For those who remember the controversial NOFX/Fat Mike "Cokie The Clown" SXSW showcase in 2010, the project is back with a full 10-song record.
Cokie The Clown is Fat Mike's personal lamentation, set to song. Titled You're Welcome, the album releases on April 26 on Fat Wreck Chords. It was recorded over one year of sessions, includeith with Travis Barker (Blink 182) on drums, Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses) on keyboards and
“I peeled my fuckin’ skin off for this record,” Fat Mike says of the tone and content, which is also described as a musical exploration of the darker moments of NOFX's The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories book that published in 2017.
Listen to "Punk Rock Saved My Life," which closes the album, below.
You're Welcome track listing:
1. Bathtub
2. Fair Leather Friends
3. The Queen Is Dead
4. Swing and a Miss
5. Down with the Ship
6. Negative Reel
7. That Time I Killed My Mom
8. Fuck You All
9. Pre Arraigned Marriage
10. Punk Rock Saved My Life
