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Laura Jane Grace

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Laura Jane Grace

Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel; November 8, 1980) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me!. In addition to Against Me!, Grace fronts the band Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, a solo project she started in 2016. Grace is notable for being one of the first highly visible punk rock musicians to publicly come out as transgender, which she did in May 2012. She released her first solo studio album since transitioning, Stay Alive, in 2020, followed by Hole in My Head in 2024.

Infobox

Born
Thomas James Gabel (1980-11-08) November 8, 1980 Fort Benning, Georgia, U .
Spouses
Tiffany Danielle Kay (m. 2000; div. 2004) Heather Hannoura (m. 2007; div. 2013) Paris Campbell (m. 2023; sep. 2025)
Children
1
Origin
Gainesville, Florida, U .
Genres
Punk rock
Occupations
Singer songwriter guitarist
Instruments
Vocals guitar bass drums synthesizer harmonica
Years active
1990s–present
Labels
Misanthrope Crasshole Plan-It-X No Idea Sabot Fat Wreck Chords Sire Total Treble Bloodshot Red Scare Industries Polyvinyl Record Co.
Member of
Laura Jane Grace in the Trauma Tropes
Formerly of
Against Me! Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, The Adversaries, Common Affliction
Website
laurajanegrace

Tables

· Discography › Studio albums
US Sales
US Sales
Title
US Sales
Details
US Indie
Bought to Rot (as Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers)
Bought to Rot (as Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers)
Title
Bought to Rot (as Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers)
Details
Released: November 9, 2018 Label: Bloodshot Format: 12" 33⅓ RPM LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
90
Peak chart positions
16
Stay Alive
Stay Alive
Title
Stay Alive
Details
Released: October 1, 2020 Label: Polyvinyl Format: 12" 33⅓ RPM LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
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Hole in My Head
Hole in My Head
Title
Hole in My Head
Details
Released: February 16, 2024 Label: Polyvinyl Format: 12" 45 RPM LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Adventure Club (as Laura Jane Grace in the Trauma Tropes)
Adventure Club (as Laura Jane Grace in the Trauma Tropes)
Title
Adventure Club (as Laura Jane Grace in the Trauma Tropes)
Details
Released: July 18, 2025 Label: Polyvinyl Format: 12" 45 RPM LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Title
Details
Peak chart positions
US Sales
US Indie
Bought to Rot (as Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers)
Released: November 9, 2018 Label: Bloodshot Format: 12" 33⅓ RPM LP, CD, digital download, streaming
90
16
Stay Alive
Released: October 1, 2020 Label: Polyvinyl Format: 12" 33⅓ RPM LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
—
—
Hole in My Head
Released: February 16, 2024 Label: Polyvinyl Format: 12" 45 RPM LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
—
—
Adventure Club (as Laura Jane Grace in the Trauma Tropes)
Released: July 18, 2025 Label: Polyvinyl Format: 12" 45 RPM LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
—
—
· Discography › Extended plays
US
US
Title
US
Heart Burns
Heart Burns
Title
Heart Burns
Details
Released: November 9, 2008 Label: Sire Format: 12" 33⅓ RPM vinyl LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
185
At War with the Silverfish
At War with the Silverfish
Title
At War with the Silverfish
Details
Released: September 22, 2021 Label: Polyvinyl Format: 10" 45 RPM vinyl EP, digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
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Give an Inch
Give an Inch
Title
Give an Inch
Details
Released: September 6, 2024 Label: Diabl Back Sound Format: 12" 45 RPM vinyl EP, CD, digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
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Title
Details
Peak chart positions
US
Heart Burns
Released: November 9, 2008 Label: Sire Format: 12" 33⅓ RPM vinyl LP, CD, digital download, streaming
185
At War with the Silverfish
Released: September 22, 2021 Label: Polyvinyl Format: 10" 45 RPM vinyl EP, digital download, streaming
—
Give an Inch
Released: September 6, 2024 Label: Diabl Back Sound Format: 12" 45 RPM vinyl EP, CD, digital download, streaming
—
· Discography › Singles › As lead artist
Title
Year
Album
"Anna Is a Stool Pigeon"
2008
Heart Burns
"The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton"
2017
I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats
"This Land is Your Land" (as Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers)
2019
This Caffeine Kills Fascists
"Dysphoria Hoodie"
2023
Hole in My Head
"Hole in My Head"
"Cuffing Season"
· Discography › Singles › As featured artist
Title
Year
Album
"Take My Shoulder" (Venus de Mars featuring Laura Jane Grace)
2015
Flesh and Wire
"Walking Backwards" (Amends featuring Laura Jane Grace)
2021
Tales of Love, Loss & Outlaws
"I Like You" (Bloods featuring Laura Jane Grace)
2022
Together, Baby!
"Forever of the Living Dead" (Tim Kasher featuring Laura Jane Grace and Jeff Rosenstock)
Middling Age

References

  1. BMI
    http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=937530&subid=0
  2. Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
    https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/962854902
  3. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-secret-life-of-transgender-rocker-tom-gabel-99788/
  4. Fresh Air
    https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=522581237
  5. "I was born in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. Everything I do is alt-country by default"
    https://twitter.com/LauraJaneGrace/status/1024353386827792384
  6. SPIN
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Ezn8AaqFtHUC&q=%22tom+gabel%22&pg=PA79
  7. Las Vegas Mercury
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120216091720/http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2003/MERC-Nov-06-Thu-2003/22494811.html
  8. The Aquarian Weekly
    http://www.theaquarian.com/2010/06/03/interview-with-against-me-crosses-to-bear/
  9. Loudwire
    http://loudwire.com/against-me-laura-jane-grace-chronicles-first-year-as-a-woman/
  10. WTF with Marc Maron
    http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_617_-_laura_jane_grace
  11. music
    http://music.allaccess.com/an-interview-with-against-mes-front-woman-laura-jane-grace-about-the-bands-next-album-her-book-and-more/
  12. PHAWKER - Curated News, Gossip, Concert Reviews, Fearless Political Commentary, Interviews... , the Usual Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll
    http://www.phawker.com/2014/09/11/about-a-girl-the-complete-magnet-magazine-qa-with-against-mes-laura-jane-grace/
  13. Inked
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090118163052/http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/detail/136/q-a-with-tom-gabel-from-against-me/
  14. NPR
    https://www.npr.org/2017/04/04/522581237/for-laura-jane-grace-punk-was-a-form-of-armor
  15. audioBoom
    https://audioboom.com/boos/3638556-episode-47-laura-jane-grace-against-me
  16. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/laura-jane-graces-new-tranny-memoir-10-things-we-learned-w449686
  17. "For Laura Jane Grace, Punk Was A Form Of Armor"
    https://www.npr.org/transcripts/522581237
  18. aol
    http://on.aol.com/shows/true-trans-shw518250660-518451031?context=SH:SHW518250660:SHW518250660-166284:1459007582992
  19. "Tom Gabel Discusses 'I Was a Teenage Anarchist'"
    https://www.punknews.org/article/38304
  20. Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight: FULL INTERVIEW
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnZppZ6CBSg
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