Artist:Against Me!
Song:Thrash Unreal
Album:New Wave: CD/DVD
Against Me! is a pop punk band led by transgender singer songwriter Laura Jane Grace. They have had success mostly on the Alternative Rock chart. The 2007 CD New Wave was their major label debut. Tom Gabel was born Nov. 8, 1980 in Fort Benning, GA. His father was a Major in the US Army. So the family moved around a lot. After his parents divorced, Gabel and his brother moved to Naples, FL. with their mother. Gabel had problems with drugs and depression as a teen. Then he got into punk music and started Against Me! in 1997. At first it was supposed to be a solo project. But Gabel's friend James Bowman convinced him to turn it into a band. They released three albums on small labels before signing with Sire Records for the 2007 album New Wave. The album was produced by Butch Vig of Garbage. It was probably more pop and less punk than previous albums. And though that may have alienated some of their fans, it opened Against Me! to a larger fanbase. The album is available as a budget CD with a bonus DVD. After the 2009 album White Crosses, Against Me! left Sire and appeared to disband. But they returned and have released a couple of albums on their own label. Gabel came out as transgender in 2012 and is known as Laura Jane Grace. She released a couple of solo albums and is currently on tour. But she says Against Me! is still a band and will return. Here's the video for Thrash Unreal by Against Me!.
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