Americana TemporarilyUnavailable private battles and political upheavals

private battles and political upheavals experienced by an ordinary family facing extraordinary times

both of which reached number 1 in the UK and sold millions around the world

at least for me

he entered and won NPR's inaugural Tiny Desk Concert contest

and went to #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart

Americana TemporarilyUnavailable private battles and political upheavals'Americana' is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band the Offspring, first released on November 17, 1998. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, 'Ixnay on the Hombre (1997),' the Offspring commenced work on a new album. Front man Dexter Holland told Rolling Stone in August 1998 that, "I wanted to write a record that wasn't a radical departure from what we've done before. I feel like we have managed to change stuff