"Hurting as One" is the first of the two fast songs of the record, and the who-ooas remind me a lot of "Something to Believe In," which certainly isn't a bad feeling. "Turning Into You" sounds a lot like "Ready to Fall" by Rise Against, with its fast and light verse and mid-tempo and heavy chorus. "Secrets From the Underground" follows the same pattern, while the title track has a clear Foo Fighters influence. Sounds familiar? Also, nice and somewhat typical dark lyrics with a Dead Kennedys quote. Besides those two "songs," the rest is more or less their typical post- Ixnay melodycore.įirst track "The Future is Now" sets things clear: epic-melancolic guitar intro, first verse with bass and drums, second verse with palm muted guitar, super catchy chorus with the right dose of who-ooas. Sure, "Cruising California" is probably their worst song ever ("OC Guns" being possibly the second), but we know they have always chosen bad songs as singles, ever since "Come Out and Play" (which I enjoy, but which certainly isn't the best one on Smash). How much have they changed since the previous effort? How much (more) have they "sold out?" How many good, mediocre and terrible songs do we have now? OK, OK, one question at a time please. So here come the Offspring once again, with their ninth studio album.
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