks]". The band went to the studio with 13 songs but were writing new material during the record process in case they want to drop any of the previously written material. The band were figuring out what made their previous record excellent and attempt to expanded on it. The album was produced by Steve Klein of New Found Glory and Sam Pura. Klein originally visited the band to see what material they had and gave them tips.
Guitarist William Levy said the new album was "heavier and more melodic" compared to Under the Soil and Dirt. Levy reassured that the album is "still us, it's just more focused." The song structures were "thought out a little better" and "parts that we came up with are more interesting." Capener mentioned the group were not "trying to write something stylistically different" to their previous material. The new material "shows maturation" but retains the "same youthful energy and angst we've always loved." On November 22, the band announced they had finished recording.
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