December by For Against
Re-release of the long out-of-print and widely popular second For Against album from 1988. December is a fan favorite and is unparalleled in the annals of post-punk for its unique blend of aggressive, atmospheric, melodic pop songs.
The album is now considered by critics to be a forerunner of the dream pop scene popularized in England just a year or two later. All Music Guide calls it “One of the finest dream pop records ever made.”
The December reissue has been remastered and is issued in a new six-panel digipak design by Bruce Licher. The CD also includes videos for "Autocrat" and "Echelons" from their 1987 Echelons album.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sabres | 3:26 |
| 2. | Stranded In Greenland | 3:12 |
| 3. | Svengali | 2:45 |
| 4. | They Said | 4:13 |
| 5. | The Effect | 4:44 |
| 6. | December | 5:09 |
| 7. | The Last Laugh | 4:31 |
| 8. | Paperwhites | 3:46 |
| 9. | Clandestine High Holy | 4:34 |
Credits
License
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For Against is one of America's most enduring and endeared independent musical ensembles, founded in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1984. The trio built the bridge between post-punk and dream pop in the mid-1980s and proceeded to record eight albums, three singles, and one EP drawing together a loyal union of darkwave fans in Europe and dream pop enthusiasts in their native U.S.