Wasted Years (album)

For other albums, see Wasted Years (disambiguation).
Wasted Years
Studio album by Off!
Released April 8, 2014
Recorded December 2013-January 2014
Genre Hardcore punk
Length 23:18
Label Vice
Off! chronology

Off!
(2012)		 Wasted Years
(2014)

Wasted Years is the third album by the band Off! It is was released on April 8, 2014 by Vice Records. As with their previous albums, it features 16 tracks.[1]

As with the previous Off! releases, the cover art is credited to Raymond Pettibon.

The band recorded 19 songs,[2] leaving three off of the album. "In Your Arms" appears as a digital bonus track for the album,[3][4] and a 7" released on Record Store Day 2014 features "Learn to Obey" backed by "I See Through You".[5][6] The first song from the album, "Void You Out", was premiered by Rolling Stone on January 22, 2014.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 74/100[8]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [9]
Alternative Press [10]
The A.V. Club B-[11]
Consequence of Sound B[12]
Exclaim! 8/10[13]
The Guardian [14]
NME 7/10[15]
Pitchfork Media 6.2/10[16]
Popmatters [17]
Rock Sound 6/10[18]

At Alternative Press, Mischa Pearlman rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, stating that the release "pulls no punches" because she says "Rather, it delivers them in quick succession, offering up another heavy-handed does of hardcore punk as it is suppose to be"; however, she says "Although, this is more of the same, that's precisely the point: This is no-frills, passionate hardcore with a purpose", and that fans should "Take it or leave it, punk."[10]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Void You Out"   1:10
2. "Red White and Black"   1:37
3. "Legion of Evil"   1:20
4. "No Easy Escape"   1:05
5. "Over Our Heads"   1:43
6. "Hypnotized"   2:15
7. "It Didn't Matter to Me"   1:28
8. "Exorcised"   1:25
9. "Death Trip on the Party Train"   1:13
10. "I Won't Be a Casualty"   1:16
11. "All I Can Grab"   1:14
12. "Time's Not On Your Side"   1:37
13. "Meet Your God"   1:40
14. "Mr. Useless"   1:07
15. "You Must Be Damned"   1:50
16. "Wasted Years"   1:18
17. "In Your Arms" (digital bonus track) 1:27

Personnel

Band
Production

References

  1. ↑ Pelly, Jenn (January 15, 2014). "Off! Announce New Album, Wasted Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Off: In the Studio Pictures - Un-ideal Circumstances". RollingStone.com. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Wasted Years by Off!". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  4. ↑ "Amazon.com: Wasted Years: Off!: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  5. ↑ "RSD 2014 Exclusive Off! x Obey Giant "Learn To Obey" 7" Single Vinyl Record". The Blot Says.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  6. ↑ Terry, Josh (March 26, 2014). "Off! team with Shepard Fairey for new single, stream "Learn To Obey"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  7. ↑ Gentile, John (January 22, 2014). "Off! Fight the Uptight in 'Void You Out' - Song Premiere". RollingStone.com. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  8. ↑ "Wasted Years – OFF!". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Wasted Years – OFF!". Allmusic. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Pearlman, Mischa (2014). "Off! – Wasted Years". Alternative Press (Alternative Press Magazine). May 2014 (310): 93. ISSN 1065-1667.
  11. ↑ Heller, Jason (April 8, 2014). "Punk supergroup Off! is back, but the rants are wearing thin". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ Bray, Ryan. "Album Review: Wasted Years – Off!". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ Khanna, Vish (April 4, 2014). "OFF! Wasted Years". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ Hann, Michael (April 3, 2014). "Off!: Wasted Years review – more of the same, in a good way, from punk supergroup". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  15. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (April 4, 2014). "Off! – 'Wasted Years'". NME. Inspire. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  16. ↑ Minsker, Evan (April 8, 2014). "OFF!: Wasted Years". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  17. ↑ Suarez, Gary (April 10, 2014). "OFF!: Wasted Years". Popmatters. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  18. ↑ Deller, Alex (April 12, 2014). "OFF! – Wasted Years". Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2015.