| Artist | Nation of Ulysses |
|---|---|
| Cover | 13 Point Program.jpg |
| Released | July 1, 1991 |
| Recorded | January 1991, Inner Ear, Arlington, Virginia |
| Genre | |
| Length | 39:06 |
| Label | Dischord[2] |
| Producer | Ian MacKaye[3] |
| Next year | 1992 |
13-Point Program to Destroy America is the debut album by the American post-hardcore band Nation of Ulysses.[4][5] The album's title is in reference to the Black Panther Party's Ten Point Program and J. Edgar Hoover's propaganda pamphlet "Red China's Secret Plan to Destroy America."[6] The title of track No. 13 was inspired by Frank Sinatra's album Love Is a Kick.
Tracks 14–16 on the CD are not on the original album, and are taken from their 1991 self-titled 7" debut.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "singer Ian Svenonius (who doubles on occasional bleating trumpet) has a deeper, throaty quality to his delivery than most DC-style barkers — not quite a Stax/Volt Rollins but a striking combination of ardor and menace that elevates his breathless rage above mere harangue."[7] The Washington Post called the album "so brattily self-conscious that only the ferocity of its attack keeps it from curdling."[8]
References
- ^ Jeff Terich. August 30, 2012. 10 Essential ’90s Post-Hardcore Albums. Treble Zine
- ^ "Nation Of Ulysses - 13 Point Program to Destroy America (057)". Dischord Records
- ^ Arthur, Nicole (July 29, 1992). "Nation of Ulysses". The Washington Post
- ^ "The Nation of Ulysses | Biography & History". AllMusic
- ^ "22 years later, Nation of Ulysses is still a band built for today’s tumultuous times". The A.V. Club
- ^ Danger Mike, Jesse Rockoff (DJ Mark Foley), Ian Svenonius (2006-10-03). "10-3-06 Ian Svenonius / The Make-Up". Dissonance. Washington, D.C.: Radio CPR.
- ^ "Nation of Ulysses". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (January 15, 1992). "Recordings". The Washington Post