9th & Walnut

9th & Walnut
9th & Walnut
Studio album by the Descendents
Released	July 23, 2021
Recorded	2002, 2020
Studio	The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado; The Holler Box, Newark, Delaware
Genre	Punk rock; melodic hardcore;
Length	25:14
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Bill Stevenson
Descendents chronology

9th & Walnut is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released on July 23, 2021, through Epitaph Records.^[3] The album is made up of songs written by the band between 1977 and 1980, along with a cover of The Dave Clark Five's "Glad All Over".^[4] Only three of the originals had been previously released, with the album featuring re-recordings of "Ride the Wild" and "It's a Hectic World" from the band's first 7", as well as "Like the Way I Know", an outtake from the Milo Goes to College sessions that was eventually released on the 1999 compilation The Blasting Room.

Recording info

The initial sessions took place in 2002 at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, and featured drummer Bill Stevenson with former members guitarist Frank Navetta and bassist Tony Lombardo. The sessions laid dormant until the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, when singer Milo Aukerman recorded vocals at his home in Delaware.^[4] This marked the first time the "classic" lineup had been featured on a recording since Everything Sucks (1996), and the first album since Enjoy! (1986) not to feature current members Stephen Egerton and Karl Alvarez.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.8/10^[5]
Metacritic	70/100^[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Exclaim!	8^[7]
The Hard Times	9.8/10^[8]
Kerrang!	3/5^[9]
Pitchfork	7.1/10^[2]
Spectrum Culture	^[10]
Under the Radar	^[11]
XS Noize	7/10^[12]
The Young Folks	6^[13]

Track listing

*9th & Walnut* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sailor's Choice"	Frank Navetta	1:14
2.	"Crepe Suzette"	Navetta	1:05
3.	"You Make Me Sick"	Tony Lombardo	0:56
4.	"Lullaby"	Navetta	1:01
5.	"Nightage"	Lombardo	2:22
6.	"Baby Doncha Know"	Navetta	0:56
7.	"Tired of Being Tired"	Lombardo	1:16
8.	"I'm Shaky"	Navetta	1:48
9.	"Grudge"	Navetta	1:28
10.	"Mohicans"	Navetta	1:41
11.	"Like the Way I Know"	Dave Nolte	0:57
12.	"It's a Hectic World"	Lombardo	1:37
13.	"To Remember"	Navetta	1:45
14.	"Yore Disgusting"	Navetta	0:52
15.	"It's My Hair"	Nolte	1:14
16.	"I Need Some"	Navetta	1:10
17.	"Ride the Wild"	Navetta	2:14
18.	"Glad All Over"	Dave Clark Mike Smith	1:38
Total length:			25:14

Personnel

Descendents

Milo Aukerman – vocals, engineering
Frank Navetta – guitar, vocals on the bridge of "Grudge"
Tony Lombardo – bass guitar
Bill Stevenson – drums, production, mixing, engineering

Additional contributors

Jason Livermore – mastering, engineering
Chris Shary – cover art
Jason Link – graphic design

Charts

Chart performance for *9th & Walnut*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	12
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[16]	81
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	84
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[18]	38
US Billboard 200^[19]	173