“Something had to change,” says MxPx vocalist/bassist and chief songwriter Mike Herrera about where the band found itself after 13 years, three labels, six albums and a career retrospective DVD/CD. “We were either going to slowly die or do something extraordinary, dig deeper than we ever have before.”

MxPx’s Panic is their first new studio album since 2003’s Before Everything and After and their initial all-new effort for SideOneDummy following last year’s B Movie/AC/EP DVD/CD collection.

It’s a glimpse at a world nearing critical mass, but with a renewed energy and hope for not only the future of music, but for our generation.

With Panic, MxPx seized the opportunity to simultaneously sum up what they were all about and forge into the future with a second wind and a newfound maturity.