GREEN DAY レコード& CD

Review: Saviours is the forthcoming fourteenth studio album by all-American punks Green Day, recorded between London and LA and in the words of Billie Joe Armstrong himself, an intensely political one, covering "power pop, punk, rock, indie triumph, disease, war, inequality, influencers, yoga retreats, alt right, dating apps, masks, MENTAL HEALTH, climate change, oligarchs, social media division, free weed, fentanyl, fragility..." In other words, and in true Green Day fashion, this one'll be an all-out lampooning of the American Dream, in all its late-stage inauthenticity, failure, and inability to prevent its own collapsing-in-on-itself.

Review: Following on from their acclaimed headline set at Las Vegas' When We Were Young Festival, and continuing the highlight reel of returning pop-punk acts to the fray with new albums from both Paramore and Blink-182 already arriving this year, Green Day have opted to not be outdone by announcing their highly anticipated follow up to 2020's garage-rock leaning Father Of All Motherfuckers. Due to ring in 2024 with nihilistic yet anthemic abandon, Saviors promises to reinstill much of the trio's classic punk formula whilst taking their homeland to task for its egregious and abundant number of modern-day errors. Where once Billie Joe protested against being classed as an American Idiot, we've finally reached the stage where, as the lead single so aptly puts it, 'The American Dream Is Killing Me'. Recorded between London and Los Angeles with acclaimed producer Rob Cavallo, the band's fourteenth full-length seems poised to re-start the Green Day spin-doctor decimator machine all over again.

Review: Last year saw pop-punk legends Green Day headline the second instalment of the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, following the latest resurgence of the scene and acclaimed new albums and tours from the likes of Blink-182 and Paramore. Not to be outdone (or more likely just sheer timing coincidence) the band are set to unveil their own "comeback" LP in the form of their follow up to the retro garage-pop collection Father Of All Motherfuckers which landed back in 2020. Simply titled Saviors, and promising to sonically and lyrically touch upon "power pop, punk, rock, indie triumph, disease, war, inequality, influencers, yoga retreats, alt right, dating apps, masks, MENTAL HEALTH, climate change, oligarchs, social media division, free weed, fentanyl, fragility", with a lead single boasting the mouthful 'The American Dream Is Killing Me', and Billie Joe's recent updating of the lyrics to 'American Idiot' to now denounce being part of a "MAGA agenda", it appears Mr. Armstrong and co. have some major pieces of mind to share with their avid followers and the unwashed masses at large.