• Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Jul 23, 2021
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 26, 2021
    80
    These lost gems from the garage are given great care and attention by a band that clearly holds them close to their heart. [Aug 2021, p.80]
  2. Jul 26, 2021
    80
    While 9th & Walnut ranks among Descendents' best work, circumstances have made it more of a capsule in time than a harbinger of future classics from the band.
  3. Jul 26, 2021
    80
    All in all, this is an absolute treat for old fans or those who just love this style.
  4. Aug 6, 2021
    71
    It is slightly bizarre to hear aging punks perform the songs of their youth, music that would become foundational to scenes that produced the likes of Blink-182 and Weezer. But as the missing link that connects Descendents’ humble beginnings to their most iconic sounds, it’s essential.
  5. Jul 27, 2021
    60
    While this is a loving tribute to Frank Navetta (who died in 2008), if you were hoping for more of the subtle but genuine forward growth the band has shown on later-day albums like Cool to Be You and Hypercaffium Spazzinate, what you get instead is a journey into the past, with all the good and bad that phrase implies.
  6. Jul 26, 2021
    60
    At no point is it bad, and sometimes it’s rather good, but nothing here is particularly essential.

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