Against Me! - New Wave (W/Dvd) (Spec) [Special Edition] (Audio CD)

New Wave is crisp, direct, and sharp. It's clean, but not glossy; it's defiant; it's brash; it's heartfelt. And while it's true that New Wave doesn't initially hit with the same force as prior albums, a few spins later and the record has found its footing and sinks in brilliantly. Though the sound is not raw and gritty like those early days, the passion behind the songs is the exact same. There is a real sense of frustration guiding these tracks -- with society, with the music scene -- but as the title track incites, "We can be the bands we wanna hear/We can define our own generation," Against Me! shows resilience. The catchy bounce-step of songs like "Up the Cuts" and "Stop!" (one of their danciest numbers yet) recognizes the hollowness of fame and hype, and the former's probing "Are you restless like me?" is as urgent a plea as you'll hear on record this year.

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TRACK LISTINGS
1 New Wave 3:29
2 Up the Cuts 2:53
3 Thrash Unreal 4:13
4 White People for Peace 3:32
5 Stop! 2:34
6 Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart 4:09
7 Piss and Vinegar 2:27
8 Americans Abroad 2:17
9 Animal 3:21
10 The Ocean 4:38