Punk rock band NOFX He begins his alphabetical record adventure with the launch of a first new song that is entitled “Barcelona”. But there are many other news related to the group.
During their farewell tour – which passed through our country with concerts for memory in Barcelona and Madrid, in two different stages – Fat Mike and theirs have already announced that they were working on a material that would be published at some point after their farewell. Well, one of those projects was “NOFX: A to z”a work that will include up to twenty -six songs whose titles begin with each of the letters of the alphabet. Half will be new versions of some old songs of the group, but others will be oddities and also unpublished songs such as this “Barcelona”, which you can already listen to on platforms.
“NOFX: A to z” It will be launched in three parts. The first one will be “NOFX. A H” And it will include “Barcelona, a song that cites the city, but that is not dedicated to the city. In fact, other cities such as Seattle, Montreal, Berlin or San Francisco also appear.
The launch also coincides with the birthday of one of its two guitarists, Eric Melvinwhich yesterday turned fifty -nine years old.
On the other hand, Aaron Abeyta -that is to say The Hefethe other group guitarist – has published a solo single that responds to the name of “White Label” through its Cyber Tracks record label. Of course, the song is only available for digital sale until July 18, which will be when shared on platforms and when confirmed if there will be more material or an album. Next to El Hefe, the band will be formed by the bassist Matt Riddle of Do not use Name and the drums Vanderbilt Franklinbattery of the band Lenny Kravitz For years and occasional member in the last years of the Aor band Journey
And if there were not enough, it has been announced that Fat Mike has sold the rights to the catalog of Fat Wreck Chords to Hopeless Recordsalthough it will retain the name, the logo and the registered marga, in addition to continuing to be a visible face of the seal in festivals and events. Hopeless, meanwhile, has committed to everything that Fat Wreck Chords generates will continue to invest in the seal itself.
