Laura Jane Grace, best known as the frontperson of Against Me!, dropped a surprise solo album overnight. Stay Alive is streaming below.
The album, released via Polyvinyl, was recorded with producer Steve Albini over three days in July at his Chicago studio. In a press release Grace explained that Against Me!
had planned to record a new album tis year but that plan was affected by the COVID-19 pendemic. “I sat around for a month-and-a-half at a home just being shellshocked being like, ‘What the fuck happened and what the fuck is happening with the world,’” Grace said. “As I started to get my bearings, I just came to the realization that waiting was going to kill the record and kill the songs.
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