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Released
  
June 8, 2010

White Crosses(2010)
  
Total Clarity(2011)

Release date
  
8 June 2010

Length
  
36:06

Artist
  
Against Me!

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

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Recorded
  
August–October 2009 at Eldorado Recording Studios, Hollywood

Genres
  
Punk rock, Alternative rock

Producers
  
Butch Vig, Alan Moulder (mixer)

Similar
  
Against Me! albums, Punk rock albums

Against me white crosses full album


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.

Contents

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. The initial pressing of the record included four bonus tracks.

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.

The two B-sides from White Crosses are "David Johansen's Soul", of which an acoustic version was released on Black Crosses, and "Dead Generations" – which remains unreleased.

Against me white crosses


Reception

White Crosses received generally favourable critical acclaim, despite being leaked three months before its retail release date. 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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Laura Jane Grace.

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.

All tracks written by Laura Jane Grace.

Band

  • Laura Jane Grace  – lead vocals, guitar
  • James Bowman – guitar, backing vocals
  • Andrew Seward – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • George Rebelo – drums, backing vocals
  • Warren Oakes – drums, backing vocals on Black Crosses (tracks 1, 4–5, 7–11, 14)

    • 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

  • Butch Vig – producer
  • Billy Bush – recording engineer
  • Chris Steffen – assistant engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mix engineer
  • Darren Lawson – mix assistant
  • Emily Lazar and Joe LaPorta – mastering

    • Art and design

  • Christopher Norris and Laura Jane Grace – art direction
  • Steak Mtn – design, typography, and illustration
  • Autumn deWilde – band photography

    • Songs

    1White Crosses3:36
    2I Was a Teenage Anarchist3:15
    3Because of the Shame4:21

    References

    White Crosses (album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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