The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll (Album Review) Friday, 23 April 2021 Photo: Daveed Benito What kind of self-respecting punk band takes nine years to make a new album? Were they bereft of motivation? Suffering from creative impotence? Struggling to get back to their best after a run of patchy efforts? Thankfully, such questions concerning this long overdue return from The Offspring are well answered on a comeback that delivers exactly what we want from these pretty fly, now middle-aged, white guys. Laboured over in fits and starts with producer Bob Rock, while dealing with the acrimonious departure of original bassist Greg K, some pesky label issues and the release’s inevitable delay thanks to the pandemic, is it any wonder we feared ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ might be an unintentionally appropriate title for a record that threatened to be overthought, overcooked and lacking commitment?