"Cool to Be You" finds the Descendents in peak form, delivering a tightly-produced collection of short, sharp, and impossibly catchy punk anthems. It’s a no-frills return that immediately reaffirms their status as masters of the craft.
- "Cool to Be You" was the first Descendents studio album in ten years, following "Everything Sucks" from 1996.
- The album was released on Fat Wreck Chords, a label co-founded by NOFX frontman Fat Mike.
- The album was recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, with engineer Andrew Berlin.
Descendents are a seminal pop-punk band from Southern California, known for their rapid-fire songs about adolescence, girls, and food. They were a defining act of the 1980s hardcore scene, though their sound evolved. This 2004 album, "Cool to Be You," arrived after a decade-long hiatus from recording, marking a return to their melodic, punk-rock sound.
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