Sad news to share today as For Against vocalist and bassist Jeffrey Runnings has died from stage 4 cancer. He was 61 years old.
Runnings formed For Against in 1984 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He originally played keyboard, but several personnel shifts led him to pick up the bass role in addition to singing. The band released its debut vinyl with the singles “Autocrat” and “It’s A Lie.”
Influenced by British bands, their post-punk and dream pop sound was unusual for a band from the Midwest at the time. Check out the tone and attack Runnings achieves on “Autocrat”…