In Black and White (Mustard Plug album)

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In Black and White
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Studio album by
Mustard Plug
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007
Genre Ska punk
Length32:34
Label Hopeless
Producer Bill Stevenson
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Masterpieces: 1991–2002
(2005)		In Black and White
(2007)		 Can't Contain It
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In Black and White is the sixth album by Mustard Plug.

Contents

Background and production

On June 29, 2006, a music video was released for "Over the Edge". [1] In October 2006, the band toured the US with labelmates Against All Authority, leading up to an appearance at Riot Fest. [2] [3] On November 8, 2006, "Puddle of Blood" was posted on Mustard Plug's Myspace account. [4] In November and December 2006, they went on the UK leg of the Ska Is Dead tour alongside the Planet Smashers and Bomb the Music Industry!. [5] They closed out the year with four holiday shows in the US Midwest. [6] Following this, the band recorded their next album with producer Bill Stevenson in early 2007. [7]

The title is a play on the Cheap Trick record In Color. [8] The album is somewhat darker than Mustard Plug's previous work. Bassist Rick Johnson attributes this to the sorry state of affairs in the US: "Not just the war but, the whole way government has turned in the past twenty years. Things seem pretty bleak and I think that feeling had a lot to do with the writing of the record." [9]

Release

Mustard Plug played a handful of shows in March and April 2007, prior to a short tour in May 2007 with Buck-O-Nine. [10] [11] On July 9, 2007, In Black and White was announced for release in two months' time; alongside this, the track listing and artwork was posted online. [12] "Hit Me! Hit Me!" was made available for streaming via the group's Myspace on August 8, 2007. [13] It was followed by "Time to Wake Up" on August 14, 2007, which was made available for streaming via the website Punknews.org. [14] Three days later, a music video was released for "Hit Me! Hit Me!". [15] On August 21, 2007, "Who Benefits?" was also shared via Punknews.org. [16] They performed at the Ska Weekend festival in Tennessee and the International Ska Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada. [17] [18] In Black and White was released through Hopeless Records on September 11, 2007; it was promotedwith four releases shows in the Midwestern US with Mu330, Whole Wheat Bread, Westbound Train, and the Flaming Tsunamis. [19] In October 2007, the band on an East Coast US tour with Voodoo Glow Skulls and Left Alone. [20] In April and May 2008, the band went on a West Coast tour with Voodoo Glow Skulls, Knock-Out, and Random Hand, which was followed by a series of East Coast shows with Less Than Jake and Suburban Legends. [21] [22] They then appeared at the Riot Fest and Skanksgiving festivals in October and November 2008, respectively, in addition to touring with Bomb the Music Industry!. [23] [24] [25] The band appeared on a handful of dates of the Ska Is Dead tour in January 2009. [26]

Track listing

  1. "Who Benefits?" – 2:46
  2. "Over the Edge" – 2:19
  3. "Hit Me! Hit Me!" – 2:09
  4. "Time to Wake Up" – 3:02
  5. "Something New" – 1:46
  6. "You Can't Go Back" – 0:47
  7. "Life Is Too Short" – 2:46
  8. "Copasetic" – 2:32
  9. "On and On" – 2:17
  10. "Tell Me" – 1:56
  11. "Puddle of Blood" – 3:45
  12. "Real Rat Bastard" – 3:16
  13. "What You Say" – 3:13

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