CD: WM16
RELEASED: 2005
LABEL: Words On Music

01. Sabres
02. Stranded In Greenland
03. Svengali
04. They Said
05. The Effect
06. December
07. The Last Laugh
08. Paperwhites
09. Clandestine High Holy

10. Autocrat [bonus video]
11. Echelons [bonus video]

Digitally remastered reissue of For Against's December is issued in a six-panel digipak and includes two rare, recently recovered videos shot in 1987, never before commercially available. For Against released a series of brooding pop records in the late 80's layered with surging wall of sound guitars and melodic basslines since their inception in 1984 in Lincoln, Nebraska. For Against resurfaced in 2002 with the release of their sixth album, the acclaimed Coalesced. The band reformed in August 2004 with original guitarist Harry Dingman, at which time Echelons, the band's debut from 1987, was re-released by Words On Music for the first time on CD. In 1988 For Against recorded the distinguished December album for Independent Project Records. December is a fan favorite and is unparalleled in the annals of post-punk for its unique blend of atmospheric, and melodic songwriting. In addition to recalling the early Factory Records sound, the album is also now largely considered to be a forerunner of the dream pop scene popularized in England just a few years later (Pale Saints, Kitchens of Distinction). Not to be missed, December is the rare album that doubles as both a post-punk and a dream pop masterpiece!

Influences / Similar Artists:
Sad Lovers & Giants, Snake Corps, Kitchens Of Distinction, The Chameleons