Mosaic (311 album)

Mosaic
Studio album by
311
ReleasedJune 23, 2017
StudioThe Hive, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length60:32
LabelBMG
Producer
311 chronology
Stereolithic
(2014) 		Mosaic
(2017) 		Voyager
(2019)
Singles from Mosaic
  1. "Too Much to Think"
    Released: March 11, 2017
  2. "'Til the City's on Fire"
    Released: August 8, 2017

Mosaic is the twelfth studio album by the American rock band 311. Released on June 23, 2017, it is the band's first album to be released by the label BMG, their first to be produced by John Feldmann, and their fourth to be produced by Scotch Ralston. The track listing was revealed by Pledge Music on April 10, 2017.[1] Mosaic's album cover features nearly 10,000 photos sent in from 311 fans around the world to create a literal mosaic of the band's members and logo.[2] The full, high quality album artwork is still available to zoom into on truemosaic.com/311albumart/.

Singles

"Too Much to Think" was released as the first official single on March 11, 2017.[3]

"Too Late" was released as the first promotional single on April 13, 2017, and the second, "Perfect Mistake," was released on June 9, 2017.[4]

"Too Late" made its radio debut in Los Angeles, California on May 23, 2017, on KLOS.[5]

"'Til the City's on Fire" was released as the second official single on August 8, 2017.[6]

Composition

Sam Mendez at Ultimate Guitar labeled Mosaic as alternative rock and reggae rock.[7] Glenn Gamboa from Newsday characterized it as rap rock.[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[9]
Alternative Nationhighly favorable[10]
NewsdayB+[11]

Mosaic was well-received upon release, with praise being directed towards a perceived return to peak musical, creative, and conceptual form. In a positive review from AllMusic, author Neil Z. Yeung notes that "it's a triumphant declaration from these vets, a rousing promise that the party has yet to end," giving the album four stars.[9]

Commercial performance

Mosaic debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 with 39,000 album-equivalent units, of which 37,000 were pure album sales.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Too Much to Think"
  • N. Hexum
  • Zakk Cervini
  • Feldmann
  • Matt Pauling
3:54
2."Wildfire"
  • N. Hexum
  • Doug "SA" Martinez
  • Aaron "P-Nut" Wills
  • N. Hexum
  • Gabe Isaac
5:28
3."The Night Is Young" 
  • N. Hexum
  • Isaac
3:48
4."Island Sun"
  • N. Hexum
  • Scott "Scotch" Ralston
Hexum3:00
5."Perfect Mistake"
  • N. Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Wills
  • Feldmann
  • N. Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Wills
  • Feldmann
3:10
6."Extension"
  • N. Hexum
  • Martinez
  • N. Hexum
  • Isaac
2:51
7."Inside Our Home"
  • N. Hexum
  • Dillon Pace
  • Taubenfeld
3:40
8."'Til the City's on Fire"
  • N.Hexum
  • Cervini
  • Feldmann
  • Pauling
  • N. Hexum
  • Wills
  • Feldmann
2:56
9."Too Late"
  • N. Hexum
  • Ralston
N. Hexum5:23
10."Hey Yo"
  • N. Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Ralston
  • N. Hexum
  • Geoffrey Earley
3:33
11."Places That the Mind Goes"
  • N. Hexum
  • Alan Hampton
  • N. Hexum
  • Nathaniel Caserta
  • Feldmann
  • Hampton
3:00
12."Face in the Wind"
  • N. Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Ralston
  • Wills
Tim Mahoney3:40
13."Forever Now[a]"
  • N. Hexum
  • Zack Hexum
  • N. Hexum
  • Z. Hexum
3:26
14."Days of '88"
  • N. Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Ralston
Chad Sexton3:54
15."One and the Same"
  • N. Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Wills
  • N. Hexum
  • Wills
3:27
16."Syntax Error"Ralston[b]Sexton2:13
17."On a Roll"
  • N. Hexum
  • Feldmann
  • Ralston
  • N. Hexum
  • Cervini
  • Feldmann
  • Pauling
3:09
Total length:60:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[14]

311
  • Nick Hexum – vocals (lead vocals on all tracks), guitar, keyboards (uncredited), composition
  • Doug "SA" Martinez – vocals (lead vocals on 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12–15, 17), composition
  • Tim Mahoney – guitar, composition
  • P-Nut – bass, composition
  • Chad Sexton – drums, mixing (tracks: 2–4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12–16), composition
Additional personnel
  • Nathaniel Caserta – composition (track: 11)
  • Zakk Cervini – engineering and mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 11, and 17), composition
  • Geoffrey Earley – composition (track: 10)
  • John Feldmann – production and recording (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 11, and 17), composition
  • Nicole Hexum – composition (track: 13)
  • Zack Hexum – composition (track: 13)
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Alan Hampton – backing vocals (track: 11), composition
  • Gabe Isaac – composition (tracks: 2, 3, and 6)
  • Dillon Pace – composition (track: 7)
  • Matt Pauling – additional production and engineering (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 11, and 17), composition
  • Scotch Ralston – production and recording (tracks: 2–4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12–16), composition
  • Evan Taubenfeld – composition (track: 7)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 29
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 100

Notes

  1. ^ Despite not being a credited songwriter of "Forever Now," Nick Hexum's wife, Nicole Hexum, is listed as a songwriter by BMI. It is unknown if she is listed as a songwriter by BMI for music, lyrics, or both.[13]
  2. ^ "Syntax Error" is the only original 311 song in which none of the band members had a hand in writing the lyrics.

References

  1. ^ 311 announce song-titles & tracklisting for new album MOSAIC!
  2. ^ "311 Mosaic". truemosaic.com. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel (March 13, 2017). "Hear 311's Uplifting 'Too Much to Think' From New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Rock Cellar Magazine Staff (June 9, 2017). "New from 311: Stream 'Perfect Mistake,' from Their New Album 'Mosaic' Due Out 6/23". Rock Cellar Magazine. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  5. ^ May 23: Nick Hexum and Pnut of 311 In-studio
  6. ^ "Future Releases Alternative". All Access. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "311: Mosaic Review". www.ultimate-guitar.com.
  8. ^ "'Mosaic' review: 311 keeps their unique rap-rock-reggae vibe alive". Newsday.
  9. ^ a b Neil Z. Yeung. "AllMusic Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  10. ^ Joe Hughes (June 25, 2017). "311 Sail Into Uncharted Waters With 'Mosaic'". alternativenation.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Glenn Gamboa (June 22, 2017). "'Mosaic' review: 311 keeps their unique rap-rock-reggae vibe alive". newsday.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  12. ^ Caulfield, Keith (July 2, 2017). "DJ Khaled's 'Grateful' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  13. ^ [1]
  14. ^ Mosaic (CD). 311. BMG. 2017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "311 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  16. ^ "311 Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  17. ^ "311 Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  18. ^ "Independent Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  19. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(311_album)