Their first album back together since 2008’s The Quilt, The Papercut Chronicles II finds Gym Class Heroes returning back to basics and embracing the more organic, band-oriented sound that has made them the voice of hip-hop for the Warped Tour set.
While past albums saw the band slowly drifting toward a more traditional, sample-driven sound, this sequel album really feels like a successor to The Papercut Chronicles.
In a way, it feels as if Gym Class Heroes have been reinvigorated by their time off while Travie McCoy pursued a solo career, and songs like “Lazarus, Ze Gitan” and “Solo Discotheque (Whiskey Bitness)” have them easily delivering more of the infectious and highly polished sound that has made the quartet the pop/rap/punk crossover triple threat that it's grown into over the years.
Tracks like these, where the group combines the raw energy of a live band with the carefully cultivated polish of a successful pop band, are where the album really succeeds, showing that Gym Class Heroes haven’t grown up so much as learned how to properly wield the experience they’ve gained as climbers of the Billboard charts.
The end result of this is an album that’ll come as a blast from the past for the band's fans and should easily get heads nodding with its affably introspective lyrics and huge choruses.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Za IntroGym Class Heroes | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 01:32 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Life Goes OnAnnie Clark, Emile Haynie, Gym Class Heroes | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Stereo HeartsGym Class Heroes, Benjamin Levin, Adam Levine, Brandon Lowery, Ammar Malik, Dan Omelio | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Holy Horseshit, Batman!!Emile Haynie, Gym Class Heroes, Nate Ruess | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Ass Back HomeGym Class Heroes, Benjamin Levin, Ammar Malik, Dan Omelio, David Silberstein | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Nil-Nil-DrawGym Class Heroes, Tyler Pursel | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Lazarus, Ze GitanGym Class Heroes | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The FighterGym Class Heroes, Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Martyrial Girls | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Solo Discotheque | Gym Class Heroes, Whiskey Bitness | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Kid Nothing And Never Ending Naked Nightmare | Gym Class Heroes | Play | 08:23 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Bisnow | Fender Rhodes |
| 2 | Benny Blanco | Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocal Editing |
| 3 | Smith Carlson | Engineer |
| 4 | Annie Clark | Composer |
| 5 | Jonathan Daniel | Management |
| 6 | Marc DeJesus | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Zvi Edelman | A&R |
| 8 | Rob Freeman | Engineer |
| 9 | Chris Galland | Assistant |
| 10 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 11 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 12 | Mark "Exit" Goodchild | Engineer |
| 13 | Gym Class Heroes | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 14 | John Hanes | Mixing Engineer |
| 15 | Emile Haynie | Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 16 | Neon Hitch | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 17 | Jimmy James | Assistant |
| 18 | Quang Le | Photography |
| 19 | Evan Leake | Design, Illustrations |
| 20 | Benjamin Levin | Composer |
| 21 | Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin | Production Coordination |
| 22 | Jeremy Levin | Production Coordination |
| 23 | Adam Levine | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 24 | Brandon Lowery | Composer |
| 25 | Andrew Luftman | A&R |
| 26 | Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo | Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 27 | Erik Madrid | Assistant |
| 28 | Ammar Malik | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Manny Marroquin | Mixing |
| 30 | Travis McCoy | Group Member, Vocals |
| 31 | Matt McGinley | Drums, Group Member |
| 32 | Bob McLynn | Management |
| 33 | Scott Nagelberg | Management |
| 34 | Tore Nissen | Engineer |
| 35 | Oh Land | Featured Artist |
| 36 | Dan Omelio | Composer |
| 37 | Phillip Peterson | Strings |
| 38 | Phillip A. Peterson | Strings |
| 39 | Tyler Pursel | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 40 | Eric Roberts | Bass, Group Member |
| 41 | Tim Roberts | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 42 | Robopop | Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 43 | Nate Ruess | Composer |
| 44 | Phil Seaford | Assistant Engineer |
| 45 | David Silberstein | Composer, Production Coordination |
| 46 | Ryan Tedder | Composer, Engineer, Featured Artist, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 47 | Scott Varmovsky | Assistant |
| 48 | Pete Wentz | Executive Producer |
| 49 | Andrew Wright | Engineer, Vocal Engineer |
| 50 | Noel Zancanella | Composer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |