Our Newest Album Ever! is the second full-length studio album released by the band Five Iron Frenzy. Its street date was November 11, 1997, on 5 Minute Walk, under the SaraBellum imprint, with distribution from WEA.
Overview
Musically, the band set out to differentiate itself from other third wave ska groups, an effort that was met with mixed results. An AllMusic reviewer found that the band's approach was "status quo", pointing out that the sound of "Handbook for the Sellout" was similar to Reel Big Fish's "Sell Out." echoing a representation of the futility of life without God. "Second Season" takes a similar thread, explaining that "The strongest will expire just the same... Try to make my shoulders broad, but I am helpless without God."
The band also takes on itself, examining its own success and members. In "Superpowers" the band humorously describes the trials of life on the road,
"Superpowers" is not the only music industry-themed song.