Wonder What's Next
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| Studio album by Chevelle | ||||
| Released | October 8, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | September 12–November 2001 | |||
| Studio | Warehouse, Vancouver, B.C. | |||
| Length | 46:10 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Garth Richardson | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Blender |  |
| Cross Rhythms |   |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | |
| Melodic | |
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Wonder What's Next is the second album and major label debut of American alternative metal band Chevelle, released in 2002 by Epic Records. With hit singles "The Red" and "Send the Pain Below," it proved to be Chevelle's breakthrough album, landing them high-profile tour slots including the Main Stage of Ozzfest 2003. Having sold over 1 million copies, Wonder What's Next remains the band's most successful album.
After experiencing label troubles, Chevelle's management set up a showcase in New York. The group received three offers and ultimately chose Epic. After debating between GGGarth and Ben Gross, they enlisted Garth to produce their sophomore album. Recording was scheduled at The Wherehouse Studio in Vancouver to begin the day following the September 11 attacks. With a tragic event having just taken place in the band's home country, they were met with an unsettling start to the recording process. The band spent nine weeks at the spacious studio.
Wonder What's Next would feature a heavier, more textured sound than its predecessor, which, according to frontman Pete Loeffler, was "more indie" and didn't effectively capture the band's intensity. While Chevelle's debut album was recorded in standard D tuning, the band switched to dropped B, with some songs written in standard D♭ tuning. The band also spent much more time adjusting tones and preparing before recording, as opposed to the less refined studio process of working with Steve Albini. Ben Kapplin, the Pro Tools editor, also took a liberal approach to adding textures underneath much of the music. The band was at first uneasy with this approach but came to appreciate the influence it had on the overall sound. However, the track "One Lonely Visitor" breaks from this with its bare-bones approach; a demo was recorded in a home studio, but after rerecording it with Garth in Vancouver, Loeffler still favored the original, less-produced version for its more natural feel and convinced the label to use it. The same method would be used on the final track of their follow-up album in 2004.
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