Nation of Ulysses - 13-Point Program To Destroy America

Before Plays Pretty For Baby cemented their legend, there was this. Released in 1991 on Dischord Records, 13-Point Program To Destroy America is the debut full-length from one of the most radical and confrontational bands to emerge from the Washington DC underground, and it arrives fully formed, with the force and conviction of a band who knew exactly what they were doing and had no interest in compromise.

Blending hardcore punk with funk rhythms, free jazz energy, and the overt political provocation that would define everything Nation of Ulysses touched, the album is as much manifesto as music. Sharp guitars, urgent rhythms, and Ian Svenonius' fiery, theatrical vocals drive the record forward with relentless momentum, rejecting convention at every turn and demanding that the listener pay attention. This was not background music. It was a declaration of intent.

An essential document of early 1990s post-hardcore and a landmark of the Dischord catalog, 13-Point Program To Destroy America remains as vital and uncompromising today as the day it was released. This re-cut and re-issued 12-inch LP preserves every bit of its raw intensity and ideological bite.