

Against Me!
The roots of Against Me!'s rousing punk-folk sound lie in Tom Gabel's guitar-and-stool troubadourship around his native Gainesville, FL, beginning in 1997. The then 17-year-old Gabel performed as a solo act wherever anyone would have him, drawing much influence from early acoustic protest music. The band around him would eventually solidify by 2001 -- including guitarist James Bowman, drummer Warren Oakes, and bassist Andrew Seward -- and get considerably louder as punk bands often do. But there would always be some anarchism and Billy Bragg in the r...[more]
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Woo hoo! Against Me!'s first full-length carries the torch of the now-defunct American Steel. It's acoustic, gritty, almost-crusty folk-punk, in the vein of Billy Bragg, Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash, and American Steel.
CD $13.99
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RESTOCK. VINYL FORMAT. Woo hoo! Against Me!'s first full-length carries the torch of the now-defunct American Steel. It's acoustic, gritty, almost crusty folk-punk, in the vein of Billy Bragg, Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash, and American Steel.
LP $12.99
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This release features three brand-new songs from Gainesville, FL's Against Me!. While one of the songs features horns, it's not in a less-than-jake way at all. Fans of "Reinventing Axl Rose" should definitely get this record. Against Me! deliver the goods and provide punk rawk catchy rhythms.
7" $4.56
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Against Me! are simply brilliant. Their honest and raw songs of inspiration and frustration highlight some of the best personal and political DIY punk. It is melodic, edgy, and straightforward. The songs on this CD are from their first 7"s; you also get two bonus tracks from the same period, which have a similar feel as those original songs. This recording features just two people, which enhances the warm acoustic feel and highlights the basic goodness of this band.
CDep $7.99
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VINYL FORMAT. There is a legion of Against Me! fans who want only for the band's music to sound exactly as it did on Reinventing Axl Rose-- scrappy punk/folk and nothing else. But with as talented a songwriter as Tom Gabel leading the way, it's ridiculous to think that the band would be satisfied complying. Growth is necessary; change is inevitable. In the case of New Wave, different doesn't automatically mean bad. As their first album on major label Sire, it's a straight-up rock record. Espec [ read more ]
LP $16.99
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This is a black, size medium Against Me! shirt with a red, blue and yellow design by Chris Norris of Steak Mtn.
Medium Shirt $19.99
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A damn good record. Against Me!'s latest release for Fat Wreck, Searching for a Former Clarity, Wreck covers many topics from "Unprotected Sex With Multiple Partners" to "Violence" to "Joy," to name a few. Searching for a Former Clarity opens with a slow-to-start song that picks up within a minute, then follows with "Miami" -- a churning song with a little bit of horn flare. Singer/guitarist Tom Gabel gets a little acoustic during the passionate song "Joy," but immediately changes tones in [ read more ]
CD $66.99
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There is a legion of Against Me! fans who want only for the band's music to sound exactly as it did on Reinventing Axl Rose-- scrappy punk/folk and nothing else. But with as talented a songwriter as Tom Gabel leading the way, it's ridiculous to think that the band would be satisfied complying. Growth is necessary; change is inevitable. In the case of New Wave, different doesn't automatically mean bad. As their first album on major label Sire, it's a straight-up rock record. Especially thanks t [ read more ]
CD $13.99
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Against Me! are simply brilliant. Their honest and raw songs of inspiration and frustration highlight some of the best personal and political DIY punk. It is melodic, edgy, and straightforward. The songs on this CD are from their first 7's; you also get two bonus tracks from the same period, which have a similar feel as those original songs. This recording features just two people, which enhances the warm acoustic feel and highlights the basic goodness of this band.
MP3 $5.40
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This is a black, size small Against Me! shirt with a red, blue and yellow design by Chris Norris of Steak Mtn.
Small Shirt $19.99
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This is a black, size large Against Me! shirt with a red, blue and yellow design by Chris Norris of Steak Mtn.
Large Shirt $19.99
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An acoustic EP recorded during the transition between lineups. On this recording Against Me! is Tom Gabel and Dustin Fridkin.
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