SONG: "Electro-Static Sweep"
ARTIST: Laura Jane Grace
ALBUM: "At War With The Silverfish" EP
YEAR: 2021
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Gainesville, Florida
YEARS ACTIVE: 1997 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Electro-Static Sweep" appears to be a song about running into an old friend, spending time and reminiscing about old times. I'm not sure if the song is happy, indifferent or filled with emptiness because of what life is in the present for the vocalist.
LAURA JANE GRACE DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2018 - Bought To Rot (Bloodshot Records)
* (Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers release)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2020 - Stay Alive (Polyvinyl Records)
* (Laura Jane Grace solo release)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2024 - Hole In My Head (Polyvinyl Records)
* (Laura Jane Grace solo release)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON LAURA JANE GRACE:
Laura Jane Grace has been making music since the mid to late 90's, hailing from Gainesville, Florida. Of course, she is most well known as the vocalist/guitarist/songwriter for the punk band Against Me! With Against Me!, she released 7 full length studio albums along with a a slew of EP's, live albums and compilation albums over a 23 year period. She has said that Against Me! is on hiatus right now and have been since 2020. Laura Jane Grace's solo material first surfaced in 2008, before she transitioned and was still going by her birthname Tom Gabel. That was an EP titled "Heart Burns". She would support that EP by playing acoustic sets on the Revival Tour with Chuck Ragan and Tim Barry. In 2012, she announced she was going to transition to become a female and chose to be called Laura Jane Grace from that point on. In 2018, she formed a band called Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers and released the album "Bought To Rot". That band seemed to be a one off project as she would release her next album as a solo, 2020's "Stay Alive". She released the EP "At War With Silverfish" in 2021. Most recently, Laura Jane Grace released "Hole In My Head" in 2024. The title track is a banger! Could've easily made it on an Against Me! album! I'm a huge Against Me! fan so obviously I'm gonna check out anything that Laura Jane Grace does. Her solo stuff isn't too far off what Against Me! does. Though it's a little less punk. She's definitely exploring different sounds and genres while keeping that punk foundation with her solo material. Her new album, "Hole In My Head", is an awesome record! Maybe since Against Me! is on a hiatus right now, she feels comfortable creating a more punk album with her new solo project. With that being said, I hope Against Me! isn't done. They're just too f'n good a band to not continue. Hopefully, after Laura Jane Grace releases this new record and tours to support it, she can relight the fire under Against Me!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Against Me!
The Gaslight Anthem
The Menzingers
Alkaline Trio
Bad Astronaut
TEN LAURA JANE GRACE SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Hole In My Head
2. Anna Is A Stool Pigeon
3. Apocalypse Now (& Later) (w/ The Devouring Mothers)
4. The Swimming Pool Song
5. The Airplane Song (w/ The Devouring Mothers)
6. Random Hearts
7. The Hotel Song (w/ The Devouring Mothers)
8. Dysphoria Hoodie
9. Cuffing Season
10. Day Old Coffee
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