Secret Band (Dance Gavin Dance) Post Update On Lineup Changes, Recent Inactivity

November 20th, 2013

Troy Sennett

Sacramento, California post-hardcore unit Dance Gavin Dance have been through their fair share of vocalists over the past few years, but their often very public struggle with singers does have a bright side. In the midst of member changes in late 2011, members of Dance Gavin Dance (sans clean vocalist) recorded and released a free EP under the name Secret Band. The music was well-received, but outside of a few shows in 2012, the band has been relatively inactive since (and rightfully so, with new DGD material taking the lead).

However, it looks like things are stirring in Secret Band’s camp. The group announced this morning that they have added Martin Bianchini and Jordan McCoy to the lineup on guitar and bass, respectively. Bianchini played guitar on “The Jiggler” from Dance Gavin Dance’s latest album, Acceptance Speech, and McCoy has previously toured with DGD on bass.

The update also mentions that Acceptance Speech fulfilled Dance Gavin Dance’s contract with Rise Records, potentially freeing Secret Band up to finish the full-length album they mentioned in their previous update in July.