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Our AFI series continues this week with AFI (The Blood Album), the band's 10th record. We discuss guitarist Jade Puget formally moving into the producer's chair, themes of blood, identity, and connection, and how AFI has continued to broaden their sound on each successive release. Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF106

Was 2013's Burials a return to form or just the next evolution of AFI? This week we explore how the band rebounded from Crash Love with their darkest and most emotionally intense album yet. Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF105

Blake Correll of Broken Left Foot returns to the show to discuss AFI's eighth album, Crash Love. Released in 2009 to tepid fan response, this album cycle nearly broke the band while also setting the stage for the latter part of their career. What was it about this turn to more straightforward rock that didn't connect, and how does Crash Love hold up nearly two decades later? We discuss all that and more on this episode. Broken Left Foot on Bandcamp Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF104

Divisive among their fanbase but wildly successful on the back of "Miss Murder," 2006's Decemberunderground was AFI's moment in the mainstream spotlight. We talk about the pressure to follow up Sing the Sorrow, the dream of hearing all 120 song ideas, the Charlotte's Flowers scavenger hunt, and so much more around this massive album. Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF103

Widely considered the band's magnum opus and their most enduring success, Sing the Sorrow finds AFI leveling up in every way. We're joined this week by Dan Bretz (Pelafina, Stingray Central, and more) to talk about the major label transition, the iconic music videos, and the style and sound that formed this foundational document of the mid-aughts music scene. Pelafina on Bandcamp Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF102

This week we're joined by Zak Maybaum of Bleached Cross to discuss The Art of Drowning, AFI's fifth album and their most melodic and adventurous work yet. Bleached Cross on Bandcamp Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF101

It's the 100th episode of Noise Floor! We're celebrating the milestone with a listener Q&A and a discussion of Black Sails In the Sunset, AFI's first album with guitarist Jade Puget, the foundation of their sound going forward, and an enduring and beloved piece of punk history. Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF100

With a lineup change and a return to engineer Andy Ernst, AFI began coming into their own on their third album, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes. We discuss how their style has evolved, the iconography of Davey Havok's lyrics, and much more. Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF099

This week we're discussing AFI's sophomore album and Nitro Records debut, Very Proud of Ya. An unwieldy 20 songs and their only work with Michael Rosen, it nonetheless set the band up for a long career in the punk scene. Find us on the internet and send us your questions for our 100th episode Q&A: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF098

This week we're starting a new series on the long and storied career of AFI, beginning with the California punks' debut, Answer That and Stay Fashionable. We cover their high school formation, early releases, and the breakup and reunion show that set the next three decades in motion. Find us on the internet: @NoiseFloorPod on Instagram noisefloorpodcast.com Send us mail: [email protected] NF097