“It’s almost like the time had to be right for this record for whatever reason it just wasn’t right until now,” he admitted before adding: “Where we’re at in the world is just a sort of onslaught of bad news and bad things. Though the band finished Let The Bad Times Roll last year, Holland recently explained to SPIN why they waited until 2021 to put it out. Watch the "This Is Not Utopia" video above. I never want to tell you that you should think like this, that you should do something or act a certain way, but I do want to throw the observations out there, and you can draw your own point - whether you are a liberal or a conservative - to think about the things that we can all do to make things better.” “We could do better, right? It’s important for us to not come across as political. To put it a nicer way, we could do better,” he said.
“Look around: It’s obvious this is not utopia. Though the video seemingly mirrors the song's sentiment, frontman Dexter Holland made it clear during an interview with Forbes that it's not meant to be political. The clip begins with the band performing in gas masks while a Black dancer sets off colorful smoke bombs in an American Flag bikini. The band is comprised of singer Dexter Holland, guitarist Noodles, drummer Pete Parada and bassist Todd Morse.The Offspring have been steadily sharing music videos after releasing their 10th studio album Let The Bad Times Roll in April, with the latest being visuals for the album opener "This Is Not Utopia." Their music has had a lasting impact across film, television, and video games, but the band turned their focus to a new album release in 2021.
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Legends and innovators of the Southern California rock scene, The Offspring have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, won countless awards, and have toured consistently, playing more than 500 shows in the last decade alone. English 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC., Under exclusive license to Concord Records.Success for the album has skyrocketed to the top of the charts all around the globe, hitting career high chart debuts with seven top 5s and ten top 10s, including an all-new top 3 in the U.K., marking their highest-charting to date in the market. Let The Bad Times Roll has sold over 38,000 units and amassed nearly 22 million streams across the U.S since its debut. The Offspring have shown no signs of slowing down as they continue to dominate airplay and charts worldwide, ascending to #1 at Active Rock and inching towards Top 10 at Alternative radio. The album, which marks the band’s first in almost a decade, was released April 16 th via Concord Records. “This Is Not Utopia” is on The Offspring’s tenth studio album Let The Bad Times Roll, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative album chart, charted at #2 on Billboard Top Rock Albums and #27 on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week. Featuring a powerful performance delivered by bandmembers in gas masks, the video is intercut with microscopic images of blood – which is a nod to the current world crisis but is also a sly wink to lead singer Dexter Holland, an unlikely rock star with a PhD in Molecular Biology. July 7, 2021 (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, SoCal icons and one of rock music’s best-selling bands of all time, The Offspring, debuted the accompanying music video for their recently released track “This Is Not Utopia” off their chart-topping tenth studio album Let The Bad Times Roll – WATCH HERE.ĭirected by prolific and renowned video artist Sam Bayer, the music video highlights the song’s topical lyrics, and is meant as a social commentary on the upheaval of our times and ultimate fragility of America.
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