Background Music (album) explained

Background Music
Type:studio
Artist:Give Up the Ghost
Cover:Give Up the Ghost - Background Music.jpg
Genre:Hardcore punk
Label:Equal Vision (EVR062)
Prev Title:The Sun Isn't Getting Any Brighter
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:We're Down Til We're Underground
Next Year:2003

Background Music is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Give Up the Ghost. The album was originally released on June 12, 2001[1] through Equal Vision Records under the name American Nightmare, but was later reissued in 2003 under the name Give Up the Ghost after another band named American Nightmare filed a cease and desist order.[2] Background Music was also reissued in 2011 through Deathwish Inc. in celebration of the band's reunion shows.[3]

Track listing

  1. "(We Are)" – 2:38
  2. "There's a Black Hole in the Shadow of the Pru" – 2:00
  3. "AM/PM" – 3:05
  4. "Shoplifting in a Ghost Town" – 2:51
  5. "I Saved Latin" – 0:22
  6. "Postmark My Compass" – 2:15
  7. "I.C. You Are Feeling Drake" – 2:09
  8. "Hearts" – 1:03
  9. "God Save the Queen" – 2:00
  10. "Your Arsonist" – 2:48
  11. "Farewell" – 2:22

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Background Music – Give Up the Ghost . . May 3, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120116092615/http://www.equalvision.com/releases/show/83 . January 16, 2012 .
  2. Web site: D'Angelo. Joe. Downey. Ryan. Robinson. Iann. Metal File: Hard And Heavy News On Napalm Death, In Flames, Killing Joke, Living Sacrifice And More. MTV. Viacom. April 17, 2003. https://archive.today/20120904011108/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471338/metal-file-hard-heavy-news-on-napalm-death-flames-killing-joke-living-sacrifice-more.jhtml. dead. September 4, 2012. May 3, 2012.
  3. Web site: Battan. Carrie. Give Up the Ghost (American Nightmare) Reunite for New Year's Shows. Pitchfork Media. October 27, 2011. May 3, 2012.