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In these ten years of their existence, the band has achieved an unprecedented career. Yes, you can call it a career, because in addition to 6 albums and 4 vinyl singles, the band has spent countless hours on stages that mean the world. These stages have been in Italy, Greece, Switzerland, France, the Balkans, Hungary, Sweden, England, Ireland, Spain, Austria, Russia, and China.
When the band ever relaxes is a mystery to me, and the tour schedule for 2016 already looks well-filled. Unfortunately, there will probably be no end-of-year concert at the Berliner Clash this year. That was a nice, beloved tradition.
On the album titled "X," which has seen the light of day since October 16, 2015, and is available not only as a beautiful CD in a digipack but also as an LP (first edition in orange vinyl), there are twelve songs that capture the essence of the last 10 years of THE OFFENDERS.
The songs are 100% THE OFFENDERS. This is the unique style that the band has perfected over time. Ska, ska-pop, melodic arcs played and carried by the Hammond organ, here and there a punk rock excursion, and otherwise a very danceable genre mix. Lyrically, for the first time, there are even three German titles, but the lyrics are mostly in English. It sings about the time of the "St. Pauli Swing Youth," a chapter of history that was unknown to me until now. Swing was not just a musical style in Hamburg, but also an antifascist way of life.
The other lyrics are characteristically socially critical, reflecting personal experiences, solidarity, and the hope that one's way of life endures and is carried on by the youth.
One could almost say that this is everything one knows about THE OFFENDERS. And that is indeed true. However, the songs are more compact, more coherent, and each one reflects the last 10 years of the band.
The album can be seen as a highlight of the band. It reflects exactly the band as it was and as it is. It will be hard to top this album.
