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Track Listing
1. We Called It America
2. Quitter, The
3. First Call
4. My Orphan Year
5. Blasphemy (the Victimless Crime)
6. Creeping Out Sara
7. Eddie, Bruce and Paul
8. Best God In Show
9. Suits and Ladders
10. Agony of Victory, The
11. I Am an Alcoholic
12. One Million Coasters
Album Notes
Personnel: Aaron Novik (bass clarinet); Karina Denike, Spike Slawson (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Jason Livermore.
Although they've built their long career on a foundation of jokey, melodic punk rock, California mainstay NOFX have slowly but surely allowed a surprising depth to enter their songwriting. Their 11th album, COASTER, recorded yet again for their own successful Fat Wreck Chords label, certainly has its goofy moments, such as the Tegan & Sara-baiting "Creeping Out Sara" and the Christian-skewering reggae of "Best God in Show," but their sardonic wit is now often used for larger purposes. Songs like the autobiographical "My Orphan Year," about the death of singer Fat Mike's parents, and the gritty street-punk of "We Called it America" display a sharper grasp of adult concerns than NOFX are generally given credit for. No matter how serious they get, however, the music is, as always, exhilarating, top-flight punk reminiscent of '80s SoCal giants like the Descendents and Adolescents.
Industry Reviews
Solid, creative, urgent albums like COASTER cement the fact that whenever someone gets around to opening a Punk Rock Hall Of Fame, NOFX should be in its inaugural class.
'We Called It America' might be the best song the band have written.
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