Victory Lap (Propagandhi album)

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Victory Lap
Propagandhi Victory Lap Album Art 2017.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2017
StudioPrivate Ear Recording
Genre Hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
Length36:29
Label Epitaph
Propagandhi chronology
Failed States
(2012)
Victory Lap
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NARC Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
SLUG Magazine [3]
Louder Than War [4]
Paste 8.3/10 [5]

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".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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

Frontman 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

Victory Lap peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 on October 10, 2017.[ citation needed ]

Personnel

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