White Crosses (album)

White Crosses
Studio album by Against Me!
Released June 8, 2010
Recorded August–October 2009
Studio Eldorado Recording Studios, Hollywood
Genre Punk rock, alternative rock
Length 36:06
Label Sire
Producer Butch Vig, Alan Moulder (mixer)[1]
Against Me! chronology
The Original Cowboy
(2009)The Original Cowboy2009		 White Crosses
(2010)		 Total Clarity
(2011)Total Clarity2011
Singles from White Crosses
  1. "I Was a Teenage Anarchist"
    Released: April 6, 2010
  2. "White Crosses"
    Released: August 31, 2010
  3. "High Pressure Low"
    Released: December 21, 2010

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 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 outtakes from the White Crosses sessions are "David Johansen's Soul",[4][5] of which an acoustic version was released on Black Crosses, and "Dead Generations"[6] – which remains unreleased in any form.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk83%[8]
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Punknews.org[11]
Slant Magazine[12]
Spin[13]

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.

No.TitleLength
1."White Crosses"3:36
2."I Was a Teenage Anarchist"3:15
3."Because of the Shame"4:21
4."Suffocation"3:56
5."We're Breaking Up"3:57
6."High Pressure Low"4:13
7."Ache with Me"3:38
8."Spanish Moss"3:51
9."Rapid Decompression"1:46
10."Bamboo Bones"3:35
Total length:36:06

Bonus tracks

Black Crosses

Black Crosses
Demo album by Against Me!
Released July 26, 2011
Recorded 2009, Goldentone Studios, Gainesville, Florida
February 2010, Crescendo Studios
Genre Punk rock, alternative rock
Length 43:07
Label Total Treble Music, Xtra Mile Recordings
Producer Against Me!
Against Me! chronology
Total Clarity
(2011)Total Clarity2011		 Black Crosses
(2011)		 Transgender Dysphoria Blues
(2014)Transgender Dysphoria Blues2014

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

All tracks written by Laura Jane Grace.

Black Crosses[20]
No.TitleLength
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

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[22] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 87
Greek Albums (IFPI)[24] 23

Personnel

[25]

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. 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. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 Apar, Corey. "Review: Against Me! - White Crosses". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  3. ↑ "HugeDomains.com - AgainstMeForum.com is for sale (Against Me Forum)". www.againstmeforum.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "ifeelsicktomystomach". ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "BMI - Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "BMI - Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "White Crosses by Against Me!". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "chorus.fm". chorus.fm. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Music Review: White Crosses, by Against Me!". Entertainment Weekly. May 26, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Against Me!: White Crosses". popmatters.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ Punknews.org. "Against Me! - White Crosses". www.punknews.org. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Against Me! White Crosses - Album Review - Slant Magazine". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Review: Against Me!, 'White Crosses'". spin.com. May 24, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "White Crosses by Against Me!". metacritic.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  15. ↑ "LAS magazine - music, media, art, culture, life, everything. - Reviews". lostatsea.net. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Against Me!: White Crosses". avclub.com. June 8, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Revolver Profile - Metacritic". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  18. ↑ http://www.againstme.net/news/37161
  19. ↑ http://againstme.net/post/12165870569/white-crosses-uk-europe-release
  20. ↑ "Black Crosses: Against Me!: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  21. ↑ 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
  22. ↑ "Against Me! Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 03 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 03 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Greekcharts.com – Against Me! – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 03 August 2015.
  25. ↑ White Crosses (CD booklet). Against Me!. New York City: Sire Records. 2010. SIRE 524438-2.
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