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This is as much of a thank you post as it is a "hey, come listen to this y'all" post. I haven't really partaken in any Propagandhi malarkey since uni days, so wasn't even aware they were still a thing let alone putting out albums. Up until a couple of years ago that is, when I started listening sporadically to 2001's Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes and realised how damn great a punk album it really is. Still, that was as far as my appreciation of the Winnipeg collective went. That is, until Tuesday, when I went into work and spoke to James Tidswell, who does sales/accounts for Time Off, one of the music street press magazines that I work for in Brisbane, but also occasionally play guitar for grungeheads Violent Soho. He asked if I was reviewing Failed States, and I had to ask him what he was putting in his crack pipe. But I went home and listened - and goddamn these guys are doing things that I have criminally overlooked all these years. Especially Todd Kowalski's all out assaults - I don't know how many times Ive listened to 'Rattan Case' this week. Seriously killer record. So, once again, thank you James.
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Failed States is out today here. Below is the final track. And you can stream the entire record here.
Propagandhi - Duplicate Keys Icaro (An Interim Report)
Have you checked out the last couple of records? One of the only bands who I believe continue to better themselves on each album. Worth a look.
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