Recorded 2015–16 Artist Descendents Label Epitaph Records | Length 31:01 Release date 29 July 2016 Genre Punk rock | |
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Released July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29) Studio The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado; Armstrong Recording, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Whitehouse Studio, Newark, Delaware Producers Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton Similar Descendents albums, Pop punk albums | ||
Descendents hypercaffium spazzinate full album new 2016
Hypercaffium Spazzinate is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released on July 29, 2016, through Epitaph Records. It is the band's first album since Cool to Be You in 2004.
Contents
- Descendents hypercaffium spazzinate full album new 2016
- Background
- Lyrical themes
- Release
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Songs
- References
This was their highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 chart with a peak position of number 20.
Background
They released their sixth studio album Cool to Be You in 2004, and then took an extended hiatus for the band to have some time off and for singer Milo Aukerman to teach biology. In 2010, the band members reunited to play a series of live shows and work on songwriting.
In May 2015, drummer Bill Stevenson announced the band was in the process of recording demos for an upcoming album. The band recorded the tracks for the album in three different studios in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Delaware.
Lyrical themes
Hypercaffium Spazzinate addresses topics of love and relationships, getting old, needing to diet, recovering from illness, and fighting for yourself. The lead track "Feel This" was written by Karl Alvarez after the passing of his mother. "No Fat Burger" is about not being able to eat unhealthy foods without consequences. Milo Aukerman called it an update to I Like Food. "Smile" and "Comeback Kid" are about Aukerman's view on past illnesses of Bill Stevenson. "Limiter" is Aukerman's view on his child needing to take drugs for his ADHD. "Beyond the Music" is about the band being friends outside of music.
Release
On April 20, 2016, at a show in the Standing Room at Hermosa Beach, California, the band premiered 6 new songs; "Shameless Halo", "Victim of Me", "Feel This", "Testosterone", "Full Circle", and "On Paper", all of which would end up on the album. They also announced they would be releasing their seventh studio album, which would be entitled Hypercaffium Spazzinate through Epitaph Records on July 29, 2016. The album would be accompanied by five-track EP, Spazzhazard. "Victim of Me" was chosen to be the first single from the album, and was released on all streaming services on June 7, 2016. It was released to radio a day later. "Without Love" was released on July 11, 2016 to streaming sites. It was released to radio on July 20. Hypercaffium Spazzinate was publicly made available to stream on July 21 through NPR.
Critical reception
Hypercaffium Spazzinate received positive reviews. Writing for Exclaim!, Ian Gormley lauded the band's "continued relevance".
Track listing
Songs
1Feel This1:14
2Victim of Me1:36
3On Paper1:45