Cool to Be You

With <i>Cool to Be You</i>, California pop-punk luminaries the Descendents returned for their first new album in eight years without ceding an ounce of their infectious, soaring energy. "She Don't Care" illustrates the newfound maturity in frontman Milo Aukerman’s tales of heartache, while “Dreams” sees him encouraging listeners young and old to stay true to their ideals. But thankfully, the Descendents haven’t aged enough to be above tearing through a gloriously dumb tale of gastrointestinal distress on “Blast Off”.