My Shame Is True

Vocalist and guitarist Matt Skiba's lyrical contributions were influenced by a recent break-up, with Skiba noting, "On this one we didn't exactly plan on making a "personal" record — it just happened that way. I went through a lot since the last record and this one, like going straight out of a gnarly divorce into a really great, beautiful relationship that came to an end just as we started writing My Shame Is True." "She Lied to the FBI" was inspired by Ben Affleck's film The Town.

The album's title references Elvis Costello's debut album, My Aim is True.

Alkaline Trio released a lyric video for the song "I Wanna Be A Warhol" which was released as the album's lead single on February 5, 2013, later that month the band released another lyric video for the song "The Torture Doctor". A music video for the song "I, Pessimist" was released on March 6.{{YouTube|ga0-r07hkiA}} "I Wanna Be A Warhol" was given an official video on March 8, 2013. Lyric videos for "The Temptation Of St. Anthony" and "I'm Only Here To Disappoint" were released on March 20. The band posted the entire album on YouTube on March 28. In April, the band went on a headlining UK tour with support from Bayside.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/alkaline_trio_and_bayside_announce_uk_tour|title=Alkaline Trio and Bayside announce UK tour|work=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc|author=Szymanski, Aime |date=November 13, 2013|accessdate=December 18, 2017}} Following this, the group embarked on a headlining US tour with support from Bayside between April and June.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/alkaline_trio_announce_tour_with_bayside_sharks|title=UPDATE: Alkaline Trio announce tour with Bayside|work=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc|author=Common, Tyler|date=February 19, 2013|accessdate=December 18, 2017}} In September, the band performed at Riot Fest.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/brand_new_taking_back_sunday_rise_against_city_and_colour_more_announced_fo|title=Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Rise Against, City And Colour, more announced for Riot Fest Toronto|work=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc|author=Crane, Matt|date=May 6, 2014|accessdate=November 20, 2017}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AbsolutePunk

| rev1Score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=120922051|title=Alkaline Trio - My Shame Is True|publisher=AbsolutePunk (Buzz Media)|author=Beringer, Drew|date=2 April 2013|accessdate=2 April 2013}}

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/my-shame-is-true-mw0002491001|title=Review: My Shame Is True|publisher=AllMusic (Rovi Corporation)|author=Collar, Matt |date=1 April 2013|accessdate=2 April 2013}}

| rev3 = Consequence of Sound

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/album-review-alkaline-trio-my-shame-is-true/|title= Album Review: Alkaline Trio – My Shame Is True |magazine=Consequence of Sound|author=Willett, Sam|date=12 April 2013|accessdate=12 April 2013}}

| rev4 = Punknews

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/11924/alkaline-trio-my-shame-is-true|title=Alkaline Trio - My Shame Is True|publisher=Punknews|author=Yancey, Bryne|date=1 April 2013|accessdate=2 April 2013}}

| rev5 = The A.V. Club

| rev5Score = C{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/alkaline-trio-my-shame-is-true-1798176331|title=Alkaline Trio: My Shame Is True|publisher=The A.V. Club (Onion, Inc)|author=Heller, Jason|date=2 April 2013|access-date=2 April 2013}}

| rev6 = Ultimate Guitar

| rev6Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/alkaline_trio/my_shame_is_true/index.html|title='My Shame Is True review|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|author=Geddes, Duncan|date=2 April 2013|accessdate=2 April 2013}}

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AbsolutePunk gave the album a positive review, praising the album's production, Matt Skiba's lyrics and Dan Andriano's contributions, stating, "[My Shame Is True is the band's] tightest collection of songs since 2003’s Good Mourning. [...] Despite being fifteen years in the punk rock scene, My Shame Is True is a showcase of a band continuing to be vibrant and vital, when lesser bands have become stale and irrelevant." AllMusic's Matt Collar also gave the album a very positive review, noting, "My Shame Is True, is something of a revelation. Primarily, that revelation is that a band whose songcraft and musicianship might easily have plateaued by now is still bounding ever upward. To put it simply, this album is bonkers good."

The A.V. Club's Jason Heller issued the album with a negative review, stating, "When Skiba’s on fire, he’s one of pop-punk’s best tunesmiths; but when he’s coasting, as he is throughout My Shame Is True, his songs feel less black than beige."

{{track listing

| total_length = 40:00

| all_writing = Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, and Derek Grant

| title1 = She Lied to the FBI

| length1 = 2:48

| title2 = I Wanna Be a Warhol

| note2 = featuring Brendan Kelly

| length2 = 3:07

| title3 = I'm Only Here to Disappoint

| length3 = 2:46

| title4 = Kiss You to Death

| length4 = 3:21

| title5 = The Temptation of St. Anthony

| length5 = 3:34

| title6 = I, Pessimist

| note6 = featuring Tim McIlrath

| length6 = 2:10

| title7 = Only Love

| length7 = 4:35

| title8 = The Torture Doctor

| length8 = 3:38

| title9 = Midnight Blue

| length9 = 2:44

| title10 = One Last Dance

| length10 = 3:28

| title11 = Young Lovers

| length11 = 3:31

| title12 = Until Death Do Us Part

| length12 = 4:11

}}

Digital deluxe and Japanese editions of the album include all four songs from the band's Broken Wing EP, which was released on the same day as My Shame Is True.

• Matt Skiba – guitars, vocals
• Dan Andriano – bass, vocals, guitars
• Derek Grant – drums, vocals

• Bill Stevenson – backing vocals
• Brendan Kelly – backing vocals (2)
• Tim McIlrath – co-lead vocals (6)

• Bill Stevenson – producer, engineer
• Jason Livermore – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Andrew Berlin – engineer
• Chris Beeble – engineer

• Nick Pritchard – design
• Monkeybird – album photography

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• [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLmds4EcjNUs2gvFHeWnvNBmRHWGfUhUi My Shame Is True] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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