“New America” by Bad Religion

"New America" is the title track of The New America, Bad Religion's 11th studio album, which came out in 2000 as the band's last record for Atlantic. Greg Graffin wrote the words and music and sings lead; apart from a single guest co-write elsewhere on the album, it's the only Bad Religion record he wrote alone. Brian Baker and Greg Hetson handle the electric guitars, Jay Bentley plays bass, and Bobby Schayer drums on what proved to be his last album with the band.

The record marked a turn: some of its songs went personal instead of political, and the mood ran more optimistic than usual. It was nearly called The Last Word, until too many fans read that as a farewell. Few of its songs stuck in the live set, but this one still surfaces there now and then.

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