20/20 Vision (Anti-Flag album)

January 2023 20/20 Vision studio Anti-Flag AntiFlag 2020V.jpg 2020 1 17 July–August 2019 Dog House Studios MDDN Studio Punk rock 30 34 Spinefarm Matt Good American Fall 2017 Lies They Tell Our Children 2023 20/20 Vision studio Christian Nationalists October 4, 2019 20/20 Vision is the twelfth studio album by American punk rock band Anti-Flag from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was released on January 17, 2020, via Spinefarm Records. Recording sessions took place at Dog House Studios and at MDDN Studio from July to August 2019. Production was handled by Matt Good. The album focuses on themes of anti-fascism and political optimism in the face of distressing circumstances, and encourages its audience to organize and work towards a better future.https://www.altpress.com/features/anti-flag-20-20-vision-interview/ Anti-Flag condemn President Donald Trump on new album, '20/20 Vision' Waldman Scott 2020-01-16 Alternative Press en-US 2020-04-28 It also directly names former president Donald Trump as the cause of many of these issues, and acts as a direct attack against the former president.Graff Gary 2019-12-05 Anti-Flag Team With The Critics Company for 'Unbreakable' Video: Premiere https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/anti-flag-unbreakable-video-8545407/ 2022-07-30 Billboard en-US On October 30, 2020, a deluxe version of the album including 5 new songs was released titled 20/20 Division.Sacher Andrew 2020-10-30 Anti-Flag release 5 new songs on '20/20 Vision' deluxe edition (listen) https://www.brooklynvegan.com/anti-flag-release-5-new-songs-on-2020-vision-deluxe-edition-listen/ 2020-10-30 BrooklynVegan en Background In the past, Anti-Flag has chosen not to directly name politicians in their music. However, the band's heavy opposition of former president Donald Trump influenced them to write songs that were more direct in their view of the former president. Frontman Justin Sane explained this decision to Billboard in an interview:Normally we've never named a president. We wanted our songs to stay relevant in the future. We have a song called "Outbreak" that's about Bill Clinton, but we didn't use his name. Our song "Turncoat" could be about today; If you named George Bush, though, it dates the song. We think in terms of Woody Guthrie; "This Land Is Your Land" is as relevant today as when he wrote it, and we've always tried to stay in that spirit. But with this record we were like, "Look, Donald Trump IS the problem, so we have to go directly at the problem." You could say he's a symptom of a larger problem and I believe that's true, but he IS the symptom. He's a symbol of authoritarianism the country has moved towards, trying to roll back civil rights, LGBT rights. That's why the first track, "Hate Conquers All," opens with a sound clip of Donald Trump, and from there we tried to move forward with the record and present a different kind of vision.Some of the other topics covered on 20/20 Vision include gun violence and religion.http://anti-flag.com/christiannationalist/ Listen to Christian Nationalist Watch Lyric Video anti-flag.com 2022-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20191008055929/http://anti-flag.com/christiannationalist/ 2019-10-08 Release and reception Anti-Flag released the album's first single, "Christian Nationalists", on October 4, 2019, while also announcing a European tour the following year.Peacock Tim 2019-10-07 Listen To Anti-Flag's New Single, 'Christian Nationalist' https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/anti-flag-christian-nationalist/ 2022-07-30 uDiscover Music en-US This was accompanied by a statement on the band's website explaining the song's meaning, while also providing lists of republican politicians and sources indicating that said politicians had accepted large amounts of donations from the NRA and gun lobbyists for the politician's support for certain policies and actions. The post also included a list of mass shooting that have occurred in the United States. Exclaim! 7/10http://exclaim.ca/music/article/anti-flag-20_20_vision Anti-Flag 20/20 Vision Exclaim! January 14, 2020 Klemp Kevin February 29, 2020 Kerrang! 3/5https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-anti-flag-20-20-vision/ Album Review: Anti-Flag – 20/20 Vision Shepherd Tom January 17, 2020 Kerrang! live https://web.archive.org/web/20200118014630/https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-anti-flag-20-20-vision/ 2020-01-18 January 29, 2020 20/20 Vision was officially announced later that month alongside the release of a new song; "Hate Conquers All" and its accompanying music video.Peacock Tim 2019-10-29 Anti-Flag Announce New Album, '20/20 Vision', Share New Track, 'Hate Conquers All' https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/anti-flag-album-20-20-vision/ 2022-07-30 uDiscover Music en-US Two additional songs, "Unbreakable" and "The Disease", were also released with music videos ahead of the album, which released on January 17, 2020.2020-01-10 Anti-Flag release new song/video, "The Disease" https://substreammagazine.com/2020/01/anti-flag-release-new-song-video-the-disease/ 2022-07-30 Substream Magazine en-US The album was met with mostly positive feedback. Scott Waldman of Alternative Press called it "a lyrically focused and melodically catchy punch", while Tom Shepherd of Kerrang! praised the album's optimistic themes.Album Review: Anti-Flag – 20/20 Vision https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-anti-flag-20-20-vision/ 2022-07-30 Kerrang! January 17, 2020 en Kevin Klemp of Exclaim! felt that the album wasn't as innovative for the band, but still praised it for the production value.Anti-Flag 20/20 Vision Exclaim! https://exclaim.ca/music/article/anti-flag-20_20_vision 2022-07-30 Exclaim! en-ca Anti-Flag were set to embark on a world tour for most of 2020, but many of the shows they had planned were ultimately delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the tour resuming, the band released a deluxe version of the album titled 20/20 Division, which included five previously unreleased songs, on October 30, 2020. Track listing 20/20 Vision track listing Hate Conquers All 2:46 It Went Off Like a Bomb 2:23 20/20 Vision 2:26 Christian Nationalist 2:44 Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down 2:49 Unbreakable 3:08 The Disease 2:55 A Nation Sleeps 2:17 You Make Me Sick 3:01 Un-American 3:10 Resistance Frequencies 2:55 30:34 20/20 Division – Deluxe edition Born to Run 2:12 Concrete Breeds Apathy 1:31 No Allegiance to a Flag 2:01 No One Can Save Yourself But You 2:22 Fight Like Hell 3:26 42:06 Personnel Anti-Flag Justin Sane – guitar, vocals Chris Head – guitar, vocals Chris Barker – bass, vocals Pat Thetic – drums Production Matt Good – producer, engineering & mixing Bradley Cook – assistant engineering Mass Giorgini – mastering Artwork Doug Dean – artwork and design Additional musicians Matt Good – background vocals Charlotte 2.0 – background vocals Chlo$ – background vocals Jen Razavi – background vocals Jenna Martin – background vocals Joey Briggs – background vocals Jon Barker – background vocals Josh Massie – background vocals Lauren Denitzio – background vocals Nicholas Martin – background vocals Will Perza – background vocals Matt Appleton – alto horn, baritone and tenor saxophone, trombone John Christianson – trumpet Stevie Aiello – composer Charts +Chart performance for 20/20 Vision Chart (2020) PeakpositionAustria 51 Anti-Flag 20/20 Vision true August 6, 2020Germany 41 Anti-Flag 20/20 Vision 394741 true January 29, 2020Switzerland 45 Anti-Flag 20/20 Vision true January 29, 2020BillboardTastemaker 19 Anti-Flag true January 29, 2020 References External links 1668083 Anti-Flag – 20/20 Vision Category:2020 albums Category:Anti-Flag albums Category:Spinefarm Records albums Category:Albums produced by Matt Good