вЂњThen sometimes a song is terrible, and you throw it away, then pull it back out and dust it off and try to make it better, and thereвЂ™s a little bit of all of that there. вЂњI write all the time, and record stuff, and sometimes itвЂ™s great,вЂќ he says. Now a professor, a doctorate in molecular biology, and co-author of the PLoS One published paper identifying genetic sequencing of HIV, Holland says he found more of the albumвЂ™s gems in discarded songs. вЂњItвЂ™s more like theyвЂ™re saying вЂfuck it,вЂ™ and its really scary.вЂќ вЂњI feel like weвЂ™re in a unique period in history where instead of our world leaders saying вЂweвЂ™re doing our best,вЂ™вЂќ says Holland.

The title track, originally written in 2019 and recorded in 2020, recounts all the ongoing socio-political obstacles. How can we put out a record and not talk about that stuff, so there were lots of things to write about all of a sudden.вЂќ вЂњPolitical and social upheaval and the pandemic on top of that-this was just a shit show. вЂњThe last couple of years have been a doozy,вЂќ says Holland. Let the Bad Times Roll reflects the current times, revealing things generally left unspoken, through The OffspringвЂ™s sage punk. Recorded throughout the last several years at the bandвЂ™s studio in Huntington Beach and various other locations, Let the Bad Times Roll is the bandвЂ™s third collaborations with legendary producer Bob Rock, who also worked on previous release Days Go By in 2012 and Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace in 2008, Let the Bad Time Roll doesnвЂ™t shy away from the worldвЂ™s state of mind, and affairs.

Making a return in 2021 couldnвЂ™t be a more fitting time to recount the still-pertinent events of the past several years. We certainly didnвЂ™t mean for it to take nine years to put out.вЂќ Backtracking on all the varied catalysts-songs that required years to unravel and reflections of a world in disarray-Dexter Holland is deconstructing the pieces of Let the Bad Times Roll (Concord Records), The OffspringвЂ™s first album in nearly a decade.

The offspring let the bad times roll