Against Me! - "Unprotected Sex with Multiple Partners"
This’ll be the last post until Sunday, as I’ll be in Texas all weekend to see Against Me!, The Epoxies, Smoke or Fire, and the Soviettes in the Fat Wrecks Chord Tour. In order to celebrate, I’m going ahead and upload a song from Against Me!’s Searching for a Former Clarity.
Despite their “punk” label, the opening riff “Unprotected Sex With Multiple Partners” would fit right in on a Gang of Four album. The song’s shimmery, uh, dancepunk morphs into a scathing criticism of the record business that’s more yell than song. However, the denigration surprisingly fits right in with the dance-goodness that creates and odd, juxtaposition, yet anger’s never been so damned catchy.
The song’s lyrics and Tom Gabel’s throaty voice give the impression of a business and road vets, touring and pumping out records for decades. Yet, those who don’t know are usually surprised to find that the band’s fairly young (lead singer Gabel is only 24). Still, the band has more in common with Fugazi than other 24 year olds.
See you guys Sunday (with a full trip report, natch).
Download it
Despite their “punk” label, the opening riff “Unprotected Sex With Multiple Partners” would fit right in on a Gang of Four album. The song’s shimmery, uh, dancepunk morphs into a scathing criticism of the record business that’s more yell than song. However, the denigration surprisingly fits right in with the dance-goodness that creates and odd, juxtaposition, yet anger’s never been so damned catchy.
The song’s lyrics and Tom Gabel’s throaty voice give the impression of a business and road vets, touring and pumping out records for decades. Yet, those who don’t know are usually surprised to find that the band’s fairly young (lead singer Gabel is only 24). Still, the band has more in common with Fugazi than other 24 year olds.
See you guys Sunday (with a full trip report, natch).
Download it