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American Spring
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25–26, 2015
StudioJim Kaufman Productions (Los Angeles, CA)
GenrePunk rock
Length40:31
LabelSpinefarm Records
Producer
Anti-Flag chronology
The General Strike
(2012)
American Spring
(2015)
American Fall
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic54/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[1]
PopMatters[2]

American Spring is the ninth studio album by American punk rock band Anti-Flag from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was released on May 25–26, 2015 via Spinefarm Records, making it their first record released through the label (their previous two albums were dropped via SideOneDummy Records).[4][5] The fourteen-track record featured guest appearances from Tim Armstrong of Rancid on the song "Bradenburg Gate" and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine on the song "Without End". The album debuted at #22 on the Top Rock Albums,[6] #17 on the Alternative Albums,[7] #5 on the Hard Rock Albums,[8] and #15 on the Independent Albums.[9]

A lyric music video for the album's first single, "Fabled World" was released in March 2015. The second single "Sky Is Falling" was released a month later. A music video for "Brandenburg Gate" was released on May 19.[10][11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fabled World"3:16
2."The Great Divide"1:28
3."Brandenburg Gate" (featuring Tim Armstrong)3:30
4."Sky is Falling"4:14
5."Walk Away"3:14
6."Song for Your Enemy"3:18
7."Set Yourself on Fire"2:46
8."All of the Poison, All of the Pain"3:06
9."Break Something"2:48
10."Without End" (featuring Tom Morello)3:08
11."Believer"2:55
12."To Hell With Boredom"0:48
13."Low Expectations"2:46
14."The Debate is Over (If You Want It)"3:16
Total length:40:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Pearlman, Mischa. "'American Spring' proves Anti-Flag are still potent activists (Review)". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 10, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Fisher, Devon. "Anti-Flag: American Spring - PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved December 10, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Critic Reviews for American Spring - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  4. ^ American Spring by Anti-Flag on Apple Music, 2015-05-25, retrieved 2017-12-10
  5. ^ "Anti-Flag - New Album 'American Spring' out May 25th 2015".
  6. ^ "Anti-Flag American Spring Chart History". Top Rock Albums. Retrieved December 10, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Anti-Flag American Spring Chart History". Alternative Albums. Retrieved December 10, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "Anti-Flag American Spring Chart History". Hard Rock Albums. Retrieved December 10, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ "Anti-Flag American Spring Chart History". Independent Albums. Retrieved December 10, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ Heisel, Scott (28 April 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: Anti-Flag speak out against drone strikes in "Sky Is Falling" lyric video - Substream Magazine".
  11. ^ "AntiFlagVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved December 10, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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