First Ditch Effort arch hill recordings ” Medford displaces loneliness by

” Medford displaces loneliness by falling in love with the small things that make her happy

but the band sounds revitalized as if it were their last hurrah

'Manic Candid Episode' is out via Flightless Records

That elapsed time meant that the album was positioned as something of a comeback

and keyboards to create a raw

First Ditch Effort arch hill recordings ” Medford displaces loneliness byNOFX's 2016 LP, First Ditch Effort, follows their usual SoCal sound: simple melodies, big guitars, winsome bass, and drumming. But the lyrics hold deeper surprises. Fat Mike pokes fun at the drinking, drugs ("Six Years on Dope", "California Drought"), his cross dressing ("I'm a Transvest lite"), and low self esteem ("I Don't Like Me Anymore"), and rails against pharma ("Oxy Moronic"). Sometimes funny, other times sincere ("Generation Z", "I'm So Sorry