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80
Lies They Tell Our Children is a truly great and timely album from a band who continue to fearlessly, articulately and aggressively address the issues of the here and now.
80
Ultimately, LIES THEY TELL OUR CHILDREN is an urgent and supremely well-executed collection of rousing anthems that perfectly encapsulates the rage at the problems that we as a world have faced in recent times.
80
Lies They Tell Our Children feels like the band making a fresh stamp on the current political turmoil, renewing their worldview and doing so with a sound they have been incrementally heading towards.
70
ANTI-FLAG have long been masters of the communal sing-along, and nearly every track has a giant chorus, but even the album's most overtly commercial moments retain that all-important, gritty punk edge.
60
They may well be preaching to the converted, but there’s no questioning Anti-Flag’s dedication to activism.
Anti-Flag’s commentary may not be what it used to be, but the band’s still fairly competent when it comes to their subject matter. They’re at the very least more nuanced than their faux punk contemporaries in the pop-punk field. That said, there’s certainly a good share of misses on ‘LIES THEY TELL OUR CHILDREN.’
Though the true elephant in the room on Anti-Flag’s latest release is the mixing. It is atrociously muddled. Sometimes you can barely hear ... read more
Anti-Flag are at the point where they need all these collabs so the label will approve their albums.
wear your masks!!! take your pills!!! now our whole generations mentally ill!!!!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Do começo ao fim um disco de músicas feitas com o intuito de serem gritos rebeldes achicletados no melhor estilo POP PUNK por uma banda de adolescentes (é uma banda de adolescentes, né?!).
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Track List
| 1 | SOLD EVERYTHING 1:30 | 41 |
| 2 | MODERN META MEDICINE 3:35 feat. Jesse Leach | 37 |
| 3 | LAUGH. CRY. SMILE. DIE. 3:04 feat. Shane Told | 40 |
| 4 | THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES 2:52 feat. Tim McIlrath, Brian Baker | 38 |
| 5 | IMPERIALISM 2:56 feat. Ashrita Kumar | 31 |
| 6 | VICTORY OR DEATH (WE GAVE ‘EM HELL) 3:31 feat. Campino | 31 |
| 7 | THE HAZARDOUS 3:11 | 30 |
| 8 | SHALLOW GRAVES 2:30 feat. Tré Burt | 33 |
| 9 | WORK & STRUGGLE 2:21 | 32 |
| 10 | NVREVR 4:40 feat. Stacey Dee | 37 |
| 11 | ONLY IN MY HEAD 2:44 | 21 |
Total Length: 33 minutes
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3w
Maybe a boomer will click on the title expecting Tucker-core and end up departing from the right. Lol definitely not. This is corny and doesn't even sound good.
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Added on: September 29, 2022