Saturday, November 03, 2007

Against Me!: New Wave

Status of copy at Case Memorial Library
Personnel: Against Me! is Tom Gabel, James Bowman, Andrew Seward, Warren Oakes; vocals on track 6 by Tegan Quin.
Contents:
New wave — Up the cuts — Thrash unreal — White people for peace — Stop! — Borne on the FM waves of the heart — **** and vinegar — Americans abroad — Animal — The ocean. All songs written by Tom Gabel. Recorded at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA. Produced by Butch Vig; mixed by Rich Costey except track 4 mixed by Butch Vig.
Notable lyrics: "We can control the medium. We can control the context of presentation. Is there anybody on the receiving end? Reaching out for some kind of connection. Come on and wash these shores away. … I am looking for the crest of a new wave" (from "New Wave").
People wrote: "On their major-label debut, the Florida quartet rages with punk rebelliousness, offering quality over quantity on a tightly wound 10-song, 34-minute set that ranks as one of the year's best rock albums to date" ("Music: Recent Raves," 9/17/07, p. 53).

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