Mosaic (311 album)

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/.

Mosaic
Studio album by 311
Released	June 23, 2017
Studio	The Hive, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Alternative rock reggae rock rap rock
Length	60:32
Label	BMG
Producer	Scotch Ralston John Feldmann
311 chronology
Stereolithic (2014) Mosaic (2017) Voyager (2019)
Singles from Mosaic
"Too Much to Think" Released: March 11, 2017 "'Til the City's on Fire" Released: August 8, 2017

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 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Alternative Nation	highly favorable[10]
Newsday	B+[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Too Much to Think"	Zakk Cervini, John Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Matthew Pauling	Nick Hexum	3:54
2.	"Wildfire"	Nick Hexum, Gabe Isaac, SA Martinez, Aaron "P-Nut" Wills	Nick Hexum, SA Martinez	5:28
3.	"The Night Is Young"	Nick Hexum, Isaac	Nick Hexum	3:48
4.	"Island Sun"	Nick Hexum, Scott "Scotch" Ralston	Nick Hexum	3:00
5.	"Perfect Mistake"	Cervini, Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Pauling, Martinez, Wills	Martinez, Nick Hexum	3:10
6.	"Extension"	Nick Hexum, Isaac, Martinez	Nick Hexum, Martinez	2:51
7.	"Inside Our Home"	Nick Hexum, Dillon Pace, Evan Taubenfeld	Nick Hexum	3:40
8.	"'Til the City's on Fire"	Cervini, Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Pauling, Wills	Nick Hexum	2:56
9.	"Too Late"	Nick Hexum, Ralston	Hexum, Martinez	5:23
10.	"Hey Yo"	Geoffrey Earley, Nick Hexum, Martinez, Ralston	Nick Hexum, Martinez	3:33
11.	"Places That the Mind Goes"	Nathaniel Caserta, Feldmann, Alan Hampton, Nick Hexum	Nick Hexum	3:00
12.	"Face in the Wind"	Nick Hexum, Tim Mahoney, Martinez, Ralston, Wills	Nick Hexum, Martinez	3:40
13.	"Forever Now"	Nick Hexum, Nicole Hexum, Zack Hexum	Nick Hexum, Martinez	3:26
14.	"Days of '88"	Nick Hexum, Martinez, Ralston, Chad Sexton	Martinez, Nick Hexum	3:54
15.	"One and the Same"	Nick Hexum, Martinez, Wills	Nick Hexum, Martinez	3:27
16.	"Syntax Error"	Ralston, Sexton	Nick Hexum	2:13
17.	"On a Roll"	Cervini, Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Pauling, Ralston	Nick Hexum, Martinez	3:09
Total length:				60:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[13]

311

• Nick Hexum – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (uncredited), composition
• Doug "SA" Martinez – vocals, composition
• Tim Mahoney – lead 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[14]	6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17]	29
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18]	100