The Anarchy and the Ecstasy is an album released by the World/Inferno Friendship Society on March 15, 2011.[3] It is their fifth full-length album. Three members left the group between the previous release and Anarchy.[4]
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| Released | March 15, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Punk | |||
| Length | 34:58 | |||
| Label | Chunksaah Records | |||
| Producer | Dan Shatzky | |||
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| Punknews.org |   [1] |
| The Phoenix (newspaper) |  [2] |
Before the album's release, many demos were available online. Jack Terricloth commented, "I couldn't care less about the demos. Songs want to be free. Songs want you to whistle them!"[5] Musically, this album is more eclectic than most of their previous work, with significant bluegrass influence.[5]
The lead singer, Jack Terricloth, claimed the title of the album was taken from a William Butler Yeats poem, but did not identify which one.[5]
Track listing edit
- "I Am Sick of People Being Sick of My Shit"
- "The Disarming Smile"
- "Canonize Philip K. Dick, Ok"
- "Thirteen Years Without Peter King"
- "They Talk of Nora's Badness"
- "The Politics of Passing Out"
- "Jake and Eggers"
- "Lean Times for Heroes"
- "The Apple Was Eve"
- "The Mighty Raritan"