Russian Spies / Occult Enemies

"Russian Spies" / "Occult Enemies" is a single from Against Me!, released as a 7" vinyl single on June 14, 2011 on Sabot Productions. This is the last Against Me! release to feature Laura Jane Grace before her transition.

Background

After Against Me!'s break in late 2010, the band returned with a new drummer, Jay Weinberg. Laura Jane Grace said in early 2011 in many interviews that the band intended to release an EP or 7" before summer 2011, after "kicking around" a few songs that did not necessarily feel like tracks for a sixth studio album. Prior to their March 2011 tour with Dropkick Murphys, the band spent time off tour in Madison, Wisconsin recording at a studio owned by Butch Vig.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Laura Jane Grace; all music is composed by Against Me!

7" Vinyl Single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Russian Spies"	2:37
2.	"Occult Enemies"	2:37

Personnel

Band

Laura Jane Grace – guitar, lead vocals
James Bowman – guitar, backing vocals
Andrew Seward – bass guitar, backing vocals
Jay Weinberg – drums

Production

Mike Zirkel – recording engineer and mixing
Rob Halstead – assistant engineer
Emily Lazar and Joe LaPorta – mastering

Art and design

Steak Mtn. – art direction, design, typography, and illustration
Ryan Russell – band photography

References

"Against Me! Speaks About Current Tour ← ATX Music Mag". Atxmusicmag.com. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
"Against Me! plan new 7-inch, tour with Lemuria, Screaming Females". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
"Against Me!". Review Rinse Repeat. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
"Tom Gabel Talks Future of Against Me!". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
"Against Me! Speaks About Current Tour ← ATX Music Mag". Atxmusicmag.com. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
"Against Me! | Russian Spies / Occult Enemies 7" Single". Sabot Productions. 2011-06-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
Tommy Gabel (2011-04-25). "I Feel Sick To My Stomach: Russian Spies/ Occult Enemies". Ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.

External links

Recording two new songs at Smart Studios in Madison, WI., To clarify, full band is recording. Also recording a TV show theme song. Can't say which show yet, not sure if they're going use it. – Original announcement on Grace's Twitter

v t e Against Me!
Laura Jane Grace James Bowman Andrew Seward Atom Willard Kevin Mahon Dustin Fridkin Warren Oakes George Rebelo Jay Weinberg Inge Johansson
Studio albums	Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose Against Me! as the Eternal Cowboy Searching for a Former Clarity New Wave White Crosses Transgender Dysphoria Blues Shape Shift with Me
Live albums	Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!! 23 Live Sex Acts
EPs	Against Me! (2000) Crime as Forgiven by Against Me! Against Me! (2001) New Wave B-Sides
Demo albums	Against Me! (1997) Vivida Vis! (The Original Cowboy Total Clarity Black Crosses)
Singles	"The Disco Before the Breakdown" "Cavalier Eternal" "Sink, Florida, Sink" "Don't Lose Touch" "From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer)" "White People for Peace" "Thrash Unreal" "Stop!" "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" "White Crosses" "High Pressure Low" "Russian Spies" / "Occult Enemies" "True Trans" "Unconditional Love" "Osama bin Laden as the Crucified Christ" "Stabitha Christie" / "First High of the Morning"
Other songs	"333" "Haunting, Haunted, Haunts"
Related articles	Discography We're Never Going Home Tranny Bought to Rot Stay Alive At War with the Silverfish

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