NOFX - Wolves in Wolves Clothing

Go find your Doc Marten boots. Dig that leather jacket out of your closet. And recruit somebody to take a razor to your scalp and fashion the mohawk you haven’t worn since you were a senior in high school. There’s some serious rockin’ to do. And NOFX is back and better than ever to lead the way. You know times have gotten bleak for the rebellion when people are turning to the Dixie Chicks for inspiration (They put Bush on blast and then took it back after they realized speaking the truth was bad for their record sales. Now they’ve decided it’s cool to trash the White House again – big effin’ deal!). Well, if you’re in dire need of unapologetic music that flies in the face of authority, look no further – NOFX is here to give you your fix, and then some. Wolves In Wolves’ Clothing, the perennial punk outfit’s latest release, is an absolute haymaker. It takes aim at the Christian right, the political universe and pop culture – and they prove to be consummate critics. “Would you rather be fed bullshit from some 20-something, makeup wearing, pop star?” lead singer Mike Burkett asks on the opening track “60%.” The most devastating song on the record, “Leaving Jesusland,” is an unrelenting rant on the bible belt, or as they call it, the “cerebral black hole.” Almost as scathing is “USA-Holes,” a bazooka blast of a tune that rips apart the fabric of American society. But Wolves In Wolves' Clothing isn’t just about its incendiary lyrics. The band shows off some serious chops on its instruments, and pays worthy tribute to some of the biggest legends in punk (The groove they lay down on “The Marxist Brothers” would have made Joe Strummer awfully proud). And as usual, they let lead-guitarist Eric Melvin rip a few dynamite solos. This is punk in its purest and most potent form – angry, sarcastic, offensive and glorious. [www.nofxofficialwebsite.com]