On January 22, 2013, the band announced that ¡Cuatro! , a documentary about the making of ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! , would premiere on January 26 in Aspen , Colorado as part of the X Games FILM showcase, and would be released on DVD April 9, 2013.
Third album proper On The Balls was released in 2013, alongside companion album Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear featuring alternate versions of its songs voiced by female vocalists, including Joanna Newsom , Manda Rin , Miki Berenyi , Beth Jeans Houghton , Debbie Smith , Alela Diane , Alison Mosshart…
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On November 29, 2013, while performing at the Bowery Ballroom , Greg Barnett said that the band had just come out of the studio. The new album, Rented World , was released on April 22, 2014. A music video for a song from the new album, “In Remission”, was released…
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In recent years, the band’s work has been critical of British politician Nick Clegg , with the 2013 song “Coalition Government Blues” describing the Liberal Democrats ‘ leader as “liking his perks”. The band’s 2015 album Yellow Leader was widely suspected of referring to Clegg, with yellow being the official…
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Throughout 2013, the band started recording four new songs at their own recording studio KerbauWorks
Demob bassist Steve Z joined the band in 2013, with live performances including two German festivals: Punk and Disorderly and Back On The Streets , a tour of northern Italy and performances in the UK, including headlining the first day at Gosport Punk Festival (with the UK Subs headlining the…
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On May 7, 2013, Jay Bentley issued a statement to the fan site, which read, “Greg Hetson is dealing with some personal issues, if he wishes to make a statement we will support that, if he chooses not to we will support that. Mike Dimkich is indeed helping us out…
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“The hiatus helped them all kind of figure themselves out”, he explained in 2013. “Especially Joe and Patrick, who were so young. And Pete is a million times better.”
On June 20, 2013, it was reported that the Offspring was working on a live album with engineer Ian Charbonneau. Instead of a standard release, the live album (which was recorded in Warsaw, Poland at the Orange Warsaw Festival held at Narodowy Stadium) would have had been released online but…
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On Tuesday March 5, 2013, Jeremy Wood announced via Facebook that he has stepped down as bassist for the band again, citing personal differences, and the urge to spend more time with family, as well as explore his roots in the local music scene. Jeremy Wood now plays bass with…
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