If you are a Green Day fan as much as I am, you probably already have rushed over to www.foxborohottubs.com to discover that the band has produced yet another side project to satiate the fans till the next GD record is released. I recall a similar gimmick back in 2003 when they revealed The Network, a syth-punk nu-wave group derivative of Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, and Devo. It was an interesting concept and seeing them live as their alters was a fun experience. A year later, they released their critically acclaimed comeback punk opus, American Idiot. Now that the dust has finally settled on their AI era, fans anxiously await on how they'll follow up their 2004 masterpiece. While speculation has reigned upon the interwebs, the curiosity has temporary subsided due to their latest effort as The Foxboro Hot Tubs. Though after listening to the album, I feel as if the trio had missed the faux '60s garage rock bandwagon 6 years ago. Aside from their belated trend hoping, the album does deliver that raw, abrasive sound of the late 60s; that echoes The Kinks and Velvet Underground, to the more recent Strokes and Jet. The album is set for release at the end of April 2008. No tours are scheduled at this time.