Metal Anarchy

Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!) has teamed up with Matt Patton, Mikey Erg, and Paris Campbell Grace for a new project called Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals. Their first single, “All Fucked Out,” can be found below:

Grace commented:

“Back in 2021, I sat down in my office to do some songwriting. Not knowing what specifically to write about that day, I challenged myself to write a song similar to whatever the current Number One hit in the world was at the time. I made the challenge to myself without knowing exactly what that song was so I had to look it up, and as it turned out at that moment, the current Number One song in the world was ‘Butter’ by BTS. Now, for those of you not familiar with the song Butter, it’s about how the singer is ‘smooth like butter.’

‘Hmmm…’ I thought to myself. ‘If they’re smooth like Butter, what am I?’ And the answer to that question is ‘All Fucked Out’ – not to be confused with All Fucked Up, mind you. ‘All Fucked Out’ as in zero fucks left to give. The song quickly became a staple in my live set and I’ve taken a couple of different previous attempts at recording it, but it wasn’t until Me, Matt, Mikey and Paris got together this past December in Water Valley, Mississippi at Matt’s studio, Dial Back Sound, that it all came together and the song was recorded the way it was meant to be heard.”

In other news, Laura Jane Grace & The Trauma Tropes have also announced a European/UK tour. Here’s the dates:

11/02 Vienna, Austria – SBAM Fest
11/04 Milan, Italy – Circolo Magnolia
11/05 Munich, Germany – Import Export
11/06 Berlin, Germany – Kantine am Berghain
11/07 Warsaw, Poland – Hydrozagadka
11/09 Wiesbaden, Germany – Kesselhaus
11/10 Den Haag, Netherlands – Paard
11/12 Cologne, Germany – Yard Club
11/13 Paris, France – Supersonic
11/14 Brussels, Beligum – Botanique
11/16 Milton Keynes, UK – Craufurd Arms
11/17 Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms
11/19 Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
11/20 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
11/21 Leeds, UK – The Key Club
11/23 Dublin, Ireland – Grand Social
11/24 Belfast, Northern Ireland – Empire Music Hall
11/26 Manchester, UK – Band On The Wall
11/27 London, UK – Union Chapel
11/28 Birmingham, UK – Asylum