On Sept. 15, Fat Wreck Chords will release a new collaboration between Fat Mike and Baz The Frenchman titled Fat Mike Gets Strung Out, a nod to the album's instrumentation, as it is a collection of NOFX songs reimaged in the classical genre.
Fat Mike says:
Why make a strings album? It’s not because I always like to push my limits. It's because I wanted to hear what my songs sound like without guitar chords and those pesky vocals and backup vocals. I wanted to hear every note in its purest form. I wanted a sad song to sound sad even though there are no words. I wanted to make something I thought my parents would play at a dinner party….well, if they were alive. I wanted to make something that would be liked by more than just punk fans. But mostly, I just wanted to have fun making an album I had never made before…And guess what, Baz and I are almost done with the next album. Fun!
Fat Mike Gets Strung Out tracklisting
1. One Million Coasters
2. Life...Oh What A Drag
3. Medio-Core
4. Art of Protest
5. Total Bummer
6. I'm A Rat
7. Fuck Day Six
8. She's Gone
9. The Desperation's Gone
10. La Pieta
