True North Bad Religion

• 1 True North 01:55
• 2 Past is Dead 02:39
• 3 Robin Hood in Reverse 02:53
• 4 Land of Endless Greed 01:53
• 5 Fuck You 02:14
• 6 Dharma and the Bomb 02:00
• 7 Hello Cruel World 03:50
• 8 Vanity 01:02
• 9 In Their Hearts is Right 01:59
• 10 Crisis Time 02:39
• 11 Dept. of False Hope 02:40
• 12 Nothing To Dismay 02:07
• 13 Popular Consensus 01:53
• 14 My Head is Full of Ghosts 01:46
• 15 The Island 01:28
• 16 Changing Tide 02:16
• Total Runtime 35:14

Info for True North

In a world still brimming with rampant anti intellectualism, inequality and oppression, Bad Religion's signature brand of sonically charged humanist dissent seems as relevant as ever. On True North, the storied band deliberately revisits and refines the powerful and melodic Southern California sound they helped to define. 16 songs. 35 minutes. Punk Rock.

Guitarist Brett Gurewitz says that fans can expect the new album to sound like their earlier work. “We went back to our original mission statement of short concise bursts of melody and thought,” says Gurewitz in a statement provided to ABC News Radio. “The intent was to record stripped-down punk songs without sacrificing any conceptual density. We really responded to the challenge of writing short and fast songs on this record.”

Frontman Greg Graffin adds that the title track draws upon the singer’s recent bouts with alienation and loss. “The song is written from the perspective of a kid who is running away,” explains Graffin. “He says ‘I’m out of here, I’m off to find true north.’ It’s about recognizing that you don’t fit in and trying to find a truth and purpose. Those are all classic punk themes.” (ABC News Radio)

Greg Graffin, vocals
Brett Gurewitz, guitar & backing vocals
Brian Baker, guitar
Greg Hetson, guitar
Jay Bentley, bass & backing vocals
Brooks Wackerman, drums

Celebrating three decades of influential, thought provoking and groundbreaking punk rock, Bad Religion will release their fifteenth studio album, The Dissent of Man, on September 28. The album’s first single “The Devil in Stitches” made its debut on the world famous KROQ 106.7 in Los Angeles on Tuesday and can be heard now at www.myspace.com/badreligion. Fans can preorder The Dissent of Man now at http://www.badreligionstore.com. Additionally, Bad Religion will kick off a North American tour in October with support from Bouncing Souls and Off With Their Heads. Dates are listed below.

Produced by Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool), The Dissent of Man finds Bad Religion pushing the boundaries of their music as much today as they did in their formative years as a genre defining punk band. Over the course of making the album, primary songwriters Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz’s songwriting was informed by life changing events, with Graffin writing his forthcoming book “Anarchy Evolution” and Gurewitz embarking on parenthood again.

“These are some of my favorite songs I’ve ever written,” says Gurewitz. “A few of them took me way outside my comfort zone as a writer to a place I haven’t gone since Recipe or Stranger than Fiction.”

The result is one of the band’s most forward thinking and musically varied albums ever. The Dissent of Man is not only a snapshot of the band’s personal experiences of the past years but also of their continued maturity in songwriting, capturing an array of styles ranging from blazing punk rock songs like the opener “The Day That the Earth Stalled” and “Meeting of the Minds” and classic rock-tinged cuts like “Cyanide” and “Turn Your Back on Me” to radio rock ready hits like the first single “The Devil in Stitches.” “I feel like the last couple of records have been amongst our most conservative, never straying too far from a Bad Religion sound,” adds Gurewitz. “Whereas on this one we’re taking the songs to a lot of different places, exploring our influences and trying out some new things in a way we haven’t done in years.”

The Dissent of Man is a testament to why Bad Religion has remained relevant for the better part of three decades. Already having cemented their place in history as a groundbreaking band who helped create a movement in Los Angeles with classic releases like How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, Suffer, Recipe for Hate, Stranger Than Fiction and Process of Belief, Bad Religion continue to inspire and create with a unique style that continues to cross boundaries and transcends genres.

As Bad Religion wraps up their 30th anniversary, they open the next chapter of their storied career with The Dissent of Man.

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