''First Ditch Effort'' is the thirteenth studio album by the American

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band

NOFX NOFX () was an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Bassist/lead vocalist Fat Mike, rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin were original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...

, released on October 7, 2016.

Release

"Six Years on Dope" was the first song released off of the album to the Fat Wreck Chords YouTube page on July 20, 2016. "Oxy Moronic" was released to radio on September 14, 2016. ''First Ditch Effort'' was released on October 7. The span of four years between '' Self Entitled'' (2012) and ''First Ditch Effort'' was longest gap between two NOFX studio albums up to this point, and it also marked the first time since '' The War on Errorism'' (2003) that the band had not worked with Bill Stevenson; instead, the album was produced by Cameron Webb. The song "I'm So Sorry, Tony" is a tribute to late No Use for a Name frontman

Tony Sly Anthony James Sly (November 4, 1970 – July 31, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the front man of the punk rock band No Use for a Name. In his later years he also gained attention for his acoustic mu ...

Track listing

Personnel

NOFX

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He was the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the cofounder and bassist of the punk rock supergroup cov ...

– lead vocals, bass, keyboards, piano *

Eric Melvin Eric Scott Melvin (born July 9, 1966) is an American musician and founding member of the punk rock band NOFX. Throughout the band's existence, he and Fat Mike were the only band members who stayed since the beginning. NOFX Melvin plays guitar an ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Six Years On Dope", keyboards on "It Ain't Lonely at the Bottom" *

El Hefe Aaron Abeyta (born August 8, 1965), better known as El Hefe or simply Hefe, from ''el Jefe'' (Spanish for "the boss"), is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and trumpet player for the American punk rock band NOFX. He starte ...

– lead guitar, vocals, horns *

Erik Sandin Erik "Smelly" Sandin (born July 29, 1966), is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the punk rock band NOFX, and former member of punk rock band Caustic Cause. He was a founding member of NOFX when they formed in Hollywood, Calif ...

– drums, percussion

Additional musicians

* Johnny OMM – Harmonies * Karina Deniké – Backup Vocals on "Sid and Nancy" and "I'm So Sorry Tony" * Joey Balls – Piano on "Sid and Nancy" and "I Don't Like Me Anymore" * Matt Garney – Keyboards on "California Drought" *

Josh Freese Joshua Ryan Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American drummer. A member of punk rock band the Vandals since 1989, Freese has also been a member of new wave band Devo since 1996. He was previously a member of hard rock band Guns N' Roses ...

– Additional drums on "California Drought" *

Fletcher Dragge Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band took its name from the antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel '' It'' known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Between their 1991 self-titled de ...

– Backup vocals on "I'm a Transvest-Lite" * Brian Baker – Lead Guitar on "Dead Beat Mom" * Luis and Toku – Guitar and Sax on "Bye Bye Biopsy Girl" *

Joey Cape Randall Joseph Cape (born November 16, 1966) is an American singer and musician. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the Punk rock in California, California punk rock band Lagwagon. Cape released his first solo album, ''Br ...

– Backup Vocals on "I'm So Sorry Tony" * Chris Shiflett – Lead Guitar on "Generation Z" * Darius Koski – Viola on "Generation Z" * Chris Mathewson – Keyboards on "Generation Z" * Darla Burkett – Backup Vocals on "Generation Z" * Fiona Sly – Backup Vocals on "Generation Z" * Sidra Hitching – Poet on "Generation Z" Production * Cameron Webb and Fat Mike – producers Engineers *Cameron Webb

Charts

First Ditch Effort (Commentary Version)

On October 28, 2016, a commentary version of First Ditch Effort was released. It has

giving facts, thoughts, and meanings about each track and the album itself.

References

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