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Against Me! Shape Shift With Me ยฉ Total Treble

4 out of 5 stars

Against Me! returns with electrifying promo single โ€œ333.โ€ โ€œ333โ€ serves as the first snapshot from the forthcoming album, Shape Shift With Me.

Theyโ€™re back โ€“ Against Me! that is! Laura Jan Grace and company certainly know how to rock, and single โ€œ333โ€ is no exception. โ€œ333โ€ serves as the promo single for the forthcoming albumย Shape Shift With Me.ย  Shape Shift With Me follows the bandโ€™s critically-acclaimed, personal Transgender Dysphoria Blues.ย  Transgender Dysphoria Blues was originally reviewed on Brent Music Reviews. An updated version appears here on The Music Hype.

Transgender Dysphoria Blues aside, the focus here is โ€œ333.โ€ โ€œ333โ€ opens with a pummeling drum groove.ย  Enthusiastic guitars enter, establishing a major key โ€“ who wouldโ€™ve thought? Unsurprisingly, Graceโ€™s vocals are aggressive and fiery with passion. The melodic lines are incredibly rhythmic, with Grace quasi-singing and quasi speaking.

The chorus is quite assertive, catchy, and passionate:

โ€œAll the devils that you donโ€™t know / can all come along for the ride / I wanna be as close as I can get youโ€

The chorus isnโ€™t the only superb lyrical moment.ย  Verse two drops a bomb โ€“ besides the obligatory f-bomb of course!

โ€œVisible mutations fading right before you f*cking eyes / cycles of death and regeneration of absence and lossโ€

To quote Big Sean, โ€œthat sh*t get deep.โ€ Sigh.

Final Thoughts

All in all, โ€œ333โ€ is an adrenaline rush that burns from the jump.ย  While LaShun Pace is the furthest thing from Against Me!, to quote the gospel singer, โ€œall things [are] working.โ€ Incredible catchy chorus, aggressive vocals โ€“ everything is sound.

Against Me! โ€ข Shape Shift With Me โ€ข Total Treble โ€ข Release: 9.16.16ย 
Photo Credit: Total Treble
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the musical hype aka Brent Faulkner has earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in music (music Education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and a freelance music journalist. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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