album studio album punk band released august paper release fourth studio album released group signed label member celtic punk band returned producer album released generally favorable reviews critics fans enjoyed album diversity sound song writing reviewers described album songs working class anthems christian themes final track album celtic punk cover hymn fly away received music critics album produced single believe released music video album single failed chart track winter chicago featured soundtrack video game background recording tour played milwaukee jake jake drummer owner paper saw band play impressed energy performance discovered band looking record label offered sign produced album chosen album producer band felt having producer improved communication allowed band work freely according frontman familiarity allowed encourage band advance musically think differently january band recorded entire album studios chicago illinois writing composition album lyrics described examination struggles american working class politically liberal highlighting struggles blue collar america lyrics portray idea hope things appear bleak giving option christian themes songs christian secular reviewers found brother brother song album inspired band members experience drug use friends stated interview bunch tunes cover wanted times friends returned drugs writing jesus freak hideout interpreted song attempt convince individual turn life return christian faith track named rich strong poor tells story men looking happiness tries find money returns second tries looking happiness physical strength believes proves find peace like man ends final man looks happiness basic life needs likewise ends position men explains position happiness hasn found chasing desires hopeful frustrating song album believe subject band music video video shows band singing song studio like version featured album song guitar driven features lyrics remind listener continue going forward painful song seen symbol band faith title track acoustic protest song compared reviewer album ball lyrics tell story unhappy working class man song ends lyrics slave whistle slave tenth song country ballad written response people making jokes height man depicted track feet inches meters tall deal people questioning play basketball reception received positively reviewers album single failed chart reviewer commented album fun jesus freak hideout reviewer thought best work date album showed band improving age reviewer agreed jesus freak hideout assessment felt album step broader appeal final song album received reviewers song celtic punk cover fly away band widely recorded traditional hymn reviewer called cover perfectly executed writing called song crowd favorite fans band live jesus freak hideout reviewer viewed release hymn albums favorably band covered amazing grace earlier album concluded stating thought hymns boring heard rendition track listing brother brother rich strong poor believe hold live die trying work truth time winter chicago fly away personnel personnel listed allmusic
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