Anthem for a New Tomorrow is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1993 through Lookout! Records. According to Contemporary Musician, Anthem for a New Tomorrow is "widely regarded as one of the band's best efforts".[3]
Anthem for a New Tomorrow was recorded after the Screeching Weasel returned from their 1993 U.S. tour, which was 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 were 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. 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." 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."[4]
Ben Weasel with Screeching Weasel at Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago in February 2010
The album was remastered and re-released by Asian Man Records in 2005.
Track listingEdit
All tracks are written by Ben Weasel, except where noted
Cassandra Millspaugh - backing vocals on "A New Tomorrow"
Joey Vindictive - backing vocals on "A New Tomorrow"
Reception and influenceEdit
In 2022, Dustin Kensrue of the modern rock band Thrice listed Anthem for a New Tomorrow as one of the top albums which influenced him as a musician.[5] Kensrue describes the album as having "a lighthearted, weird playfulness at times...very serious political ramifications sometimes, and...just a sort of honesty and raw quality" that makes it distinctive from other music.[5] Bass guitarist Mark Rubano of Taking Back Sunday also named Anthem for a New Tomorrow as one of the top two albums he listened to as a teen.[6]
ReferencesEdit
^"Anthem for a New Tomorrow - Screeching Weasel | Release Info". AllMusic.
^"Timeline- Released by Asian Man Records". When In Time. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
^ abRobertson, Daryl (October 20, 2022). "Thrice's Dustin Kensrue: 10 albums that changed my life". Musicradar. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Gale OneFile.
^Schultz, Cara Lynn (September 2006). "Taking Back Sunday: Music That Made Us". Teen People. Vol. 9, no. 7. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via EBSCOHost.
August 29, 2023
anthem, tomorrow, sixth, studio, album, american, punk, rock, band, screeching, weasel, released, 1993, through, lookout, records, according, contemporary, musician, widely, regarded, band, best, efforts, studio, album, screeching, weaselreleasedoctober, 1993,. Anthem for a New Tomorrow is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel It was released in 1993 through Lookout Records According to Contemporary Musician Anthem for a New Tomorrow is widely regarded as one of the band s best efforts 3 Anthem for a New TomorrowStudio album by Screeching WeaselReleasedOctober 8 1993 1 RecordedMay 11 12 1993 at Sonic Iguana Studios Lafayette INGenrePunk rock pop punkLength33 38LabelLookout Asian ManProducerAndy Ernst Mass Giorgini Ben WeaselScreeching Weasel chronologyWiggle 1993 Anthem for a New Tomorrow 1993 How to Make Enemies and Irritate People 1994 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 2 Contents 1 Album trivia 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Reception and influence 5 ReferencesAlbum trivia EditAnthem for a New Tomorrow was recorded after the Screeching Weasel returned from their 1993 U S tour which was 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 were 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 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 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 4 Ben Weasel with Screeching Weasel at Reggie s Rock Club Chicago in February 2010The album was remastered and re released by Asian Man Records in 2005 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Ben Weasel except where notedNo TitleLength1 I m Gonna Strangle You 1 042 Falling Apart 2 003 Leather Jacket 1 054 Rubber Room 0 305 Talk to Me Summer 1 556 Inside Out 2 047 Peter Brady 2 108 I Robot 2 509 Every Night 3 4510 Totally 1 4411 Three Sides 0 4512 I Don t Wanna Be Friends 1 5513 Cancer in My Body 0 5314 Thrift Store Girl 1 0915 Panic 0 1216 Trance Ben Weasel Dan Vapid 2 1717 Claire Monet 3 3918 A New Tomorrow 3 41Personnel EditBen Weasel lead vocals guitar Jughead guitar Danny Vapid bass backing vocals Danny Panic drums 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 Reception and influence EditIn 2022 Dustin Kensrue of the modern rock band Thrice listed Anthem for a New Tomorrow as one of the top albums which influenced him as a musician 5 Kensrue describes the album as having a lighthearted weird playfulness at times very serious political ramifications sometimes and just a sort of honesty and raw quality that makes it distinctive from other music 5 Bass guitarist Mark Rubano of Taking Back Sunday also named Anthem for a New Tomorrow as one of the top two albums he listened to as a teen 6 References Edit Anthem for a New Tomorrow Screeching Weasel Release Info AllMusic Allmusic review Contemporary Musician Vol 48 Detroit Michigan Thomson Gale 2004 pp 161 163 ISBN 9780787693572 Timeline Released by Asian Man Records When In Time Retrieved June 20 2012 a b Robertson Daryl October 20 2022 Thrice s Dustin Kensrue 10 albums that changed my life Musicradar Retrieved November 12 2022 via Gale OneFile Schultz Cara Lynn September 2006 Taking Back Sunday Music That Made Us Teen People Vol 9 no 7 Retrieved November 12 2022 via EBSCOHost Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthem for a New Tomorrow amp oldid 1121460905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
