For the first time in 12 years, the Descendents have released a new record. Their seventh studio album, Hypercaffium Spazzitate will be available everywhere July 29th, 2016 via Epitaph Records, but you can stream it over at NPR.
A snippet from the NPR exclusive:
For all of Descendents’ nerds-with-chips-on-their-shoulders antics, the band has always pinned a certain amount of reflection and sensitivity to its sleeve, and Hypercaffium is no different. While filled with fire and fury, “Feel This” comes from a poignant place; the words were written by Alvarez after the death of his mother and address grief as a thing that ought to be confronted rather than suppressed. “Fighting Myself” and “Victim Of Me” put introspective spins on emotional baggage and the pitfalls of self-sabotage. In “Comeback Kid,” Egerton’s chunky guitar and Alvarez’s effervescent bass mesh to form powerhouse hooks that are as bittersweet as they are pummeling.
Listen to their first track “Feel This” below.
The band are also heading out on tour with Fucked Up, Bully, Beach Slang and Modern Baseball this fall. You can buy tickets here and check out the dates below.
Descendents 2016 Tour Dates:
09/02-05 – Denver, CO @ Riot Fest Denver
09/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
09/16-18 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/22 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
09/24 – Pozo, CA @ Picnic in Pozo
09/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre *
10/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
10/06 – Boston, MA @ The Royale +
10/08 – New York, NY @ PlayStation Theater #
10/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory #
10/15 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore #
11/09-10 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ^
11/12 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater ^
* = w/ Modern Baseball
+ = w/ Beach Slang
# = w/ Fucked Up
^ = w/ Bully
