Shape Shift with Me

Shape Shift with Me is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band Against Me!, released on September 16, 2016 on Total Treble Music and Xtra Mile. The title is a lyric from the song "Norse Truth", which appears as track 10.^[5] Shape Shift with Me features a shift in vocal style on many of its songs, with Grace hailed for a more spoken word-like structure in her singing on songs such as "12:03", "333" and "Norse Truth".^[5][6]

Shape Shift with Me
Studio album by Against Me!
Released	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
Recorded	October 2015 to April 2016
Studio	Rancho Recordo
Genre	Punk rock new wave^[1] post-punk^[1] alt-punk^[2]
Length	38:26
Label	Total Treble, Xtra Mile
Producer	Laura Jane Grace, Marc Hudson
Against Me! chronology
23 Live Sex Acts (2015) Shape Shift with Me (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.4/10^[1]
AllMusic	^[4]

No non-promotional singles have been released from the album. However, both of the B-sides recorded for the album, as identified from the band's publishing catalogue, "Stabitha Christie"^[7] and "First High of the Morning",^[8] were released on a 7" single to mark Record Store Day 2017.^[9] It is the group's only studio album recorded with bass player Inge Johansson.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
American Songwriter	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016	30	^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Against Me!, except where noted.

Shape Shift with Me^[11][12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"ProVision L-3"	Grace^[13]	1:55
2.	"12:03"		2:56
3.	"Boyfriend"	Laura Jane Grace, Cody Votolato, Marc Hudson^[14]	3:55
4.	"Crash"	Grace^[15]	2:35
5.	"Delicate, Petite & Other Things I'll Never Be"		4:17
6.	"333"		3:17
7.	"Haunting, Haunted, Haunts"		2:25
8.	"Dead Rats"		4:08
9.	"Rebecca"		2:38
10.	"Norse Truth"	Grace, Votolato^[16]	3:07
11.	"Suicide Bomber"	Grace, Willard^[17]	3:37
12.	"All This (And More)"		3:36
Total length:			38:26

Personnel

Against Me!

• Laura Jane Grace – guitar, lead vocals, art direction
• James Bowman – guitar, backing vocals
• Inge Johansson – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Atom Willard – drums

Additional musicians

• Marc Hudson – bass guitar (tracks 3, 11)
• Masukaitenero – Japanese backing vocals (track 1)^[18]
• Béatrice Martin – backing vocals (uncredited) (tracks 11, 12)^[5]

Production

• Marc Hudson – producer, mix engineer, recording engineer^[19]
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Stewart Whitmore – mastering

Design

• Christopher Norris – art direction
• Steak Mtn – design, typography, and illustration

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[20]	61
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[21]	72
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[22]	74
US Billboard 200^[23]	80
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[24]	5

See also

• Against Me! discography

References

1. "Against Me!: Shape Shift With Me - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
2. Mincher, Chris (September 16, 2016). "Against Me!'s latest is less protest, more romance". A. V. Club. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
3. "Reviews for Shape Shift with Me by Against Me! - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Shape Shift with Me - Against Me!: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
5. Heller, Jason (8 September 2016). "Review: Against Me!, 'Shape Shift With Me'". NPR. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
6. "Against Me!'s latest is less protest, more romance". avclub.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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9. TheFutureHeart (19 March 2017). "Full Updated Record Store Day Release List ….The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Jack White, Pink Floyd, War On Drugs, Fleetwood Mac, Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, Spoon, U2, Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Prince, Zappa, Smiths, Rush, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The The, Zombies, Cure, Black Angels, Gerard Way And Hundreds More Confirmed For April 2017 RSD". thefutureheart.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
10. "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
11. "Against Me! Present 'Trans Perspective on Sex, Love' With New LP". Rolling Stone. 18 July 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
12. "Hear Against Me!'s New Stomper 'Haunting, Haunted, Haunts'". Rolling Stone. 10 August 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
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18. Grace, Laura Jane (9 September 2016). "Respect and thanks to @MASUKAITENERO from Hadakaefuda for the vocals on #provisionL3 on the new @againstme recordhttp://n.pr/2cfGgWU". twitter.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
19. "AGAINST ME! NEW ALBUM 'SHAPE SHIFT WITH ME' OUT 16 SEPTEMBER 2016 // PREORDER VIA XTRA MILE // LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE '333'". Retrieved July 28, 2016.
20. "ARIA CHART WATCH #387". auspOp. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
21. "Against Me! Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
22. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
23. "Against Me! Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
24. "Against Me! Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2016.