Agents of the Underground

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Agents of the Underground
Strung Out - Agents of the Underground cover.jpg
Studio album by
Strung Out
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Genre
Length36:29
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Cameron Webb
Strung Out chronology
Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
(2007)		Agents of the Underground
(2009)		 Transmission.Alpha.Delta
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Scene Point Blank(8.7/10) [2]

Agents of the Underground is the 7th studio album from American punk band, Strung Out. This album celebrates the 20th anniversary of the band, and was released on September 29, 2009 through Fat Wreck Chords. [3] This was notably their second album to chart on Billboard, reaching #196.

Contents

Release

On August 12, 2009, Agents of the Underground was announced for release the following month. Alongside this, the album's track listing and artwork were posted online. [4] On August 28, 2009, "Black Crosses" was posted online. [5] Agents of the Underground was made available for streaming through the band's Myspace profile on September 21, 2009, ahead of its release on September 29, 2009. [6] In October 2009, the band played a handful of Southern US shows with Lower Class Brats, Nations Afaire, and the Flatliners. [7] [8] On December 8, 2009, a music video was released for "Carcrashradio". [9] In January 2010, the band went on a brief West Coast tour with Calabrese and Pulley. [10] Following this, they went a US tour with Dropkick Murphys and Larry and His Flask. [11] In June 2010, the band went on an Australian tour with the Loved Ones. [12] They went on a short North American tour with support from Rufio, We Are the Union and Mute. [13]

Track listing

  1. "Black Crosses" - 3:40
  2. "Carcrashradio" - 2:46
  3. "The Fever and the Sound" - 3:40
  4. "Heart Attack" - 3:12
  5. "Vanity" - 3:36
  6. "Ghetto Heater" - 3:28
  7. "Agents of the Underground" - 3:30
  8. "Nation of Thieves" - 3:06
  9. "Jack Knife" - 2:29
  10. "Dead Spaces" - 3:40
  11. "Andy Warhol" - 3:22

[14]

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 196

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References

  1. ↑ Alter the Press review
  2. ↑ Scene Point Blank review
  3. ↑ "Strung Out Celebrate 20 Years of Being Underground - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  4. ↑ Paul, Aubin (August 12, 2009). "Strung Out celebrate 20th anniversary with new album". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ Paul, Aubin (August 28, 2009). "Strung Out: 'Black Crosses'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ Paul, Aubin (September 21, 2009). "Strung Out: 'Agents of the Underground'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ White, Adam (August 11, 2009). "Strung Out (October)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ Paul, Aubin (September 22, 2009). "Nations Afire with Strung Out, Death By Stereo". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ Paul, Aubin (December 8, 2009). "Strung Out: 'Carcrashradio'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ Paul, Aubin (December 9, 2009). "Strung Out / Pulley". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  11. ↑ Paul, Aubin (February 5, 2010). "Dropkick Murphys with Strung Out, Face to Face". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ Paul, Aubin (April 22, 2010). "Strung Out / The Loved Ones (Australia)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ Paul, Aubin (June 1, 2010). "Strung Out / Rufio / We Are the Union / Mute". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Strung Out :: Agents Of The Underground - Records: Fat Wreck Chords". Fatwreck.com. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  15. ↑ "Strung Out Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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