You can't overstate how big of a deal NOFX is for punk rock. They combined catchy music with smart, funny, and offensive lyrics that fans loved. They basically created the sound of '90s California punk and made it possible for the next wave of bands like Green Day and The Offspring to get huge. NOFX played what they said was their final show a little over a year ago, and they've now announced a triple-album series featuring rarities, demos, and unreleased songs. "There are unreleased songs, very rare songs that have never been available digitally, and demo versions of songs that are not nearly as good as the album versions!," Fat Mike says.
The project is called A to Z, one song for each letter of the alphabet, each edition on classic black as well as limited coloured vinyl available.
And the first installment, "A to H", is due out on December 5 via Fat Wreck Chords. Included on it is "Barcelona," which they released back in July but originally came up with 12 years ago. They wrote and recorded after their final shows, and call it the "newest and last NOFX song."
Side A:
01. THE AUDITION 02. BARCELONA 03. CIGARETTE GIRL 04. DON'T COUNT ON ME (DEMO)
Side B:
05. EVERYTHING IN MODERATION (ESPECIALLY MODERATION) 06. FLEAS (LIVE AT MYSPACE) 07. GENERATION Z (DEMO) 08. HARDCORE 84
