Victory Lap (Propagandhi album)

Victory Lap
Studio album by Propagandhi
Released	September 29, 2017
Studio	Private Ear Recording
Genre	Melodic hardcore
Length	36:29
Label	Epitaph
Propagandhi chronology
Failed States (2012) Victory Lap (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
NARC Magazine	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
SLUG Magazine	[3]
Louder Than War	[4]
Paste	8.3/10 [5]

Victory Lap is the seventh studio album by the Canadian punk rock band Propagandhi. 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".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Propagandhi Chris Hannah – guitar, vocals Jord Samolesky – drums, backing vocals Todd Kowalski – bass guitar, vocals Sulynn Hago – guitar, backing vocals Additional musician David Guillas – additional guitar Artwork Tom Brenner – cover photo Greg Gallinger – insert photo painting Avrinder Dhillon – back cover photo Jason Link – layout Todd Kowalski – layout

Production John Paul Peters – producer Jason Livermore – mastering

References

1. Davies, Maxine (September 25, 2017). "Album Review: Propagandhi – Victory Lap". NARC Magazine. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
2. Killip, Simon (October 1, 2017). "Propagandhi – Victory Lap (album review)". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved October 12, 2017.
3. Fryer, Peter (September 22, 2017). "Review: Propagandhi – Victory Lap". SLUG Magazine . Retrieved October 12, 2017.
4. Brown, Nathan (September 8, 2017). "Propagandhi: Victory Lap – LP review". Louder Than War . Retrieved October 12, 2017.
5. Pardo, Ryan J. (September 26, 2017). "Propagandhi: Victory Lap Review". Paste . Retrieved October 12, 2017.
6. Morton, Luke (September 26, 2017). "Propagandhi: "The elephant in the room is civilization itself"". Metal Hammer . Retrieved October 12, 2017.
7. Anthony, David (September 27, 2017). "On 'Victory Lap,' Propagandhi Go from Political Punk Pioneers to Participants". Noisey . Retrieved October 12, 2017.

External links

Victory Lap at Discogs