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Regional at Best
Studio album by Twenty One Pilots
Released	July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
Recorded	2011
Studio	Rocket Carousel Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Alternative rock electropop rap rock electronica indie rock
Length	63:09
Label	Self-Released
Producer	Tyler Joseph
Twenty One Pilots chronology
Twenty One Pilots (2009) Regional at Best (2011) Vessel (2011)

Regional at Best is the second studio album by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, and was released on July 8, 2011. It is the band's first album with drummer Josh Dun, who joined the band in 2011 after the departure of drummer Chris Salih. The majority of the songs on Vessel appear in their original forms on this album, or were demoed along with the other tracks here. As of May 2012, the album is discontinued. Only six tracks on Regional at Best do not feature on any other album and are considered out of print. Some of the album's tracks are available through the music streaming service Pandora. The full album is only available on Deezer.}}

Background

After releasing the debut, the band toured heavily. They already had leftover songs that they decided didn't fit on their debut, which included Ode to Sleep, Trees and Car Radio. By 2011 the band were very popular regionally speaking. Chris Salih left the band on May 8, 2011 to focus on work. Before leaving, though, Salih invited Guitar Center co-worker and friend of the group Josh Dun, who was the former touring drummer for House of Heroes, to replace him. Dun was impressed with young band, and decided to accept the offer to join. He was particularly impressed with the song "Time To Say Goodbye", which featured only on the "Johnny Boy EP". The band played a few shows before bassist Nick Thomas left, only a month after Salih. Thomas left on June 3, 2011 to focus on schooling. Both former members posted farewell notes on the band's official Facebook page. . Both Salih and Thomas remained involved with the band's production for some time after their departure. Thomas briefly attended school in North Carolina, but moved back into Joseph and Dun's house in Columbus a year later and began to manage their merchandise. Thomas remained a part of the merchandise distribution crew throughout the production of Blurryface and continues to stay actively involved in the band's tour cycle.

Recording and Release

While Salih and Thomas were involved with the conceptualization of the album, neither they nor Dun had much involvement in its production, which was mostly handled by Joseph. The album features Joseph's brother Zack on "Kitchen Sink" and Joseph's college friend Jocef on "Be Concerned".. With their new lineup set in stone, Twenty One Pilots quickly got to work recording the material they had gathered up since their debut. Regional at Best was released on July 8, 2011. The album was accompanied by a free CD release show on the grounds of the New Albany High School on the same day.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tyler Joseph, except for "Holding on to You", written by Tyler Joseph, Maurice Gleaton, Charles Hammond, Robert Hill, Deangelo Hunt, Bernard Leverette, Gerald Tiller and Jamall Willingham

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