Dirty Work (2011) The pop-punk powerhouse quartet don't go completely Green Day on their new fourth album, but they do inch toward something resembling maturity. On refreshingly poignant… Rock DGC Interscope
Music Review

Dirty Work (2011)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Jun 07, 2011; Genre: Rock; Production: DGC and Interscope

The pop-punk powerhouse quartet don't go completely Green Day on their new fourth album, but they do inch toward something resembling maturity. On refreshingly poignant tunes like ''Guts'' and ''Time-Bomb,'' the sugary choruses sparkle so thoroughly that the yell-about-parents-and-girls moments don't get in the way. Dirty Work proves you can grow up and still act like a kid — just as long as your songs are this head-rushingly catchy. B+

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Originally posted May 25, 2011 Published in issue #1157-1158 Jun 03, 2011 Order article reprints