Its a land full of apathetic citizens with depressed friends who feed their kids drugs to fight their A.D.D.
and take steroids to feel manly.
It helps that the songs couldnt be more terse.
The Descendents, who started in 1977, nicked their brevity from The Ramones.
But they didnt nail their sound until singer-writer Milo Aukerman joined three years later.
Their last three albums have been generously spaced apart by nine, eight and now 12 years, respectively.
Their last hiatus made the heart grow especially fond for the new album.
The songs prove, yet again, that the Descendents best cuts fully transcend their genre.
They may be punk in speed, but its not their velocity that makes them lovable.
Without Love, for one, has one of the best power pop melodies of the year.
At the same time, hes capable of unashamed sentimentality.
Key Tracks
On Paper
A satirical character study of a charmless jerk.
No Fat Burger
Perhaps the catchiest song ever written about cholesterol.
