A hardcore band led by bespectacled biochemist Milo Aukerman, Descendents were never obvious candidates to last for more than three decades.
Having influenced fellow Californians such as Green Day and Blink 182 with their blend of energy, humour and melody, they return with their first album in 12 years as the elder statesmen of snotty pop-punk.
Despite the long gap between albums while Aukerman got on with his day job, they’re in no less of a hurry, with just two songs out of 16 enduring past the three-minute mark.
The guitar still chugs and growls on No Fat Burger, and there’s an anger that belies their fiftysomething ages on Limiter.
But there’s also a sweet nostalgia to Beyond the Music, which details the group’s history and confirms that their story is far from over.
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