Not What You Expected
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{{Infobox album
| name = Not What You Expected
| type = Album
| artist = Mest
| cover = Not What You Expected cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 25, 2013
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| length =
| label = Wave Master (Japan); self-released (USA)
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| prev_title = Photographs
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Broken Down
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Not What You Expected
| type = studio
| single1 = Almost
| single1date = February 14, 2012
| single2 = Radio (Something to Believe)
| single2date = June 4, 2013
}}
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Not What You Expected is the sixth studio album from American pop punk band Mest, their first album in eight years with only vocalist Tony Lovato returning. Originally slated for released in April 2012, the album was continuously pushed back until September 24, 2013. A week before the release, the band announced via their official Facebook account and website that they would be giving the album away for free, one song per week, through their official website.{{cite web|url=http://theofficialmest.com/free-mest-record-not-what-you-expected-download-here|title=FREE MEST RECORD "Not What You Expected" |work=MEST|accessdate=21 December 2014}} However, internationally in Japan, the album was released in full.
Singles
The album's first single, "Almost", which had an accompanying music video, was released on February 14, 2012. The second single, "Radio (Something to Believe)," was released over a year later on June 4, 2013, which has also been made into a music video.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/aptv/preview/video_premiere_mest_radio_something_to_believe |accessdate=September 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928033933/http://www.altpress.com/aptv/preview/video_premiere_mest_radio_something_to_believe |title=Video Premiere: Mest, "Radio (Something To Believe)" |archivedate=September 28, 2013 }} Although not an official single, "One Life," was released for free during the summer of 2012 to hold fans over until the official release.
Track listing
- "Radio (Something to Believe)" (featuring Jeremy McKinnon) - 4:55
- "Goodbyes" - 3:31
- "Almost" - 3:28
- "One Life" - 3:36
- "M.D.M.A." - 5:17
- "The Past" - 3:19
- "Not This Again" - 3:55
- "Can't Let Go" - 3:01
- "Day Turns Tonight" - 3:46
- "Good Die Young" - 3:59
- "Blinded Bye"