Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Following the of her debut album, Stay Alive (2020) and it's follow-up Hole In My Head (2024), Emmy-nominated artist, author, musician, activist and Against Me! Founder/songwriter, Laura Jane Grace, returns with her fourth full-length album, Laura Jane Grace in the Trauma Tropes - Adventure Club - a powerful new statement featuring some of her most intense and thought-provoking work to date. Adventure Club was recorded in Athens, Greece and made possible by a grant through the Onassis Air Program, Inchan artistic research, residency, and fellowship program that fosters artistic process and experimentation by bringing together creative practitioners from a variety of geographies and practicesInch, which Grace was awarded a fellowship through.The album features notable performances from outside collaborators known as the Trauma Tropes, including Grace's wife, Paris Campbell (vocals), as well Athens based musicians Jacopo Fokas (bass) and Orestis Lagadinos (drums). On standout, InchYour God (God's Dick),Inch Grace and Campbell belt out some of Grace's most anthemic lyrics ever penned, with an a capella intro channeling the stadium power pop of Queen. On InchWearing Black,Inch Grace critiques the corporatization of and police presence at Pride events, with her signature punk ethos and raw, unabashed outlook on full display. Laura Jane Grace's work has been featured in publications such as Rolling Stone, The NY Times, Pitchfork, Billboard, and more. Her work on the AOL series True Trans was nominated for an Emmy award and her autobiography, Tranny Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout, appeared on Billboard's 100 Greatest Music Books of All Time list. Grace has collaborated with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Joan Jett, Weezer and others, and has performed at countless clubs and festivals around the world, including Coachella, Reading & Leeds Festival

A musical force since Against Me!'s debut in the late 90's, Laura Jane Grace has never shied away from themes of political commentary, environmentalism, social critique, and candid self-exploration. Following the 2012 public announcement of her gender transition in the pages of Rolling Stone, Laura Jane Grace racked up several accolades. Against Me! Released it's most acclaimed record to date, Transgender Dysphoria Blues in 2014, which was followed by an Emmy-nominated 10-episode companion documentary, True Trans with Laura Jane Grace. In 2016, Laura Jane Grace teamed up with journalist Dan Ozzi, to co-write her acclaimed memoir TRANNY Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist which went on to be featured on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and rightfully named one of Billboard's Inch100 Greatest Music Books of All TimeInch. Hole In My Head is Grace's twelfth album and an exciting hallmark in her colorful and extensive career.

Raised in a Texan Air Force family, Belinda Reynolds now considers herself an 'adopted native' of California. She is an active composer, organizer, and teacher that focuses on bringing new music to a variety of audiences and communities. Ms Reynolds completed her Doctorate at Yale University with Martin Bresnick, Jacob Druckman, Jonathan Berger, and Tania León. She received her M.A. and B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied principally with Andrew Imbrie and John Thow. She has received awards from ASCAP, the International League of Women Composers, the NACUSA Young Composers Competition, and the CMTA Composition Competition, among others. Belinda Reynolds' music has been performed by a number of organizations throughout North America and Europe, including the Da Capo Players, New Music Consort, The New Millennium Ensemble, Twisted Tutu, Essential Music, Earplay, the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, Citywinds, Alternate Currents Performance Ensemble, Fulcrumpoint (Chicago), Continuum Contemporary Music (Toronto), Artemis (Toronto), New Music Works, Music Now, and The Albany Symphony's Dogs of Desire. Her music has been featured in such festivals and venues as the Spoleto USA Music Festival, Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series, The Festival of New American Music, Chicago Artists' Series, the Portugal New Music Festival, Wie Es Ihr Gefält, and Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has also been an Artist in Residence at Djerassi Colony, Banff Centre for the Arts, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and the MacDowell Colony. Recent seasons have been especially productive for Ms. Reynolds. The Amsterdam based group, ELECTRA, has performed her music as part of Lincoln Center's Great Performances Series. They have also toured it across Europe, including performances in London's Queen Elizabeth's Hall and on the island of Sardinia. In a