Free LSD
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{{Infobox album
| name = Free LSD
| type = studio
| artist = Off!
| cover = Off! - Free LSD.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2022|09|30}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 38:13
| label = Fat Possum
| producer =
| prev_title = Wasted Years
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Free LSD
| type = studio
| single1 = War Above Los Angeles
| single1date = July 30, 2022
}}
}}
Free LSD is the third and final studio album by hardcore punk band Off!. It was released on September 30, 2022, by Fat Possum Records.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/off-announce-new-album-and-tour-share-video-for-new-song-war-above-los-angeles-watch/|title=Off! Announce New Album|website=Pitchfork|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=July 27, 2022|access-date=April 24, 2023}} It is their first album in eight years, and the follow-up to 2014's Wasted Years.
The album is used as the soundtrack to a science fiction movie of the same name due for release in 2024, written and directed by guitarist Dimitri Coats, with band members in starring roles.Appleford, Steve (July 27, 2022). https://www.spin.com/2022/07/off-free-lsd-interview/
Background
On July 30, 2022, Off! announced the release of their first album in eight years, along with the single "War Above Los Angeles".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/off-share-new-single-war-above-los-angeles-detail-new-album-and-north-american-tour-3280075|title=Off! Share new single, detail new album|website=NME|last=Robinson|first=Ellie|date=July 30, 2022|access-date=April 24, 2023}} The single's music video features appearances by David Yow, Don Nguyen, Chloe Dykstra, James Duval, and D.H. Peligro in his final recording before his death.{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/off-announce-first-album-in-8-years-tour-exclusive-vinyl-new-video/|title=OFF! announce first album in 8 years|website=BrooklynVegan|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|date=July 27, 2022|access-date=April 24, 2023}}
Tour
In support of the album, the band announced a North American tour, starting on October 24, 2022, at the Valley Bar in Phoenix, Arizona, and finishing on December 17, 2022, at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2022/07/off-new-album-2022-tour-war-above-los-angeles/|title=Punk Supergroup OFF! Announce New Album and 2022 Tour|work=Consequence of Sound|last=Kaufman|first=Kaufman|date=July 27, 2022|access-date=April 24, 2023}}
However, on October 24, 2022, Off! announced they had to postpone the tour due to drummer Justin Brown having to be hospitalized.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/off-postpone-2022-north-american-tour-dates-due-to-drummers-hospitalization/|title=OFF! Postpone 2022 North American Tour Dates Due to Drummer's Hospitalization|website=Pitchfork|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=October 24, 2022|access-date=April 24, 2023}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 85/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/free-lsd/off!|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 24, 2023}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=free-lsd-mw0003768585 | title=Free LSD |last=Deming |first=Mark |access-date=April 24, 2023 }}
| rev2 = Metal Injection
| rev3 = Under the Radar
| rev3score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/free_lsd_off|title=Under the Radar Review|work=Under the Radar|last=Berlyant|first=Matthew|date=November 10, 2022|access-date=April 24, 2023}}
}}
Free LSD was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Dimitri Coats and Keith Morris
|headline =Free LSD track listing
|title1=Slice Up the Pie
|length1=2:38
|title2=Time Will Come
|length2=2:28
|title3=War Above Los Angeles
|length3=2:55
|title4=Kill to Be Heard
|length4=1:36
|title5=F
|length5=1:18
|title6=Invisible Empire
|length6=2:04
|title7=Circuitry's God
|length7=1:45
|title8=Ignored
|length8=2:42
|title9=Black Widow Group
|length9=1:50
|title10=L
|length10=1:04
|title11=Muddy the Waters
|length11=1:13
|title12=Murder Corporation
|length12=2:25
|title13=Behind the Shifts
|length13=1:52
|title14=Worst Is Yet to Come
|length14=2:11
|title15=S
|length15=0:57
|title16=Suck the Bones Dry
|length16=2:01
|title17=Smoking Gun
|length17=2:01
|title18=Peace or Conquest
|length18=1:35
|title19=Free LSD
|length19=2:30
|title20=D
|length20=1:08
}}
Personnel
;Band
- Keith Morris – vocals
- Dimitri Coats – guitar, electronics, producer
- Autry Fulbright II – bass guitar
- Mario Rubalcaba – drums
;Production
- Pete Lyman – mastering
- Chad Bamford – mixing
- Raymond Pettibon – artwork
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|2800733|type=album}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=699baed2-cc9e-4309-8317-f1d6be3ea31d|name=Free LSD}}
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