is an American punk rock band, formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida,[1] by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace.

After a long period of line-up changes and uncertainty surrounding the band's future, their sixth studio album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, was released independently in January 2014 to critical and commercial acclaim.

Though the group intended to record a new album, plans were derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the band entered an indefinite hiatus.

was formed in 1997 by singer/guitarist Laura Jane Grace as a solo act, amidst the breakup of her previous band(s).

While neither Bowman or Fridkin had part in the recording of Crime as Forgiven by Against Me!, they both joined the band on tour to support it.

[7] On April 23, 2001, while heading south on I-75, returning home from their first tour as a four-piece band, their van was struck by a semi truck.

[9][10][11] A third EP, a self-titled acoustic recording by Grace and bassist Dustin Fridkin, was released in November 2001.

Mahon was eventually replaced by Warren Oakes, and guitarist James Bowman returned in December 2001[12] during the recording of the band's first album, Against Me!

Fridkin left during the summer of 2002 to return to college and was replaced by Andrew Seward of the Tennessee band kill devil hills,[13] and this new lineup released the single "The Disco Before the Breakdown" (2002).

[15][16] It spawned singles for "Don't Lose Touch" and "From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer)", which also became the band's first music videos.

supported Foo Fighters on a North American tour, and Sire released the digital EP New Wave B-Sides.

[19][20] In October 2008, while traveling west on I-80, en route to Salt Lake City, their tour bus hit a patch of ice; causing it to spin and land on its side in a ditch.

[22] Oakes left the band in June 2009, in part to focus on running his Mexican food restaurant.

[23] In an interview with MTV Oakes wanted it to be known that he wasn't fired, but rather, his leaving the band "was really a mutual decision … it was really amicable."

[25] The following month Fat Wreck Chords released The Original Cowboy, an album of demo recordings from the Against Me!

[27] It was supported by singles for "I Was a Teenage Anarchist", "White Crosses", and "High Pressure Low" and was their highest-charting album to date, reaching no.

[29] Throughout December 2010, Grace spoke of George Rebelo's intentions to record an album with his primary band Hot Water Music.

[35][36] In May 2012 Grace publicly came out as transgender, having dealt with gender dysphoria since childhood, and began her transition.

They began recording in February 2012 at Total Treble Studio, working without Butch Vig, who produced New Wave and White Crosses.

[44] Grace went on a solo tour in August in a handful of east coast US cities in support of the record.

On August 29, 2013, Inge Johansson, formerly of the (International) Noise Conspiracy and Refused, was confirmed as the new bass player.

[48] In July 2016, the band announced their seventh studio album Shape Shift with Me would be released on September 16.

[55][56][57] Grace officially announced in July 2018 via Instagram that after performing these shows, Seward had rejoined the band.

[59] Laura Jane Grace announced in July 2018 that the band she had performed previous solo tours with since 2016,[60] the Devouring Mothers, had recently completed a record together.

The band's members since its inception have been Grace and Willard from Against Me!, as well as long-time producer and collaborator Marc Hudson.

[61] The album is said to be heavily influenced by the works of Rowland S. Howard[62] and Tom Petty,[63] and includes collaborations with other artists.

Support for the shows came from Chuck Ragan, Toy Guitar, Dilly Dally, Chris Cresswell, and Cursive.

[73] Bowman began working as a guitar tech on tour with My Chemical Romance,[74] while Seward formed the duo Nighttime Flyers and released a self-titled album independently in April 2022.

[75] Seward also joined As Friends Rust, initially as a touring and session musician, but ultimately becoming an official member and performing on their 2023 album Any Joy and their 2024 EP Lightless.

"[84] Grace, however, remained optimistic that the band would reunite in the future after "reconnecting" at her wedding: "I don’t want to jinx anything.