The Offspring New album

Kerplunk · 25 Mar 2012 at 12:10

The Offspring have just completed their new album! Cannot wait, love these guys :cool:

Song titles floating about at the moment are:-

Hurting As One
OC Guns
You Will Find A Way
Days Go By
It's All Good
The Future Is Now

Awaiting the full track listing release, abum name, artwork etc! I loved Rise and Fall Rage and Grace, some amazing songs on that album, lets hope this is just as good, if not better!

Noodles said that "Hurting As One" sounds like "Something To Believe In" off of Smash

Kerplunk · 31 Mar 2012 at 23:01

LOL, nothing??

Here is one of their new songs "The Future IS now" from the Japan festival, Punkspring!

Sounds like Ixnay/Smash!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzS9gNbOrtQ

Angst · 1 Apr 2012 at 10:26

Nutella33 · 1 Apr 2012 at 10:44

if it does actually sound like ixnay i'll eat my hat after the abortion they released last time.

THMRK · 1 Apr 2012 at 12:00

It must suck to see your contemporaries still being vaguely relevant while you struggle to be anything other than another past it pop punk band.

And I say this as someone whose first record he ever bought was Americana.

Let's hope this stuff is marginally better than everything else they've thrown out in the past decade.

Angst · 1 Apr 2012 at 12:56

Woody__ said:
It must suck to see your contemporaries still being vaguely relevant while you struggle to be anything other than another past it pop punk band.

And I say this as someone whose first record he ever bought was Americana.

Let's hope this stuff is marginally better than everything else they've thrown out in the past decade.

Lima · 1 Apr 2012 at 21:54

Offspring used to be my favourite band, but I've kind of gone off them a bit. I hope this album is better than 'rise and fall, rage and grace'...there were a couple of awesome songs on that album but it just felt like they had gone so damn soft. They should not do ballads EVER....they just cant pull it off.

NoFx....now there's a consistent band!

G-MAN2004 · 1 Apr 2012 at 22:30

Truly surprised they're still going!

Kerplunk · 23 Apr 2012 at 16:34

Finally some concrete news!

Album: The Offspring - Days Go By
Released: Summer 2012

Album tracklisting:

1) The Future Is Now
2) Secrets From The Underground
3) Days Go By
4) Turning Into You
5) Hurting As One
6) Cruising California (Bumpin' In My Trunk)
7) All I Have Left Is You
8) OC Guns
9) Dirty Magic
10) I Wanna Secret Family (With You)
11) Dividing By Zero
12) Slim Pickens Does The Right Thing And Rides The Bomb To Hell

First single: Days Go By
Artwork:

toshj · 23 Apr 2012 at 17:17

If they can find their form again, then I will probably give this a listen. Really haven't paid them any attention whatsoever since Americana was realesed. That said, Ixnay and everything before that is excellent.

Jay794 · 23 Apr 2012 at 17:20

Offspring lol, reminds me of 1998 lol, when I first listened to them, I do like their older stuff, pre-Americana, not a massive fan of Splinter-onwards.

Just seems like skater-punk, and isn't Dexter like 50 now?

Admittely the put on a good live show, but I'm 24 now, I used to listen to Offspring when I was at school lol

Jonesiani · 23 Apr 2012 at 18:57

I grew up listening to the Offspring, and still have a soft spot for them.

The later albums have been different, but not necessarily bad albums. Regardless of what everyone wants, they will never release another Smash, or Ignition, and That doesn't bother me really.

It's interesting to see Dirty Magic in that track list, and I wonder if they have re-recorded the original, or wrote a new song with the same title.

Anyways, I look forward to the release

Kerplunk · 1 May 2012 at 23:41

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce Dexter Holland of the OFFSPRING..white rapping LOL :confused:

Nitefly · 1 May 2012 at 23:48

That sounds way too slick for the Offspring.

Kerplunk · 1 May 2012 at 23:54

And in contrast...

THMRK · 2 May 2012 at 10:41

Kerplunk said:
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce Dexter Holland of the OFFSPRING..white rapping LOL

If that isn't the sound of a band struggling for commercial relevance then I dunno what is.

THMRK · 2 May 2012 at 10:43

Jonesiani said:
I grew up listening to the Offspring, and still have a soft spot for them.

The later albums have been different, but not necessarily bad albums. Regardless of what everyone wants, they will never release another Smash, or Ignition, and That doesn't bother me really.

It's interesting to see Dirty Magic in that track list, and I wonder if they have re-recorded the original, or wrote a new song with the same title.

Anyways, I look forward to the release

I think they must have re-recorded the original. Ignition is 20 years old this year and they're doing a club tour to celebrate where they'll just be playing Ignition in its entirety plus a handful of other songs.

I imagine the re-recording will be an acoustic version similar to this:

mrthingyx · 2 May 2012 at 11:22

Woody__ said:
It must suck to see your contemporaries still being vaguely relevant while you struggle to be anything other than another past it pop punk band.

And I say this as someone whose first record he ever bought was Americana.

Let's hope this stuff is marginally better than everything else they've thrown out in the past decade.

Dude - your first experience of The Offspring was Americana? And you post this?

Since 'Smash', The Offspring have been losing their edge - Ixnay was very commercial but still had drive, whereas Americana, etc. was fun only from a commercial persective.

Unfortunately, the links above do not encourage me that they are rediscovering what made them good/interesting/relevant, and just sound like any of the other commercial crud out there. Maybe the rest of the album will be more interesting.

THMRK · 2 May 2012 at 11:35

mrthingyx said:
Dude - your first experience of The Offspring was Americana? And you post this?

Since 'Smash', The Offspring have been losing their edge - Ixnay was very commercial but still had drive, whereas Americana, etc. was fun only from a commercial persective.

Unfortunately, the links above do not encourage me that they are rediscovering what made them good/interesting/relevant, and just sound like any of the other commercial crud out there. Maybe the rest of the album will be more interesting.

My first album may have been Americana but it's certainly not their best album. It's always been about Smash.

Americana may hold a special place in my heart but I can't possibly proclaim it to be their best work.

Anyway, compared to albums that followed Americana it's still a pretty decent album. Start of a downward spiral? Definitely. But it's not the worst thing they've ever done...

mrthingyx · 2 May 2012 at 11:41

Woody__ said:
My first album may have been Americana but it's certainly not their best album. It's always been about Smash.

Americana may hold a special place in my heart but I can't possibly proclaim it to be their best work.

Anyway, compared to albums that followed Americana it's still a pretty decent album. Start of a downward spiral? Definitely. But it's not the worst thing they've ever done...

No argument there, although I must say I enjoy Ignition more and more as I got older...