Rotation is the second and final studio album by American pop punk band Cute Is What We Aim For, released on June 24, 2008. Background Cute Is What We Aim For released their debut album The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch in June 2006 through major label Fueled by Ramen. Bassist Fred Cimato left the band in October and was replaced by Jack Marin. Marin subsequently left mid-tour in April 2007 and was replaced by Cimato. In late May, the band announced they would be writing and recording their next album in the fall, with the aiming of releasing it in late winter. In July, it was reported that the band had become a five piece with the addition of Dave Melillo in time for the group's stint on Warped Tour. While on the tour, vocalist Shaant Hacikyan was actively searching for a producer for the group's next album. Guitarist Jeff Czum messaged John Feldmann of Goldfinger through Myspace and linked him to the band's music. Feldmann responded months later and "we went from there" according to Hacikyan. Hacikyan was initially apprehensive of working with Feldmann "because it was a big move" after working with Matt Squire on their debut album. The rest of the group assured Hacikyan that Feldmann "was there to let us do whatever we wanted and he would back us up on it". Production The band went into the pre-production process with half-written songs with Feldmann as the producer. When asked in an interview about choosing Feldmann, Hacikyan said he was a fan of Feldmann's past work. He added "there were plans for little details and ad libs under the record, and I knew John Feldmann is amazing at that". Explaining the half-written songs, Hacikyan said "There's something to be said for spontaneity, and I didn't want the songs written out when we got there". On occasion, the band would play a song and Feldmann "would just get up and walk away". The band would spend the hour that he was gone working on the track. Upon returning, the group would "ask him if he was impressed. It was like pleasing your parents because we just wanted him to be happy about what we were creating". The group found it difficult to work through the material, as Melillo explains: "It was between being nervous, unprepared and being in this new situation ... [Feldmann]