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''J.A.C.K.'' is the third studio album by American pop punk band Forever the Sickest Kids. It is their first release through Fearless Records since their former label, Universal Motown, was shut down〔 and is also the first release to not feature keyboardist Kent Garrison and lead guitarist Marc Stewart.〔 The album was produced by Mike Green and was released on June 25, 2013.〔 With the departure of their past members and the label switch, the album reflects how the remaining members of the band came together and made positive changes when they were faced with negative challenges in their career and lives. Unlike their previous album, which featured numerous producers and co-writers outside of the band, the majority of the songs on ''J.A.C.K.'' were written solely by the members of the band. Mike Green was the main producer for the album, marking the first time the band had ever worked with only one producer for any of their releases.〔 Lyrically, the album deals with relationships, growing up, self-examination, the importance and values of friendship, stereotypes of America, and staying true to oneself. Like all of their songs, the lyrics are based on the band members' personal lives and experiences. ==Background== Only a few months after the release of their self-titled album, Forever the Sickest Kids lost their lead guitarist Marc Stewart due to his then-recent marriage and desire to go back and finish college. The band's keyboardist, Kent Garrison, had also departed from the band earlier in the year in order to also finish college.〔 In an interview with ''Alternative Press'', vocalist Jonathan Cook stated on their departure, "It's a situation that when we signed, we were all in college anyway. It was inevitable that some of the guys would eventually want to go back to college... So Kent and Marc told us that they wanted to go back to college and they gave us plenty of heads up. Kent texted me last night and Marc texted me last week. It was all on good terms."〔 Along with losing Garrison and Stewart, the band's label Universal Motown Records was shut down in August 2011 due to its separation from Universal Motown Republic Group and Motown Records, which left the band unsigned.〔(Ethiopia Habtemariam Named Senior Vice President of Motown Records ) By Billboard. Retrieved 10 August 2011〕 Cook admitted in an interview, "It wasn’t easy getting rid of band members and our label in one year. It wasn’t easy. I’m not going to lie and say there weren’t moments where we had to figure out whether or not we wanted to continue. But last year we decided that this all happened for a reason. And we’re stronger because of it."〔 The band self-produced the music videos for their singles "I Guess You Can Say Things Are Getting Pretty Serious", "Summer Song", and "Shut the Front Door (Too Young for This)".〔 During the majority of 2012, it was stated in multiple interviews that the band was offered to sign to numerous record labels.〔〔 Finally, on September 10, 2012 it was announced that the band had signed to Fearless Records.〔(Forever the Sickest Kids signs to Fearless Records ) By Purevolume. Retrieved 10 September 2012〕 Under the new label, the band released a cover song of "We Found Love" by Rihanna for the compilation album ''Punk Goes Pop 5''.〔(Forever The Sickest Kids Turn Rihanna’s “We Found Love” Into Hard Rock Jam )〕 Several interviews surfaced revolving around a third studio album, with multiple of them stating how the album would be similar to the band's first album, ''Underdog Alma Mater'', and return to its roots.〔〔(POZ Interview: Forever the Sickest Kids ) Retrieved 18 June 2012〕〔(Issue #7 - FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS - Highlight Magazine ) Retrieved 8 September 2012〕〔 In an interview with idobi Radio, Cook revealed that the album would be released on June 25, 2013 and one of the tracks was titled "Chin Up Kid".〔(The Gunz Show Interview with Jonathan Cook of Forever the Sickest Kids ) Retrieved 21 February 2013〕 In another interview with ''Alternative Press'', Cook revealed the titles of two more tracks called "My Friends Save Me" and "Nikki".〔 On April 25, a preview of "Chin Up Kid" was released, along with the cover art, track listing, and title of the album, ''J.A.C.K.''〔 A lyric video of "Chin Up Kid" was released on YouTube on May 6, along with the digital download of the song being released the following day.〔 On May 24, the track "Nice to Meet You" was posted on ''Billboard'', with the digital download later being released on May 28.〔 Pre-order bundles were also released on May 28, which included the album, t-shirts, shorts, autographed posters, stickers, a skateboard deck, wristbands, special made barbecue sauce, and the album on a 12″ transparent red vinyl record, which were limited to 1,000 copies. The first five hundred orders were shipped in a customized pizza box with the band drawn as cartoons on the cover.〔(Alter the Press!: Forever The Sickest Kids Launch New Album 'J.A.C.K.' Pre-Orders ) By Jon Abelson. Retrieved 28 May 2013.〕 The band later streamed the entire album on their Facebook page on June 21.〔(Alter The Press!: Forever The Sickest Kids Stream New Album 'J.A.C.K.' ) By Jon Ableson. Retrieved 21 June 2013〕 On June 24, one day before the album's release, the band posted lyric videos for each song from the album.〔(Lyric Video Premiere: Forever The Sickest Kids, "Ritalin (Born In America)" - Alternative Press ) By Cassie Whitt. Retrieved 24 June 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J.A.C.K.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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