True Trans
"True Trans" | ||||
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Single by Against Me! | ||||
from the album Transgender Dysphoria Blues | ||||
Released | July 12, 2013 | |||
Genre | Folk punk | |||
Length | 6:08 | |||
Label | Total Treble Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Laura Jane Grace | |||
Producer(s) | Against Me! | |||
Against Me! singles chronology | ||||
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True Trans is an acoustic EP by American punk rock band Against Me!. The band released it as a digital single on July 12, 2013 through their label, Total Treble Music. The two songs on the EP were made available via an email download link to those who preordered tickets for Laura Jane Grace's August 2013 tour of the U.S. East Coast. It was later distributed as a 7".
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 acoustic versions of two songs from the band's sixth studio album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, which was released in early 2014. The song "True Trans Soul Rebel" has been played at live shows since May 30, 2012.[3]
The album cover depicts Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb from the 1991 film 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 |
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1. | "FUCKMYLIFE666" (acoustic version) | 2:53 |
2. | "True Trans Soul Rebel" (acoustic version) | 3:15 |
Personnel
- Laura Jane Grace – guitar, vocals
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. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. 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.
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