As You Are

As You Are is the debut album of former Go Radio and Mayday Parade frontman Jason Lancaster. It is the first new release from Lancaster after he left Go Radio in 2013. It was released on June 23, 2014, under Outerloop Records, an imprint of Fearless Records, and it peaked at 183 on Billboard Top 200. Background After Go Radio's breakup, vocalist/guitarist Jason Lancaster immediately made it clear that he was not done with music. Within days of Go Radio announcing their breakup, Lancaster revealed in an Instagram post that he would be contributing an original song entitled "All I Can Give You" to the Fearless compilation Punk Goes Christmas. When the compilation was released on November 4, 2013, it became the first officially released song of Lancaster's solo career. On December 17, 2013 Lancaster announced a campaign on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo to support the production of a new solo album, confirming that he would be embarking on a solo career. He also announced that the title of the record would be As You Are. He appeared very excited about the record, saying, "My new effort “As You Are" is going to be a pure and honest endeavor of who I am as a person and a solo musician." Perks included a private solo performance, handwritten lyrics, and an exclusive mixtape containing the song "If". The campaign ended on February 14, 2014, having gone on for almost three months and having raised $36,320 of its $40,000 goal. Production The album was produced by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount. Lancaster previously worked with Odom and Mount on A Lesson in Romantics (2007) (with Mayday Parade), and Do Overs and Second Chances (2010) (with Go Radio). Lancaster spoke positively about working with the team, saying, "Being able to take this record all the way from A to Z is something I've always wanted and being able to do it with Zack and Kenneth really pushed it to a new level," and, "Making the record with these guys was an amazing experience for me." Odum and Mount have spoken positively about Jason in return, with Mount citing how impressed he was with Jason's musical skill. Odum has stated that his favorite song from the album was "Climb Up to My Window".