Plans Within Plans is the ninth studio album by American punk rock[3] band MxPx, which was released on April 3, 2012. It is their first original album since 2007's Secret Weapon. The album was released on MxPx's own label, Rock City Recording Company, as well as a few others in various countries including Bullion Records in Japan, Flix Records in Europe and the UK, and El Shaddai Records in Australia and New Zealand. Plans Within Plans was written, recorded, and produced by the band.
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| Released | April 3, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | July–December 2011 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock,[1][2] skate punk[1] | |||
| Length | 35:18 | |||
| Label | Rock City | |||
| Producer | MxPx | |||
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| AllMusic |    [3] |
Title meaning
editVocalist and bassist Mike Herrera said that the album's title related to the mayhem around writing new songs, recording them and doing all of the booking and performing concert tours.[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mike Herrera
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aces Up" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Screw Loose" | 1:07 |
| 3. | "Nothing Left" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "The Times" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "In the Past" | 2:29 |
| 6. | "Best of Times" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Stay On Your Feet" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Lucky Guy" | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Far Away" | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Cast Down My Heart" | 2:11 |
| 11. | "When It Comes to You" | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Inside Out" | 2:52 |
| 13. | "Nothing's Gonna Change" | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 35:18 | |
Personnel
edit- Mike Herrera — bass, lead vocals
- Tom Wisniewski — guitar, backing vocals
- Yuri Ruley — drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ a b "Album Review: MxPx - Plans Within Plans". Bigsmilemagazine.com. April 3, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ "MxPx - Plans Within Plans". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Plans Within Plans at AllMusic
- ^ "AND NOW THE BIG REVEAL! THE NAME OF OUR NEXT ALBUM!". mxpx.com. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.