2 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁tour ing ▁cycle ▁for ▁When ▁You ' re ▁Through ▁Th inking , ▁Say ▁Yes ▁( 2 0 1 1 ). ▁The ▁overall ▁positive ▁energy ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁generated ▁was ▁insp iration ▁to ▁begin ▁writing ▁again . ▁On ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁bass ist ▁Se an ▁O ' D onn ell ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁up coming ▁family . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁Ryan ▁Key ▁posted ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁demo ing ▁new ▁material . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁Josh ▁Port man ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁bass ▁player . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁band ▁posted ▁a ▁studio ▁update ▁video . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁finished ▁demo ing . ▁Following ▁an ▁appearance ▁at ▁Mus ink ▁festival , ▁the ▁band ▁began ▁recording ▁their ▁next ▁album ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 . ▁They ▁recorded ▁with ▁producer ▁Ne al ▁Av ron . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁All ▁Time ▁Low ▁vocal ist ▁Alex ▁G ask arth ▁recorded ▁guest ▁vocals . ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁the ▁band ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁finished ▁recording . ▁Other ▁Gu est ▁vocal ists ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁include ▁Cass ade e ▁Pope ▁of ▁Hey ▁Monday ▁and ▁T ay ▁J ard ine ▁of ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁In ▁Crow d . ▁ ▁Release ▁" Al ways ▁Summer " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁a ▁ly ric