On their first album in 12 years, vocalist Milo Aukerman, drummer Bill Stevenson, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and bassist Karl Alvarez channel an energy just as raw and jittery as in their earliest

HYPERCAFFIUM SPAZZINATE
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On their first album in 12 years, vocalist Milo Aukerman, drummer Bill Stevenson, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and bassist Karl Alvarez channel an energy just as raw and jittery as in their earliest daysâ€”a time when the band was driven by the equally mighty forces of â€œrejection, food, coffee, girls, fishing, and food.â€ Born from the all-for-one spirit thatâ€™s forever fueled the band, Hypercaffium Spazzinate returns to the frenetically catchy sound that launched a generation of pop-minded punk acts and continues to widen the Descendentsâ€™ following around the world. The bandâ€™s first Epitaph Records release since 1996â€™s Everything Sucks, Hypercaffium Spazzinate began taking shape soon after the Descendents surfaced from extended hiatus for a series of gigs in 2010. With Milo now living in Delaware, Karl and Bill in Colorado, and Stephen in Oklahoma, the album came to life over a three-year period in which the band sent tracks back and forth and occasionally met up in Karl and Billâ€™s adopted hometown of Fort Collins. With Hypercaffium Spazzinate featuring the classic Milo cartoon as its cover artâ€”this time, heâ€™s got his head affixed to a lab flask in an attempt to â€œsynthesize some bonus caffeine,â€ as Milo explainsâ€”the album finds the band both honoring their past and living fully in the moment. â€œSince the dawn of rock-and-roll every bandâ€™s tried to pretend they exist in the age group of 18 to 35, no matter how old they get,â€ says Karl. â€œBut this bandâ€™s very honest about the fact that weâ€™re not teenagers anymore.â€ Still, thanks in part to their enduring legacy within skate culture and punk communities, the Descendents maintain a vitality thatâ€™s amply reflected on the new album. â€œEach time we make a record itâ€™s almost like the first time all over again,â€ says Bill. â€œThereâ€™s a quote from Ornette Coleman about how the song is the territory, and what you do with the song is the adventure. Weâ€™re definitely still going on all these little adventures together.â€
Country USA
Brand EPITAPH
Manufacturer Epitaph
Binding Vinyl
PartNumber 18151003
Model 35733991
Color black
IsAdultProduct
Height 0.31
Length 12.36
Weight 0.52
Width 12.36
ReleaseDate 2016-07-29
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	EPITAPH
Manufacturer	Epitaph
Binding	Vinyl
PartNumber	18151003
Model	35733991
Color	black
IsAdultProduct
Height	0.31
Length	12.36
Weight	0.52
Width	12.36
ReleaseDate	2016-07-29
NumberOfItems	1

HYPERCAFFIUM SPAZZINATE

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