Well, at least according to MTV. However, having your album praised as "best punk album of the year" by MTV is about as unpunk as it gets. Actually, getting labeled "best punk" anything is not very punk rock. With that said, I don't follow the genre as I once did but perhaps the loyal Prefix readers can let me know what good punk rock they've listened to this year. If forced to vote on something like this I'd place my ballot for No Age's Weirdo Rippers.It's a blazing 33-odd minutes packed full of protest songs about music videos and file-sharing ("Up the Cuts,") and protest songs about the ineffectiveness of protest songs ("White People for Peace"); open-hearted duets with slightly embarrassing titles (the truly excellent "Borne On the FM Waves of the Heart," featuring Tegan Quin of Tegan & Sara); and roiling numbers in which Gabel declares his desire to have been born a woman named Laura ("The Ocean"). It's bold and ballsy and really excellent, and for a punk record, it's surprisingly free of the genre's less-than-desirable aspects '' the exclusion, the pissy attitude, the inherent sexism '' so, if that's selling out, well, then I'm buying.
[MTV declares "New Wave" as best punk album of the year]
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love you prefix. but i'm gonna have to call you out on this one. or at least rant because its friday and i want to go home, or at least stop working.Against Me! are probably the best "punk" band in the world right now...despite the fact that MTV has suddently decided to give a shit about them, and despite the fact that "New Wave" is probably the weakest of their 4 full-lenghts. they've put out some of the best rock and roll records of the past 7 years.they are a "punk" band in every sense of the word. they are probably in the top 3 best live bands i've ever seen (up there somewhere with guitar wolf, turbonegro, the bronx etc) and put together some incredbile tours.for those prefix readers (and writers) who don't know about their history check out the first three records, or go find a live video on YOUtube don't miss out on this band because MTV happens to theink they're cool. oh and they also put together some incredible tours....check out some of their past and future touring partners:Hot Water Music, The Blood Brothers, Cursive, Mastadon, Planes Mistaken for Stars, These arms Are Snakes, The Riverboat Gamblers, Alkaline Trio, Matt and Kim, Two Gallants, The Gaslight Anthem