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Anthem for a New Tomorrow is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1993 through Lookout! Records. It was recorded after the band returned from their 1993 U.S. tour, which would ultimately be their last. The liner notes of the album read "Hey! You've heard them, now go SEE them!" The title is taken from the song "Second Floor East" from their previous album, Wiggle. Mass Giorgini recorded the album at his Sonic Iguana Studio. All songs on the album are taken from this session except "Every Night" and "Totally", which the band felt were better represented by demo recordings they'd done months earlier at Flat Iron Studios with Andy Ernst. After their last album, the band lost bassist Johnny Personality. Rather than find a replacement, guitarist Danny Vapid switched to bass and Ben Weasel took over second guitar. This later came to be known as the band's "classic" lineup and closely resembled the one they used for Boogadaboogadaboogada!. In contrast with the albums and EPs that preceded Anthem for a New Tomorrow, the vast majority of the writing was done by Ben Weasel alone. Only one song, "Trance," out of 18 was co-written with bassist Danny Vapid. Vapid later remarked that "to suggest anything else would've ruined the mix." Musically, the album is much more stripped down than their previous albums, though not in the way that the early material was. The songs are more concise and the songwriting is noticeably tighter. Gone are the experimental instrumental interludes of the last record. There's an obvious maturity present in the songs, and they all flow together extremely well. The album has been described by the band as a concept album, dealing with issues of alienation, paranoia, and isolation in modern society. In the liner notes of the Asian Man released version of the album, Weasel and Vapid both say the sound of the album was heavily influenced by Wire's Pink Flag. Weasel has said that he wanted the album to sound "like a panic attack." The artwork mirrors this and helps set the mood of the record as soon as the listener sees the jacket. The concept is filtered through Weasel's usual sarcasm and humor, and the result is an album considered by most fans and band members to be the peak of their efforts. The album was remastered and re-released by Asian Man Records in 2005.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ben Weasel, except where noted.
| 1. |
"I'm Gonna Strangle You" |
1:04 |
| 2. |
"Falling Apart" |
2:00 |
| 3. |
"Leather Jacket" |
1:05 |
| 4. |
"Rubber Room" |
0:30 |
| 5. |
"Talk to Me Summer" |
1:55 |
| 6. |
"Inside Out" |
2:04 |
| 7. |
"Peter Brady" |
2:10 |
| 8. |
"I, Robot" |
2:50 |
| 9. |
"Every Night" |
3:45 |
| 10. |
"Totally" |
1:44 |
| 11. |
"Three Sides" |
0:45 |
| 12. |
"I Don't Wanna Be Friends" |
1:55 |
| 13. |
"Cancer in My Body" |
0:53 |
| 14. |
"Thrift Store Girl" |
1:09 |
| 15. |
"Panic" |
0:12 |
| 16. |
"Trance" (Ben Weasel/Dan Vapid) |
2:17 |
| 17. |
"Claire Monet" |
3:39 |
| 18. |
"A New Tomorrow" |
3:41 |
[edit] Personnel
- Fat Mike - backing vocals on "Peter Brady"
- Blake Schwarzenbach - backing vocals on "A New Tomorrow"
- Cassandra Millspaugh - backing vocals on "A New Tomorrow"
- Joey Vindictive - backing vocals on "A New Tomorrow"
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