True Trans
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"True Trans" is an EP from Against Me!, released as a digital single on July 12, 2013, on Total Treble Music. The two songs were made available via an email download link to those who preordered tickets for Laura Jane Grace's August solo tour of the U.S. East Coast, but will be sold on tour as a 7" and through Total Treble mailorder.
The EP was released for free, for a limited time, on Against Me!'s website on July 15, 2013.[1][2]
Background
The EP features two acoustic versions of songs that are expected to appear on Against Me!'s sixth studio album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, which is likely to release towards the end of 2013. The song "True Trans Soul Rebel" has been played at live shows since May 30, 2012.[3]
The artwork for the EP features Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb from 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs, who is a male serial killer often wrongly described as transgender.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Laura Jane Grace; all music is composed by Against Me!
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "FUCKMYLIFE666" (acoustic version) | 2:53 |
| 2. | "True Trans Soul Rebel" (acoustic version) | 3:15 |
Personnel
Art and design
- Steak Mtn. – art direction, design, typography, and illustration
See also
References
- ^ "True Trans Acoustic EP – Free Download". Against Me!. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
- ^ "Twitter / LauraJaneGrace: @JamieKimHay Next couple days". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
- ^ "Against Me! Concert Setlist at Ogden Theatre, Denver on May 30, 2012". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
- ^ Garber, Marjorie (1997). Vested Interests: Cross-dressing and Cultural Anxiety. Routledge. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-415-91951-7.