Free LSD | ||||
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Released | September 30, 2022 | |||
Length | 38:13 | |||
Label | Fat Possum | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100 [1] |
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Metal Injection | 8.5/10 [3] |
Under the Radar | 8/10 [4] |
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. [5] 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. [6]
On July 30, 2022, Off! announced the release of their first album in eight years, along with the single "War Above Los Angeles". [7] The single's music video features appearances by David Yow, Don Nguyn, Chloe Dykstra, James Duval, and D.H. Peligro in his final recording before his death. [8]
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. [9]
However, on October 24, 2022, Off! announced they had to postpone the tour due to drummer Justin Brown having to be hospitalized. [10]
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. [1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Slice Up the Pie" | 2:38 |
2. | "Time Will Come" | 2:28 |
3. | "War Above Los Angeles" | 2:55 |
4. | "Kill to Be Heard" | 1:36 |
5. | "F" | 1:18 |
6. | "Invisible Empire" | 2:04 |
7. | "Circuitry’s God" | 1:45 |
8. | "Ignored" | 2:42 |
9. | "Black Widow Group" | 1:50 |
10. | "L" | 1:04 |
11. | "Muddy the Waters" | 1:13 |
12. | "Murder Corporation" | 2:25 |
13. | "Behind the Shifts" | 1:52 |
14. | "Worst Is Yet to Come" | 2:11 |
15. | "S" | 0:57 |
16. | "Suck the Bones Dry" | 2:01 |
17. | "Smoking Gun" | 2:01 |
18. | "Peace or Conquest" | 1:35 |
19. | "Free LSD" | 2:30 |
20. | "D" | 1:08 |