Saviors

by Green Day

Overview

Just prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Green Day released Father of All¿ -- an album co-produced by Butch Walker that found the punk-pop veterans ratcheting up the glam as they tightened their song structures. It's difficult to separate the album's short shelf-life from the culture's sudden lockdown but in any case, Father didn't open up a new horizon for Green Day, so they went back to what they know works: heavy, hooky power pop given crunch and weight by Rob Cavallo, the producer who helped beef up their sound 30 years prior on their major-label debut Dookie. Saviors follows the same rough blueprint as its forefather -- garagey rockers are countered by exuberant melodies and wistful ballads -- but the trio is smart enough to not attempt to mimic either the snottiness or their frenetic rhythms here. Green Day sound exactly like what they are: rock & roll lifers settling into middle age, irritated by some shifts in culture but still finding sustenance in the music they've loved for decades. They may rhapsodize about a "Corvette Summer" in a salute to the glory days of pre-MTV AOR but age hasn't made them crankily conservative or excessively nostalgic. Green Day send certain catchy rock styles from the past through a loud, muscular filter, an execution that tempers their lingering punk influences without seeming lumbering or slow. The ballast makes Saviors seem streamlined and steady, a shift in emphasis that is impossible to ignore on first listen; they seem as if they're retracting. After that initial impression fades, Saviors sounds cleaner, stronger, and purposeful, all due to the still-sharp pop instincts of Bille Joe Armstrong. Age may dampen Green Day's roar, but it has also heightened their songcraft, and that's reason enough to give Saviors time to let its hooks sink in. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/23/2025
Label:	Reprise / Wea
UPC:	0093624836063

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Green Day   Primary Artist
Tre Cool   Drums,Percussion
Rob Cavallo   Piano,Guitar
Mike Dirnt   Vocals (Background),Bass
Billie Joe Armstrong   Guitar,Vocals
Butch Walker   Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Tre Cool   Composer,Group Member
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Scott Moore   Assistant Engineer
Andrew Buscher   Guitar Technician
Billie Joe Armstrong   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Chris Dugan   Engineer,Recording
Green Day   Composer,Producer
Rob Cavallo   Arranger,Producer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Mike Dirnt   Group Member,Composer
David Campbell   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements,Arranger
Bettie Ross   Copyist
Brendan Walter   Design
Chris Steel-Perkins   Cover Photo
Bill Schneider   Coordination,Studio Coordinator,Backline Technician
Bob McLynn   Management
Scott Nagelberg   Management
Caryn Rasmussen   Copyist
Duncan Fuller   Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Daniel   Management
Alex Tenta   Design
Brian Judd   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Ryan Baxley   Design
Alice Baxley   Band Photo
Nathaniel Mela   Drum Technician
Mark Aguilar   Engineer
Jacob Spitzer   Assistant Engineer
Greyson Smith   Editing
Emmie America   Band Photo
Butch Walker   Engineer
Suzie Katayama   Contractor,Orchestra Contractor
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing