Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace

The Offspring released their latest album a few weeks ago, and I picked it up to check it out. This CD is awesome. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something so hypnotic about Dexter’s voice. It’s like Tom DeLonge, but not annoying. I’ve been listening to this album on my way to work, and it’s great to hear new music from the band. It’s quite eclectic sounding in its rhythms. Maybe all the music is starting to blur together in my head, but I hear bits that sound like Goldfinger, Bad Religion, and Green Day, sometimes in the same song. The album hints at themes of society and individuality and the conflict that exist with trying to be a single unit in a group. Listen to the lyrics or not, this album has some tunes that rock. Pick it up at your local store, or you can be a real man and pirate it.