Artist: Green Day
Album: Saviors
Year: 2024
Grade: B
In Brief: On the one hand, Saviors is a sonic walk down memory lane – what many might consider a “return to form” after its thoroughly forgettable predecessor. On the other hand, it’s not written with the intent of reliving the glory days. Sure, their inner teenagers might come out here and there for a bit of irreverent humor, but it’s the frustrated commentary on the turmoil of American life in the 2020s and the honest confessions of what it means to be an aging rock star still fighting off old demons that keep me coming back. I won’t pretend that I’m the biggest Green Day fan out there – not by a long shot. But it’s nice to have a version of Green Day back that seems to truly give a damn.
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