Days Go By is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, due for release on June 26, 2012. It is their first album in four years, following the release of Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace in 2008. Days Go By will also be their first recording to feature drum work by Pete Parada, who joined the band a year before the release of Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. The drum tracks were also recorded by session musician Josh Freese, who provided the same role on the band's previous two albums.
The Offspring commenced work on the album as early as 2009 and planned to release it in 2010, but was pushed back several times while the band continued touring and writing new material. The writing and recording process spanned three years and recording studios in Hawaii and California and was finished in March 2012. During the recording sessions, The Offspring re-recorded "Dirty Magic" (from their 1992 album Ignition), which serves as the album's ninth track.
Days Go By's lead single and title track was premiered on radio on April 27, 2012, and has been released to digital outlets. "Cruising California (Bumpin' in My Trunk)" was the first single off the album worldwide (except for the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland), and was released on April 30, 2012.
Personnel
The Offspring
- Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
- Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg K. – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Pete Parada – drums, percussion (Tracks 4, 9, 11 and 12)
Additional personnel
- Josh Freese – drums, percussion (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10)
- Bob Rock - producer
- Ronnie King - keyboards
- Todd Morse - backing vocals
Days Go By Tracklist:
01. The Future Is Now
02. Secrets from the Underground
03. Days Go By
04. Turning Into You
05. Hurting As One
06. Cruising California (Bumpin’ In My Trunk)
07. All I Have Left Is You
08. OC Guns
09. Dirty Magic
10. I Wanna Secret Family (With You)
11. Dividing By Zero
12. Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb To Hell
