NOFX – Self Entitled

Self Entitled is a superb twelfth studio album on self-owned label Fatwreckchords. Lasting the ages, and not old yet, NOFX delivers an album with sincerely serious topics in a humorous manner. They are all about the anti-everything fun. This album deals with serious topics, and can be mistaken for anything they have ever released prior. Whether purist or poser you need to give this album a listen. Self Entitled comprises 12 songs that provide half an hour of bliss and pain. 

72 Hookers sings about terrorists who need hookers. It’s a tongue-in-cheek political satire, proudly singing “fighting will cease, when everyone’s getting blowjobs; that’s when we finally will have world peace”. Funny, sensitive issues are what NOFX does best.

I Believe in Goddess presents a short song with nihilistic/atheistic lyrics. It is a very good song whose melody gets stuck in your mind.

Ronnie & Mags is where the old meets new – a song about the events of the 80’s in modern style.

She Didn't Lose Her Baby sings about a cocaine addict losing her son. It’s a face-paced song, with sad lyrics.

I, Fatty incorporate bizarre harmonies.

Secret Society has a quasi-political message, to an old Pennywise type melody. As always the lyrics are as amazing as shocking.

Cell out is a freaking awesome song, humorously commenting on the authenticity of punk. Weird dance beats affirms the fluidity of NOFX. It’s less than fair calling these legends ‘sell-outs’; doing so you just affirm your ignorance. It’s fair not liking their new music, but they persevered through times when punk was fashionable, and not. This makes them noteworthy of what DIY ethics is about. Mike singing “I’m a sell-out” makes me wonder how will this whole bullshit rhetoric about being a ‘pure’ punk will end.

My Sycophant other has a nice rocking sound. The song has a very bizarre voice sample.

I've got one jealous again, again is a song about Mike divorcing his wife, because he cheated on his one love music. He at least scored some good albums.

Xmas has been X’ed is another song hammering on the societal influence of Christianity, and how we would be better without it.