I dont know, maybe some people that will read this will consider it a blasphemy but I was never considering myself a fan of Rancid. Somehow their records never got to me, never moved me in some way to make me love their music although I know that legions of punk hardcore and skinhead kids consider them to be the best band in the world. They have some punk evergreens for sure, but most of their albums were just too boring for me. This new album is their ninth full length with 17 tracks of street punkrock and ska coming your way. On this new album Rancid explores recent political events that were going on in America and throughout the world. The opener “Track Fast” is just that, kinda little bomb under one minute to prepare the listener for what comes next. “Ghost of a Chance” and “Telegraph Avenue” are nice punkrock anthems with the trademark Rancid mumbled verses, barked choruses and all the other stuff which made them so loved by many. For me the best song on this album is unusually long titled “An Intimate Close Up of a Street Punk Trouble Maker” which is fast paced melodic hit in the head. There are some fillers on this album like “Farewell Lola Blue” and “I Got Them Blues Again” but in all this is good album. Somehow I got the opinion that first half of the album is way better than the second half, but thats just me.

7/10