Against Me! - White Crosses

White Crosses is as powerful and as bold a rock record as one can imagine. The band - frontman Tom Gabel, guitarist James Bowman, bassist Andrew Seward and new drummer George Rebelo - roar like fighter jets screaming over a stadium on the anthemic title-track. Joining that is the escapist fury of "Spanish Moss", and the short stick of dynamite, "Rapid Decompression". 2007's New Wave eschewed some of the roughness of the band's earlier efforts, but White Crosses goes even further in filling out the band's wallop. With its twinkling piano and a glorious whoa-oa chorus, "Because Of The Shame" could be an outtake from Bruce Springsteen's classic Born To Run. "Ache With Me" is a slow-jam that would make Paul Westerberg blush, while "High Pressure Low" is Billy Idol meets fellow Gainesville native Tom Petty.

Heavyweight vinyl pressed by Total Treble Records.