Victory Lap is the seventh full-length album by the punk rock band Propagandhi. It was released on September 29, 2017. It is the first Propagandhi album to feature Sulynn Hago on guitar. While Hago was originally recruited to be a live member and their predecessor David Guillas was intended to continue performing on studio releases, the album features Hago as a full band member while Guillas provided some guitar parts as a "Propagandhi alumnus".
| Victory Lap | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 29, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Private Ear Recording | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk, melodic hardcore | |||
| Length | 36:29 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| NARC Magazine |  [1] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [2] |
| SLUG Magazine | [3] |
| Louder Than War | [4] |
| Paste | 8.3/10[5] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Victory Lap" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Comply/Resist" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Cop Just Out of Frame" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "When All Your Fears Collide" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Letters to a Young Anus" | 2:20 |
| 6. | "Lower Order (A Good Laugh)" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Failed Imagineer" | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Call Before You Dig" | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Nigredo" | 4:13 |
| 10. | "In flagrante delicto" | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Tartuffe" | 2:36 |
| 12. | "Adventures in Zoochosis" | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 36:29 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Wishing (Government Issue cover)" | 2:10 |
| 14. | "Beyond (Government Issue cover)" | 2:07 |
| 15. | "Technocracy (Corrosion of Conformity cover)" | 3:35 |
| 16. | "Laughing Stock" | 2:51 |
Writing
editFrontman Chris Hannah said of the writing process:
"For most of the songs I wrote on this record I tried to go in with a different philosophy than I have in the past. Instead of labouring over every word and making everything perfectly fit some sort of end result, the rule was 'First thing out of my mouth is the first thing that goes on the paper.'"[6]
And of his current position as a songwriter:
"I think back in the Less Talk era, it was more like, 'Give me the fuckin' bullhorn and let me talk about me.' But I've modified that position somewhat. People say they're tired of hearing white, male voices, and so am I. I'm fuckin' tired of hearing my fuckin' self."[7]
Reception
editVictory Lap peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 on October 10, 2017.[citation needed]
Personnel
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Propagandhi
Additional musician
Artwork
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Production
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References
edit- ^ Davies, Maxine (September 25, 2017). "Album Review: Propagandhi – Victory Lap". NARC Magazine. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Killip, Simon (October 1, 2017). "Propagandhi – Victory Lap (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Fryer, Peter (September 22, 2017). "Review: Propagandhi – Victory Lap". SLUG Magazine. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Nathan (September 8, 2017). "Propagandhi: Victory Lap – LP review". Louder Than War. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Pardo, Ryan J. (September 26, 2017). "Propagandhi: Victory Lap Review". Paste. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Morton, Luke (September 26, 2017). "Propagandhi: "The elephant in the room is civilization itself"". Metal Hammer. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Anthony, David (September 27, 2017). "On 'Victory Lap,' Propagandhi Go from Political Punk Pioneers to Participants". Noisey. Retrieved October 12, 2017.