| Searching for a Former Clarity | ||||
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| Released | September 6, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | April 18 – May 16, 2005 | |||
| Studio | The Magpie Cage in Baltimore | |||
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| Length | 47:00 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Producer | J. Robbins | |||
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Searching for a Former Clarity is the third album by the Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, produced by J. Robbins and released on September 6, 2005, by Fat Wreck Chords. Supported by singles and music videos for the songs "Don't Lose Touch" and "From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer)", it was their first album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching #114. It also reached #9 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. Singer/guitarist Laura Jane Grace has described Searching for a Former Clarity as a concept album.[1]
Fat Mike, on the other hand, thought the album was shit. He told me that he hated J.'s production style, didn't like the mix or the track listing, and that the cover art (a black and white photo of a Florida palm tree) was terrible. "Make the band name bigger!" This took the wind out of our sails a bit and started making me consider our next move. The reason we had stayed indie, signed no contract, and taken less money was for artistic freedom. But now we found ourselves with no contract, in a punk rock handshake deal, but still compromising and fighting with our label over things like artwork and songs.
Laura Jane Grace with Dan Ozzi, Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
- ^ Dworken, Arye (2010-07-20). "The Self-Titled Interview: Against Me!". Self-Titled Daily. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2010-07-28.