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2007 was a good year for the Flobots. We played Red Rocks, sold out our CD release show, charted on CMJ, and even had our album listed in Rolling Stone Magazine. Four days before the year ended, we were voted first place in the KTCL Hometown for the Holidays contest. As 2007 closed, we wondered if there was any way 2008 could top it. "In only two months, the answer seems to be pretty clear. On January 26th, Denver's KTCL put "Handlebars" in regular rotation. In the weeks following, Fight With Tools began outselling major national acts at local record stores. Word of mouth spread to California and attracted the attention of The Agency Group, who quickly added us to their roster of national hip-hop groups and punk bands. During the days leading up to our "Heart Attack" show at the Gothic, the show sold out, our CD sales hit 450 in one week, and we received phone calls from every major label. The night of the show, we felt great. We were proud to be sharing the stage with a host of talented performers, excited to be recruiting for our Street Team, impressed by the dozens of people registering to vote, and blown away by the incredible love being shown by a groundswell of friends, community organizers, and supporters. After the show, a representative from Universal Republic approached us and offered us a formal record contract. Our first reaction was to be skeptical. We had always doubted a major label would provide a proper path to accomplish our goals. Creative control and political freedom are important to us, and we did not expect a major label to offer us those things. But, in the conversations we had with this representative at The Falcon, at Denny's, and eventually at the Universal Republic office in New York, Universal offered us this and more. Not only did they want to release Fight With Tools untouched, but they were excited to help us continue to integrate music, activism, and community-building. To fully comprehend the opportunity, we had to imagine the possibilities. We imagined a world where the message of Fight With Tools is the mainstream, with the airwaves broadcasting honest statements about our nation's past violence and calling for a new vision of a fully engaged, non-violent society. We imagined a network of music fans in cities around the globe organizing to implement this vision. We imagined major recording artists rallying people to become involved in a grassroots peace movement. We imagined the full weight of the music industry mobilizing to stop the next war. We imagined all this happening while our country is already rallying for change like never before. We realized that signing with this particular label would mean adding a large array of powerful tools to our belt, and that doing so would give us a decent shot at birthing these imaginations into reality. It would mean the opportunity to fulfill our longtime dreams of creating music full-time. It would mean representing Denver on the national stage. It would mean building Street Teams in every city, and basing them on the incredible group of dedicated individuals who are piloting the Denver Street Team. Our next step was clear. We decided to sign a deal with Universal Republic Records. We take this step forward knowing that the outcome is uncertain. Our goals are ambitious, and success is in no way guaranteed, but a better world is worth fighting for, and the opportunity to fight from an international platform is a challenge for which we are more than ready. We couldn't be more excited about this opportunity. Join us!"
CONDITION: NEW Drilled Case
TRACK LISTING
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There's a War Going on for Your Mind
1:23
2
Mayday!!!
4:37
3
Same Thing
3:29
4
Stand Up
4:39
5
Fight With Tools
4:51
6
Handlebars
3:27
7
Never Had It
5:08
8
Combat
2:06
9
The Rhythm Method (Move!)
3:53
10
Anne Braden
4:21
11
We Are Winning
3:27
12
Rise
4:14
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