Free LSD | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Off! |
Cover: | Off! - Free LSD.png |
Length: | 38:13 |
Label: | Fat Possum |
Prev Title: | Wasted Years |
Prev Year: | 2014 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
On July 30, 2022, Off! announced the release of their first album in eight years, along with the single "War Above Los Angeles".[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
However, on October 24, 2022, Off! announced they had to postpone the tour due to drummer Justin Brown having to be hospitalized.[6]
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.