White Crosses is Against Me!'s fifth studio album, and their second to be released on Sire Records. As with its predecessor, 2007's New Wave, the album was produced by Butch Vig. It is also the first (and only) Against Me! album to feature George Rebelo, drummer of Hot Water Music, following the departure of previous drummer Warren Oakes.
Recording began in August 2009, finishing two months later. The mixing and mastering of the album finished in February 2010, and it was released June 8.[1][2] The initial pressing of the record included four bonus tracks.[3]
On March 17, 2010 their first video from the album, "Rapid Decompression," was released online via AOL. A four-track digital EP for "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" was released as the first single from the album, on April 6, 2010.[1]
The two B-sides from White Crosses are "David Johansen's Soul",[4][5] of which an acoustic version was released on Black Crosses, and "Dead Generations"[6] – which remains unreleased.
Reception
White Crosses received generally favourable critical acclaim, despite being leaked three months before its retail release date.[14] The album was mainly praised for its success in merging Against Me!'s long-time punk rock style with, according to critics, a newfound ethos of "arena-" or "radio rock", through its melody and "big" sound.[8][15][16][17]
Track listing
All tracks written by Laura Jane Grace.
Bonus tracks
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| 11. | "One by One" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Bob Dylan Dream" | 2:59 |
| 13. | "Lehigh Acres" | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Bitter Divisions" | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 50:10 |
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| 11. | "Lehigh Acres" | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Bob Dylan Dream" | 2:59 |
| 13. | "One by One" | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Bitter Divisions" | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 50:10 |
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| 15. | "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" (acoustic) | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 53:48 |
Black Crosses
In 2011 Against Me! launched their own record label, Total Treble Music, reissuing White Crosses with an added disc titled Black Crosses consisting of demos from 2009 (referred to as the Goldentone Studio versions) and acoustic sessions from 2010. The reissue features original artwork by Steak Mtn and a 32-page booklet with lyrics and additional artwork. The reissue was released July 26, 2011 on compact disc and as a music download, and August 9 as a triple LP.[18][19]
Track listing
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All tracks written by Laura Jane Grace.
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| 1. | "White Crosses" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" (acoustic) | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Because of the Shame" (acoustic) | 4:28 |
| 4. | "The Western World" (Demo version of "Suffocation") | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Strip Mall Parking Lots" | 2:21 |
| 6. | "High Pressure Low" (acoustic) | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Hot Shots" (officially untitled[21]) | 1:49 |
| 8. | "Spanish Moss" | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Rapid Decompression" | 1:45 |
| 10. | "Soul Surrender" | 2:06 |
| 11. | "Lehigh Acres" | 3:36 |
| 12. | "David Johansen's Soul" (acoustic) | 2:49 |
| 13. | "One by One" (acoustic) | 3:35 |
| 14. | "Bitter Divisions" | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 43:07 |
Charts
Personnel
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Band
Additional musicians
- Zac Rae – additional keyboards on White Crosses (tracks 3, 5)
- Jon Gaunt – fiddle on White Crosses (track 12), Black Crosses (track 7)
- Ron McGregor – mouth harp on White Crosses (track 12)
Production
Art and design
- Christopher Norris and Laura Jane Grace – art direction
- Steak Mtn – design, typography, and illustration
- Autumn deWilde – band photography
References
- 1 2 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20100322193144/http://www.againstme.net/splash/. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- 1 2 Apar, Corey. "Review: Against Me! - White Crosses". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ↑ White Crosses: Your Thoughts - Page 23
- ↑ http://ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com/2011/09/making-of-white-crosses-pt-9.html
- ↑ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=11259101&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
- ↑ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=11259103&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
- ↑ "White Crosses by Against Me!". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- 1 2 Against Me! - White Crosses - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net
- ↑ "Music Review: White Crosses, by Against Me!". Entertainment Weekly. May 26, 2010.
- ↑ Against Me!: White Crosses < PopMatters
- ↑ Punknews.org | Against Me! - White Crosses
- ↑ Against Me!: White Crosses | Music Review | Slant Magazine
- ↑ Against Me!, 'White Crosses' (Sire) | SPIN.com
- ↑ White Crosses Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic
- ↑ LAS magazine | music, media, art, culture, life, everything. - Reviews
- ↑ Against Me!: White Crosses | Music | Music Review | The A.V. Club
- ↑ Revolver Profile at Metacritic.com
- ↑ http://www.againstme.net/news/37161
- ↑ http://againstme.net/post/12165870569/white-crosses-uk-europe-release
- ↑ Black Crosses: Against Me!: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
- ↑ http://cdn.discogs.com/0xW_utjCKzhD4xAsA4FagSg4eY8=/fit-in/600x575/filters:strip_icc%28%29:format%28jpeg%29:mode_rgb%28%29:quality%2896%29/discogs-images/R-3762419-1343390191-7182.jpeg.jpg
- ↑ "Against Me! – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Against Me!. Retrieved 03 August 2015.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 03 August 2015.
- ↑ "Greekcharts.com – Against Me! – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 03 August 2015.
- ↑ White Crosses (CD booklet). Against Me!. New York City: Sire Records. 2010. SIRE 524438-2.
External links
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