The Offspring "Smash" (RSD Essential) Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas" (30th Anniversary) makes one realise that there

makes one realise that there really are humans behind the machines

Drink up while you can

with additional production by Craig Brockman

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes soundtrack

Graham Haynes

The Offspring "Smash" (RSD Essential) Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas" (30th Anniversary) makes one realise that thereThe Offspring preserve the essential ingredients of their chosen genre guitars grinding out three chords, shouted vocals, and plenty of vitriol and layer them over a melodic base that packs considerable popular appeal. The singles from Smash, the Offspring's breakthrough album, still receive considerable radio airplay: "Gotta Get Away," "Come Out and Play," and "Self Esteem." With these and Smash's 11 other tracks, the band chronicles the adolescent