Failed States is the sixth full-length album by the punk rock band Propagandhi. It was released on September 4, 2012, receiving critical praise.

Failed States
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012
StudioPrivate Ear Recording and Illegal Combatant, Winnipeg
Length38:20
LabelEpitaph
ProducerJohn Paul Peters
Propagandhi chronology
Supporting Caste
(2009)
Failed States
(2012)
Victory Lap
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Thrash Hits[1]
AbsolutePunk(90/100)[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]
Allmusic[4]

A remastered version was released through multiple digital streaming services on February 1, 2019 as Chris Hannah felt that the original version sounded inferior to the quality of Supporting Caste and Victory Lap.[5]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Propagandhi

No.TitleLength
1."Note to Self"5:56
2."Failed States"1:54
3."Devil's Creek"2:32
4."Rattan Cane"3:06
5."Hadron Collision"1:37
6."Status Update"1:05
7."Cognitive Suicide"3:42
8."Things I Like"1:59
9."Unscripted Moment"4:10
10."Dark Matters"3:16
11."Lotus Gait"3:15
12."Duplicate Keys Icaro (An Interim Report)"4:34
Total length:37:06
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."The Fucking Rich Fuck the Poor"1:19
14."The Days You Hate Yourself"1:57
15."Failed States (Experimental Prototype)"1:59

Critical and commercial reception

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The album debuted at number 1 on the Heatseekers chart for one week, and number 107 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 3,500 copies.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Andrews, Alex (August 31, 2012). "Album: Propagandhi – Failed States". Thrash Hits. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Okorley, Dre (September 4, 2012). "Propagandhi – Failed States". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Stagno, Mike (September 6, 2012). "Propagandhi – Failed States (album review)". Sputnikmusic.
  4. ^ Allmusic Review
  5. ^ "Instagram".
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