“Tik Tok, taxes, coffee,” and a promising comeback for the new year.

In 2004, Green Day released what went on to become their most well-known, iconic, and critically acclaimed album; “American Idiot.” A title that would inevitably win the trio several awards, and nominations, and truly cement their place in the iconic history of alt-rock. Twenty years later, the band, while not anywhere near the level of fame they had accumulated several years prior, continued to perform live shows and release new music with semi-resurgent success. 

 The newest installment in their discography, “Saviors,” is a 15-track, 46-minute ride filled with songs reminiscent of Prime GD tracks juxtaposed with a more modern alt-rock sound etched within the confines of the music. The entire record is intensely catchy and will likely leave listeners with a handful of songs playing on repeat in their minds. When it comes to Green Day’s lyrics, they are anything but filtered.  Billie, Tre, and Mike aren’t trying to sugarcoat the meaning behind their words. 

   Receiving mostly positive reviews, it was given a 73/100 by Metacritic, a 7/10 from Uncut, and a plethora of similar review scores from other media outlets. However, other publications had no hesitation when it came to expressing their clear dislike of this. LP. Pitchfork concluded a 5.1/10, while Eliot Odgers from Still Listening Magazine believed the album, “loses the edge and originality of its predecessors, oftentimes feeling like a self-parody, with riffs that are at best ripoffs and worst shamelessly ruining the bands legacy.” 

Love them or hate them, Green Day appears to be back strong and is slowly but surely earning back the respect of the people who’ve cherished the classic relics they have created within the previous few decades.