Noenemies is the fourth full-length studio album by alternative hip-hop band Flobots, released May 5, 2017.
Background In 2015 it was announced that Flobots were working on a new music project called No Enemies, which will focus on issues such as climate change and immigration reform. The band raised funds via Kickstarter to record two albums.
On November 8, 2016, Flobots released a new track, "Rattle the Cage". The song was premiered early than planned in response to the 2016 US Presidential election, with the band saying "Wounds are raw. The pain is real. We wanted to share something a little earlier than planned. This is a song for all of us." On January 20, 2017, they released another new song, the politically charged "Pray", released on the same day as the Inauguration of Donald Trump.
The album was influenced by the works of Vincent Harding, who was a mentor to the band. The group describes the album as "a body of protest songs that speak to the urgency of the current moment".
Track listing
Note
"Voices of the Dead" contains a sample of “Antioch” as performed by the Alabama Sacred Harp Singers.
Personnel Flobots Stephen Bracket aka Brer Rabbit - vocals Jamie Laurie aka Jonny 5 - vocals Kenny Ortiz - drums, percussion
Additional musicians Gabriel Otto - bass, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals, production, arrangements Mackenzie Gault - viola, backing vocals Serafin Sanchez - saxophone, keyboards Tad Lusk - guitar Tom Hagerman - violin Evan Orman - cello Charlie Mertens - upright bass Eva Holbrook, Maxwell McKee, Suzi Q, Sallie Baker, Chris Barker - backing vocals Spirit of Grace (Shamae Matthews, Tonicia London, Christin Grant, C. Larea Edwards) - backing vocals Denver Glenarm Singers, Colorado Children's CHorale's 303 Choir - backing vocals Hugh Ragin, Tom Gershwin - trumpet Adam Stone - keyboards Dave Flomberg - trombone Todd Divel - string and horn recording
Production Xandy Whitesel - recording, engineering Jason Livermore - mixing, mastering
Artwork
Josiah Werning - art direction, album art Dustin Dahlman - album art
Charts Chart (2017) Peakposition
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