The Offspring are almost finished with the band's next album, but singer Dexter Holland says it's tough work making everything sound just right.

 

In a new post on the band's website, Holland says:

 

Recording Takes a Long Time

 


Working hard, it‘s just taking awhile to get everything right. Every new part you record, you‘re trying out different stuff to get just the right guitar, microphone, amp, whatever...I can tell you though, the couple songs we just finished sound like a friggin‘ freight train...trying to get finished recording in the next month or so...we‘ll keep you posted.


What do you think of this line?


Though I try to break free
The cycle breaks me
Am I ever gonna see the light?


That is just teasing you I know.

 

 

The Offspring sometimes get a bad rap for making cheesy songs, but their albums as a whole are always great. Here's one of the band's best songs, from their early days...