DON’T DREAM IT, BE IT
After nearly 40 years and 13 studio albums, fans know what to expect when they put on a NOFX record: a series of upbeat songs clocking in at under three minutes each, witty lyrics served up with a dash of juvenile humor, and a liberal helping of songs referencing doing drugs and having kinky sex. It’s a formula that has worked tremendously for the band over the years.
The newly released “Single Album” takes that formula and throws it into a blender with a cup of gloom. All of the elements of a NOFX album are in there, but there is a heaviness—both musically and lyrically—to this record that the band hasn’t really shown before. From the second the needle drops and “The Big Drag” starts playing through the speakers, it’s abundantly clear this album is going to be different.
“I wanted to set the mood
