The Offspring Take a Shot at the Alt-Right with New Single, “Let the Bad Times Roll”

If you came of age in the ’90s, there’s a better chance than not The Offspring played a role in your musical development. Smash (1994) was a huuuuge album for me, and although I’d already gotten big into Ozzy, Metallica and Guns N’ Roses by then, I didn’t really differentiate; if it had distorted guitars, I was in. The band’s singles were ubiquitous for the rest of the decade and on into the beginning of the next, and while I lost track of them after that there can be no denying that Dexter Holland and co. know their way around a hook, even now.

And so: the band’s new entry, “Let the Bad Times Roll,” takes a shot at politicians who seem happy to cater to the darkness within a certain segment of the population, and no surprise, it’s got an infectious chorus. Dexter explains, ​“I feel like we’re in a unique period in history where instead of our world leaders saying, ​‘We’re doing our best,’ it’s more like they’re saying, ​‘Fuck it,’ and it’s really scary.”

Let the Bad Times Roll, also the name of the band’s new album — their first since 2012 — comes out on April 16 via Concord Records. Watch the video for the title track below.

[via Kerrang!]