______ _______ _______ ______ _____ _______ | __ \ | | | | __ \ |_| ___| | < | | | __ < | ___| proudly presents... |___|__|_______|__|_|__|______/_______|_______| ............................................................................ Artist...... Hopelifter Album....... Anthemology Label....... Hopelifter Genre....... Punk Releasedate 2022-09-02 Encoder..... Bitrate..... 320kbps Size........ 59.92 mb Duration.... 24:16 WWW......... http://www.deezer.com/us/album/349664987 .Tracklist ................................................................. 01 Saint Christopher [ 1:33] 02 Sharp Black Plastic [ 2:10] 03 Watership [ 3:01] 04 Anthem [ 1:38] 05 A Million Little Victories [ 2:33] 06 Laws Against Sleep [ 1:42] 07 Resistance [ 2:10] 08 Cleaner [ 2:36] 09 Freedom [ 2:17] 10 Angel Heart [ 1:50] 11 Hope's Big Day [ 2:46] .Releasenotes .............................................................. Hopelifter came and went in a flash. Fronted by vocalist Andrew Champion (Screw 32, Dance Hall Crashers), the Santa Cruz-based band blended an expert interpretation of West Coast skaterock, East Coast hardcore, and post punkùthe collective mix delivered with ferocity and urgency over blitz-speed blast beats, harmonies, and, according to Hitlist Magazine, ôthe most innovative guitar work in Northern California.ö No ProTools, AutoTune, click tracks, loops, samples, or effects were employed by the band while creating their short-lived magic. Anthem was recorded and mixed in two days, just three weeks after Andrewæs first practice. With a buzz brewing, Hopelifter quickly rehearsed North of the 36, tracking that batch of songs one month later. The band then jumped in the van for a seemingly endless nationwide tour, relentlessly performing every night of the entire Summer and Fallùat grand music halls with the likes of Strung Out & The Experience, or in Jersey basements, or at an abandoned elementary school in rural Illinois. Each show was a celebration of punk rockÆs unifying forces, and an adventure: ôOh, we never sleep here. ItÆs haunted.ö And then, thatÆs it. A roaring melodic fireball of musicùpummeling, beautiful, and chaotic all at onceùexploded in starlight like so many others. Nine months out of the year 2000, 11 songs, a couple hundred shows. ThatÆs it. Sort of. Adding another item to the list of things you didnÆt see coming in life, the entirety of HopelifterÆs catalog is now reissued for the first time on 45rpm vinyl. The band enlisted Andy Ernst (Green Day, AFI) to remaster his original recordings, and Monica Schlaug, graphic artist for The Anthem EP, to redesign album art that represents both titles. The resulting rediscovery is of a lost but valid musical message, carved in the language of punk rock, floating adrift for more than two decades, finally recovered and injected into your ears. It's perhaps the finest hardcore album you've never heard. Enjoy. ............................................................................ LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEE!