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July
18
Area 51: Against Me! Rallies the Troops

Againstme Against Me! sold one-sixth the number of albums that Interpol sold in the week ended Sunday, but in the list of indie bands making the leap to major label debut from the indie sector, the discs were one and two.
Against Me!'s "New Wave" sold 12,000 copies to debut at No. 57, according to Nielsen SoundScan.It is the Florida band's first album for Sire, part of Warner Music, and their fifth album overall. Fronted by  Tom Gabel, Against Me! made a splash in 2002 with folk punk album "Reinventing Axl Rose" on the No Idea label. Three albums on Fat Wreck Chords followed.
Butch Vig produced the new album, which boasts a much cleaner sound than the other discs, even as Gabel rails against fame and music scenes. His take on protest songs, "White People for Peace," has a cool video.

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If you like against me, I definitely recommend checking out their channel on kyte.tv! They have a whole bunch of shows on there, all which they produced themselves!

Check it out!!

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