First Ditch Effort

by NOFX

First Ditch Effort cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 October 2016
  • Label: Fat Wreck Chords
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:11
  • Community rating: 3.12/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Fiona Sly, Karina Denik茅, Curtis Mathewson, Cameron Webb, Matt Gorney, Brian Baker, Fat Mike, Jason Livermore, Darla Belle Burkett, El Hefe, Smelly, John Carey, Joey Balls, Joey Cape, Fletcher Dragge, Eric Melvin, Matt Magnusson, Darius Koski, Chris Shiflett

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Revealing a stark departure from purely satirical topics, 'First Ditch Effort' finds the veteran punk outfit tackling subjects like addiction, toxic behavior, and the loss of close friends. It stands out as one of their most emotionally vulnerable and directly autobiographical records.

Genres

Descriptors: drugs, conscious

Tracklist

  1. Six Years on Dope (1:32)
  2. Happy Father's Day (1:14)
  3. Sid and Nancy (2:22)
  4. California Drought (3:14)
  5. Oxy Moronic (3:56)
  6. I Don't Like Me Anymore (2:30)
  7. I'm a Transvest-Lite (2:16)
  8. Ditch Effort (1:47)
  9. Dead Beat Mom (2:18)
  10. Bye Bye Biopsy Girl (2:00)
  11. It Ain't Lonely at the Bottom (1:33)
  12. I'm so Sorry Tony (3:18)
  13. Generation Z (5:07)

Credits

  • El Hefe - lead guitar, vocals, trumpet, harmony vocals
  • Eric Melvin - vocals, guitar, written-by, keyboards
  • Darius Koski - viola, harmony vocals
  • Karina Denik茅 - vocals, backing vocals
  • Luis And Toku - guitar [intro], saxophone
  • Sidra Hitching - read by [poem]
  • Jason Livermore - mastered by
  • Cameron Webb - recorded by, mixed by, engineer
  • Sergio Chavez - engineer [additional engineering]

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