The Menzingers - After The Party - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Philadelphia-based punk band, The Menzingers are set to their sixth studio album, Hello Exile. Produced by Will Yip (Title Fight, Quicksand), the album is the follow-up to the band's 2017 critically acclaimed After The Party.Since forming as teenagers in 2006, The Menzingers have shown their strength as rough-and-tumble storytellers, turning out songs equally rooted in frenetic energy and lifelike detail. On their new album Hello Exile, the band take their lyrical narrative to a whole new level and share their reflections on moments from the past and present high-school hellraising, troubled relationships, aging and alcohol and political ennui. And while their songs often reveal certain painful truths, Hello Exile ultimately maintains the irrepressible spirit that's always defined the band. The Menzingers are singer/guitarists Greg Barnett and Tom May, bassist Eric Keen, and drummer Joe Godino. Album Tracks 1. America (You're Freaking Me Out) 2. Anna 3. High School Friend 4. Last to Know 5. Strangers Forever 6. Hello Exile 7. Portland 8. Strain Your Memory 9. I Can't Stop Drinking 10. Strawberry Mansion 11. London Drugs 12. Farewell Youth

Album Tracks 1. Allegro Spiritoso 2. Molto Adgio 3. Vivace 4. Ruhig Schreitend 5. Sehr Bewegt 6. Sehr Langsam Und Äußerst Ruhig 7. Lebhaft Und Rasch 8. Langsam 9. Langsam, Aber Bewegt [Choral & Reprise] 10. Intrada 11. Adagio Und Passacaglia 12. Vivace 13. Adagio Lamentoso 14. Stretta Con Collera

The Menzingers are an absolute institution. The Philadelphia punk legends' multi-decade reputation as road warriors with an unbeatable catalog is cemented as hard truth-and their seventh album, Some Of It Was True, stands as their most immediate-sounding and energetic record to date. The follow-up to 2019's sensational Hello Exile accomplishes the daunting task of capturing the Menzingers' distinctive live energy in the confines of the studio, resulting in a sound that's both rich, raw, and complementary to the group's increasingly prismatic songwriting approach. More than 15 years in, the Menzingers are still holding their listeners square in the immediate present, and Some Of It Was True documents that power in thrilling fashion. InchWe wanted to make a fun record and write songs that we wanted to play live, and that's exactly what we did,Inch co-vocalist/guitarist Greg Barnett says InchWe've always said that we want every album to sound live, but we never recorded an album live before. This was the first time we committed to that idea. We wanted to sound like how our band sounds onstage.Inch Making the process easier Grammy-nominated producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, the War on Drugs, Waxahatchee), who joined the Menzingers in El Paso's legendary Sonic Ranch studios and lent his incredible ear for raw, immediate sound to help the band achieve Some Of It Was True's in-the-room live feel. InchThe Menzingers are as real as it gets,Inch Cook says on his time in the studio with the band. InchI had an absolute blast working with these guys and was moved to tears many times. They are truly dedicated to artistic growth, and to each other, in ways I found both refreshing and beautiful. I am now a lifer.Inch Album Tracks 1. Hope Is a Dangerous Little Thing 2. There's No Place in This World for Me 3. Nobody Stays 4. Some of It Was True 5. Try 6. Come on Heartache