In Black and White (Mustard Plug album)

On June 29, 2006, a music video was released for "Over the Edge".{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/18390/media-mustard-plug-post-video-for-over-the-edge|title=Mustard Plug post video for 'Over the Edge'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=June 29, 2006|access-date=January 29, 2022}} In October 2006, the band toured the US with labelmates Against All Authority, leading up to an appearance at Riot Fest.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/19208/naked-raygun-blue-meanies-misfits-bollweevils-at-riot-fest-2006|title=Naked Raygun, Blue Meanies, Misfits, Bollweevils at Riot Fest 2006|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 16, 2006|access-date=January 31, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/19317/tours-against-all-authority-uk-usa|title=Against All Authority (UK, USA)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 22, 2006|access-date=January 31, 2022}} On November 8, 2006, "Puddle of Blood" was posted on Mustard Plug's Myspace account.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/20752/mustard-plug-posts-new-track|title=Mustard Plug posts new track|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=November 8, 2006|access-date=February 5, 2022}} In November and December 2006, they went on the UK leg of the Ska Is Dead tour alongside the Planet Smashers and Bomb the Music Industry!.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/19763/planet-smashers-mustard-plug-bomb-the-music-industry-on-ska-is-dead-uk|title=Planet Smashers, Mustard Plug, Bomb the Music Industry on Ska Is Dead UK|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=September 15, 2006|access-date=January 31, 2022}} They closed out the year with four holiday shows in the US Midwest.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/21448/mustard-plug-shows-planning-new-album-for-07|title=Mustard Plug shows, planning new album for '07|publisher=Punknews.org|author=August, Justin|date=December 23, 2006|access-date=February 7, 2022}} Following this, the band recorded their next album with producer Bill Stevenson in early 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/19599/a-wilhelm-scream-mustard-plug-more-recording-with-bill-stevenson|title=A Wilhelm Scream, Mustard Plug, more recording with Bill Stevenson|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Shultz, Brian|date=September 6, 2006|access-date=January 31, 2022}}

The title is a play on the Cheap Trick record In Color.[http://www.europunk.net/interviews/209 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107045304/http://www.europunk.net/interviews/209 |date=January 7, 2009 }} The album is somewhat darker than Mustard Plug's previous work. Bassist Rick Johnson attributes this to the sorry state of affairs in the US: "Not just the war but, the whole way government has turned in the past twenty years. Things seem pretty bleak and I think that feeling had a lot to do with the writing of the record."{{cite web|url=http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/09/12/mustard-plug-interview-august-25-2007/ |title=Mustard Plug Interview – August 25, 2007 |publisher=Driven Far Off |date= |accessdate=2012-02-24}}

Mustard Plug played a handful of shows in March and April 2007, prior to a short tour in May 2007 with Buck-O-Nine.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/22415/tours-mustard-plug|title=Mustard Plug|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=February 25, 2007|access-date=February 10, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/23733/tours-mustard-plug-buck-o-nine-satori|title=Mustard Plug / Buck O Nine / Satori|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=May 16, 2007|access-date=February 14, 2022}} On July 9, 2007, In Black and White was announced for release in two months' time; alongside this, the track listing and artwork was posted online.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/24531/mustard-plug-detail-in-black-and-white|title=Mustard Plug detail 'In Black and White'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=July 9, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}} "Hit Me! Hit Me!" was made available for streaming via the group's Myspace on August 8, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2448|title=Mustard Plug stream "Hit Me! Hit Me!" on Myspace|work=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc|date=August 8, 2007|accessdate=March 18, 2017}} It was followed by "Time to Wake Up" on August 14, 2007, which was made available for streaming via the website Punknews.org.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25079/streams-mustard-plug-time-to-wake-up|title=Mustard Plug: 'Time To Wake Up'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 14, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}} Three days later, a music video was released for "Hit Me! Hit Me!".{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25133/videos-mustard-plug-hit-me-hit-me|title=Mustard Plug: 'Hit Me, Hit Me!'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 17, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}} On August 21, 2007, "Who Benefits?" was also shared via Punknews.org.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25183/streams-mustard-plug-who-benefits|title=Mustard Plug: 'Who Benefits?'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 21, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}} They performed at the Ska Weekend festival in Tennessee and the International Ska Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/23158/ska-weekend-07-confirms-voodoo-glow-skulls-the-slackers|title=Ska Weekend '07 confirms Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Slackers|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=April 9, 2007|access-date=February 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/24577/english-beat-slackers-toasters-and-more-at-international-ska-circus|title=English Beat, Slackers, Toasters and more at International Ska Circus|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=July 12, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}} In Black and White was released through Hopeless Records on September 11, 2007; it was promotedwith four releases shows in the Midwestern US with Mu330, Whole Wheat Bread, Westbound Train, and the Flaming Tsunamis.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25386/tours-the-flaming-tsunamis|title=The Flaming Tsunamis|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=September 4, 2007|access-date=May 31, 2022}} In October 2007, the band on an East Coast US tour with Voodoo Glow Skulls and Left Alone.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25062/tours-voodoo-glow-skulls-left-alone-mustard-plug|title=Voodoo Glow Skulls / Left Alone / Mustard Plug|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=August 13, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}} In April and May 2008, the band went on a West Coast tour with Voodoo Glow Skulls, Knock-Out, and Random Hand, which was followed by a series of East Coast shows with Less Than Jake and Suburban Legends.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/28443/less-than-jake-tour-dates-with-the-swellers-mustard-plug-goldfinger-big-d|title=Less Than Jake tour dates with the Swellers, Mustard Plug, Goldfinger, Big D|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=April 9, 2008|access-date=June 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/28569/random-hand-with-voodoo-glow-skulls-mustard-plug-knock-out|title=Random Hand with Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, Knock-Out|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=April 18, 2008|access-date=June 14, 2022}} They then appeared at the Riot Fest and Skanksgiving festivals in October and November 2008, respectively, in addition to touring with Bomb the Music Industry!.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/29690/riot-fest-with-bosstones-all-leftover-crack-tsol-ergs-reagan-youth-paint-it-black|title=Riot Fest with Bosstones, ALL, Leftover Crack, TSOL, Ergs, Reagan Youth, Paint It Black|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=July 15, 2008|access-date=June 18, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/29745/the-ska-is-dead-tour-presents-skankgsiving-08|title=The Ska Is Dead Tour presents Skankgsiving '08|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Raub, Jesse|date=July 18, 2008|access-date=June 18, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/30978/tours-bomb-the-music-industry-with-shinobu-mustard-plug|title=Bomb The Music Industry with Shinobu, Mustard Plug|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=October 24, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2022}} The band appeared on a handful of dates of the Ska Is Dead tour in January 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_5257|title=Ska Is Dead IV announced with the Toasters, more|work=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc|date=December 4, 2008|accessdate=July 28, 2017}}

1. "Who Benefits?" – 2:46
2. "Over the Edge" – 2:19
3. "Hit Me! Hit Me!" – 2:09
4. "Time to Wake Up" – 3:02
5. "Something New" – 1:46
6. "You Can't Go Back" – 0:47
7. "Life Is Too Short" – 2:46
8. "Copasetic" – 2:32
9. "On and On" – 2:17
10. "Tell Me" – 1:56
11. "Puddle of Blood" – 3:45
12. "Real Rat Bastard" – 3:16
13. "What You Say" – 3:13

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• [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMYAuX3-dgGa_KhE2jNEAUNtBpf9X9fQP In Black and White] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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