{"id":4127,"date":"2012-09-19T08:57:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T15:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2012-10-02T09:40:33","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T16:40:33","slug":"new-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2012\/09\/19\/new-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: September 19, 2012 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Propagandhi
\nFailed States
\n<\/em>(Epitaph Records)<\/p>\n

3\/5<\/p>\n

Outspoken Winnipeg-based rockers Propagandhi are on their sixth full-length album, and if you haven\u2019t heard these guys since their early Fat Wreck Chords albums, well, you\u2019re in for a bit of a surprise. Is it a pleasant one? I don\u2019t think \u201cpleasant\u201d quite fits. \u201cRipping,\u201d maybe.<\/p>\n

The departure from the straightforward punk of yesteryear is evident right from the start. The haunting intro of \u201cNote to Self\u201d sets the tone for the politically charged, prog-rock-tinged first track.<\/p>\n

But the diversity doesn\u2019t stop there. I thought I was listening to a classic track from the band Helmet when \u201cRattan Cane\u201d really got going. So heavy it\u2019s almost scary, when you get right down to it.<\/p>\n

But this talented, opinionated group just doesn\u2019t have the same appeal to me that they used to. Maybe I was hoping for something less heavy lyrically, something a bit more fun. Propagandhi still have something to say. These days, I just don\u2019t really want to hear it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Propagandhi Failed States (Epitaph Records) 3\/5 Outspoken Winnipeg-based rockers Propagandhi are on their sixth full-length album, and if you haven\u2019t heard these guys since their early Fat Wreck Chords albums, well, you\u2019re in for a bit of a surprise. Is it a pleasant one? I don\u2019t think \u201cpleasant\u201d quite fits. \u201cRipping,\u201d maybe. The departure from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,11,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-issue","category-september-19-2012"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t