Wasted Years (album)
2014 studio album by Off!
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Wasted Years is the second studio album by the band Off! It was released on April 8, 2014 by Vice Records. As with their previous albums, it features 16 tracks and cover art by Raymond Pettibon.[1]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 8, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | December 2013–January 2014 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 23:18 | |||
| Label | Vice | |||
| Producer | Dimitri Coats | |||
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The band recorded 19 songs at their rehearsal space to analog tape, leaving three off of the album. "In Your Arms" appears as a digital bonus track and a 7", released on Record Store Day 2014, features "Learn to Obey" backed by "I See Through You." The first song from the album, "Void You Out", was premiered by Rolling Stone on January 22, 2014.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
'Wasted Years' premiered on the Billboard 200 at #67.[9]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [11] |
| Alternative Press |  [12] |
| The A.V. Club | B−[13] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[14] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[15] |
| The Guardian | [16] |
| NME | 7/10[17] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.2/10[18] |
| Popmatters |   [19] |
| Rock Sound | 6/10[20] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dimitri Coats and Keith Morris.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
- Dimitri Coats – guitar, producer
- Steven Shane McDonald – bass guitar
- Keith Morris – vocals
- Mario Rubalcaba – drums
- Production
- Raymond Pettibon – artwork