Testing (album)

Testing is the eighteenth studio album by Hop-Scotch, released on May 7, 2015. The release was quite surprising for many fans, as the band had announced that they were not planning to make any more albums after Go Forth Again!, and the announcement of Testing was made on April Fools' Day.

It is the band's second double album, and many thought of it as a more modern 56 Miles North of Pluto. According to Jackson Doe in an interview, ''We were going to tackle something big. You know, the issues in the world today. War, injustice, poverty, terrorism... but if you don't like that, you can always have something more lighthearted.'' The album received good reviews, with Tone Factory giving it an 8.4/10.

The album released five singles, with the lead single, Alcatraz being released on April 1.

Writing and composition
The album was written with input from all band members, and, for the first time in Hop-Scotch history, all band members sing on the same album (Massimiliano and Jackson duet on four songs, Harmony on Demonic Love, and the entire band sings on the title track).

Artwork
The artwork for 'Testing' is primarily solid dark blue, with the words 'HOP-SCOTCH PRESENTS TESTING' written on the lower front. On the back is written: 'They said this album would never happen, but it's been released now, so you can see how that turned out.'

Track listing
Disc 1: Back 'n' Even Worse

Disc 2: Headline News

The two discs have a total length of 111:08.

3xLP version
Disc 1 features tracks 1-13. Disc 2 features Missing on side 1 and tracks 14-17 on side 2. Disc 3 features tracks 19-24.