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Not Fighters, the band's fifth release since their inception in 1999 and first since 2005's Strange Day in Mexico, is sure to please both old Clintons die hards and new music adventurists alike. After starting out with over 20 songs, they recorded 18 and further narrowed the track listing down to the 11 cuts that they felt would make the most thematically cohesive record. Even though the tone of the album is unified and focused, fans of the band's diverse sound need not worry, Not Fighters is just as varied and unpredictable as its predecessors. The John Mayer-esque Time of Day is a summertime love song that puts listeners on the front porch with their significant other during a breezy summer day, wind chimes and all. On the other side of the emotional spectrum, Sleep Like Youis a touching, beautifully tragic breakup ballad that has the potential to get you all choked up while remembering details of your last relationship. And seemingly out of nowhere, the synthesized and funky production of the band's good-times ode to childhood escapism as an adult, Grant Wants to be a Pirate, will inspire you to leave the real world for a fantastic life on the Seven Seas. Keeping their core audience in mind, the band included a brand new version of their seven-year-old, previously unreleased fan favorite, Leave Me Alone. The song, which has been a staple at live shows for years, has a hugely explosive anthem-like chorus that ends with "I'll be back home/writing another song/about how you let me down/when you were high". As you can see, the band isn't afraid of edgy lyrics by any means. The record is riddled with tasty chops from some very accomplished and talented musicians including their friends Tony Furtado on banjo and slide guitar, Rick Winking from Montana Rose on lead guitar, Scott Morales on clav and organ, and a vocal cameo from the sultry Paige Rasmussen.