''The Anarchy and the Ecstasy'' is an album released by the

World/Inferno Friendship Society The World/Inferno Friendship Society (also referred to as World Inferno, or Inferno) was an American band from Brooklyn, New York. Its style merged punk, soul, klezmer and jazz, while its collective membership featured horns, piano and guitar ...

on March 15, 2011. It is their fifth full-length album. Three members left the group between the previous release and ''Anarchy''.The World/Inferno Friendship Society , The Anarchy and the Ecstasy - CD Reviews
/ref> Before the album's release, many demos were available online. Jack Terricloth commented, "I couldn't care less about the demos. Songs want to be free. Songs want you to whistle them!" Musically, this album is more eclectic than most of their previous work, with significant bluegrass influence. The lead singer, Jack Terricloth, claimed the title of the album was taken from a

William Butler Yeats William Butler Yeats (13 June 186528 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish liter ...

poem, but did not identify which one.Punknews.org , Jack Terricloth (World/Inferno Friendship Society)
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Track listing

#"I Am Sick of People Being Sick of My Shit" #"The Disarming Smile" #"Canonize Philip K. Dick, Ok" #"Thirteen Years Without Peter King" #"They Talk of Nora's Badness" #"The Politics of Passing Out" #"Jake and Eggers" #"Lean Times for Heroes" #"The Apple Was Eve" #"The Mighty Raritan"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anarchy And The Ecstasy 2011 albums The World/Inferno Friendship Society albums