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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Jun 29, 2012 3:45 PM UTC  by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Jun 29, 2012 3:45 PM UTC  _This post is in partnership with_ [_Consequence of Sound_](http://consequenceofsound.net/)_, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene._ Back before Bad Religion spearheaded a mid-’90s second wave of West Coast malcontents, [The Offspring](http://consequenceofsound.net/tag/the-offspring/) were going from demons and guillotines (1989’s _The Offspring_) to no-strings rendezvous and suicide cases in LA (1992’s _Ignition_), striking success around 1994’s _Smash_, branded the best-selling independent album of all time. More recently, however, 2008’s _Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace_ was pseudo-political, critically eviscerated blandness that morphed The Offspring into a band that parents might have once considered hip and rebellious, now left playing “classics” playlists at half-full amphitheaters. To future generations, we are collectively sorry about “Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?”. Fast-forward to today. The Offspring’s newest release, _Days Go By,_ is both disjointed and mildly out of its element, containing one-third of this act’s best output since pre-_Splinter_ by a minuscule margin at best. It’s just good, old-fashioned “meh.” (**LIST:** [Top 10 Music-Video Directors Who Now Direct Movies](http://entertainment.time.com/2011/01/14/top-10-music-video-directors-who-now-direct-movies/#spike-jonze)) Seemingly unrelated to the misleadingly grim album art, each song contributes to a 12-piece ramshackle time machine. If you were anticipating their re-recording of _Ignition_\-era artifact “Dirty Magic” or perhaps pondering a forced _Dr. Strangelove_ reference like the one lodged in “Slim Pickens Does The Right Thing And Rides The Bomb To Hell”, you’re in luck; those tracks are the pinnacle of what _Days Go By_ has to offer. Keen listeners might note a _Rise And Fall_ glaze over openers “The Future Is Now” and “Secrets Of The Underground”. There’s also an _Americana_/_Splinter_ vibe amidst Latin-tinged “OC Guns”, gimmicky summer tune “Cruising California (Bumpin’ In My Trunk)”, and a stripper love song (and “Hit That” throwback) “I Wanna Secret Family (With You)”. An Offspring apologist might claim this mess of a package was surprising, but anybody who’s heard “When You’re In Prison” or “Da Hui” knows better. From observing the Offspring’s contemporaries—Green Day, for example—target audiences know that evolution has its pros and cons, the case in point being the difference between _Nimrod_ and _American Idiot_. Ambitious endeavors combined with audience nostalgia are what brought the previous era’s pop rock back into resurgence in the first place. The Offspring opted to try and have a little bit of fun here, but ultimately, they fail to reach more existential fare, instead pretending that “Turning Into You” is not simply “Dammit, I Changed Again” reprised. Similarly, title track “Days Go By” serves as cookie-cutter inspirational rock circa “Can’t Repeat”, but at least it’s an uplifting placeholder in a record chock full of uninteresting “misery loves company” tidbits. The Offspring have been in the music business for over 20 years. They’ve recruited a new drummer (again), perhaps an effort to retain some semblance of youth even as the band gets older—guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman hit 49 in February. The thing about aging is that you can either drain energy in a futile effort to deny the natural order, or you can embrace your own mortality and live like your time is running out. The Offspring are contemplating which side of the park bench they’re on, regardless of actual reality, and no CD or digital stream will make a suitable substitution for a flux capacitor. Everything on _Days Go By_ comes across like a B-side compilation spanning their last ten years in music, without the benefit of anything remotely hit-worthy. (**MORE:** [All-TIME 100 Songs](http://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/24/the-all-time-100-songs/?iid=ent-main-feature#tightrope-janelle-monae-featuring-big-boi)) There are modest musical gems to be had in the tragically malnourished final mix. However, slapped smack dab in the center, “Cruising California” boldly goes where “Pretty Fly” hilariously went years ago, instead reconfigured into a non-satirical bass-bumper nobody will ever swallow with a straight face. Such keyboard-laden schlock sums up _Days Go By_ in an undeniably pathetic and predictably disappointing nutshell: the last-ditch grasping of straws by a band whose previous exuberance became self-parody shy of Y2K, unbeknownst to whatever unwitting radio listeners felt “Original Prankster” was wickedly clever. Getting old isn’t so bad, fellows. It comes with wisdom and true life experience. That is, unless you’re a washed-up punk rocker. Then, it comes with regrettable tattoos, some humorous tales of life on the road, and maybe a stab at a comeback album. Unfortunately for the Offspring, too many _Days_ have gone by, and this record feels like too little, too late. **Essential Tracks:** “Slim Pickens Does The Right Thing And Rides The Bomb To Hell” **More from Consequence of Sound:** [Tenacious D on _The Daily Show_](http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/06/video-tenacious-d-on-the-daily-show/) **More from Consequence of Sound:** [Interview: Emma Anderson (of Lush)](http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/06/interview-emma-anderson-of-lush/) Veteran Punk-Rockers The Offspring Let Days Go By on New Album ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7121998/veteran-punk-rockers-the-offspring-let-days-go-by-on-new-album/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7121998/veteran-punk-rockers-the-offspring-let-days-go-by-on-new-album/"},"headline":"Veteran Punk-Rockers The Offspring Let Days Go By on New Album","datePublished":"2012-06-29T15:45:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-25T05:06:33.120Z","description":"This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. 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