ARTIST: For Against
TITLE: In The Marshes (Remastered EP)
LABEL: Words On Music
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 249 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 32min total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-08-00
RIP DATE: 2007-09-30
Track List
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1. Tibet 3:12
2. Amnesia 3:38
3. The Purgatory Salesman 4:50
4. Amen Yves 3:52
5. Fate 4:02
6. In the Marshes 5:32
7. Amnesia (Studio Version) 3:17
(Bonus Track)
8. Amen Yves (Original Version) 4:19
(Bonus Track)
Release Notes:
http://myspace.com/foragainst
http://words-on-music.com/foragainst.html
For Against is one of America's most enduring and endeared independent musical
ensembles. Founded in Lincoln, Nebraska in the early 1980s, the band has
released six albums, one 10ö EP, and three 7ö singles since 1985. The original
lineup of Jeffrey Runnings (bass & vocals), Harry Dingman (guitars), and Greg
Hill (drums) launched a long-time association with the legendary Independent
Project Records with the release of the acclaimed Echelons (1987) and December
albums (1988). These albums were beloved for their unique brand of brooding pop
that combined the dark colorings of early Factory Records with the jangle of
R.E.M. and The Smiths. Echelons was celebrated with a Grammy nomination for its
remarkable art design. After Dingman and Hill left to form The Millions, Steven
Hinrichs (guitar) and Paul Engelhard (drums) joined Runnings to release four
stellar albums: Aperture (1993), MasonÆs California Lunchroom (1995), Shelf Life
(1997), and Colaesced (2002). These albums were lauded for their unique blend of
UK-influenced dream pop with the atmospheric post-punk sound of the bandÆs early
years. The culmination of these recordings, Coalesced, launched For AgainstÆs
association with the Minneapolis record label Words On Music, and earned the
band numerous Album Of The Year nods. After recording Coalesced, Hinrichs moved
from Nebraska to Virginia. For two years the band's status was uncertain, but in
August 2004 the band reformed with original guitarist Harry Dingman, coinciding
with the Words On Music re-release of Echelons (its first release on CD). In
September 2005 Words On Music also reissued December, adding two rare videos to
the CD. For Against is currently finishing up the recordings for their seventh
album, to be released on Words On Music in Autumn 2007. The band is playing live
shows once again and is slated to tour Europe in November 2007.