All songs on the album were taken from this session except "Every Night" and "Totally", which the band felt were better represented by demo recordings they'd done months earlier at Flat Iron Studios with Andy Ernst.

The two songs were also recorded during the sessions at Sonic Iguana and released on the compilation Thank You Very Little and included as bonus tracks on the remixed and remastered 30th anniversary edition along with alternate vocal takes of "Panic" and "Thrift Store Girl".

All tracks are written by Ben Weasel, except where notedIn 2022, Dustin Kensrue of the modern rock band Thrice listed Anthem for a New Tomorrow as one of the top albums which influenced him as a musician.

[5] Kensrue describes the album as having "a lighthearted, weird playfulness at times...very serious political ramifications sometimes, and...just a sort of honesty and raw quality" that makes it distinctive from other music.

[5] Bass guitarist Mark Rubano of Taking Back Sunday also named Anthem for a New Tomorrow as one of the top two albums he listened to as a teen.