The idea for NOFX and Frank Turner to record a split EP of each other’s songs was conceived in a casual conversation backstage at a festival in Italy in the summer of 2019. By the time the two parties had retreated to their respective tour buses, a vague concept had coalesced into a hardened proposal. Frank sent a text to Fat Mike, the singer and bandleader with NOFX, with words to the effect of, ‘Right, let’s do this.’ The result is West Coast vs. Wessex, a 10-track gem that contains new versions of such standards as Ballad Of Me And My Friends, Glory Hallelujah, and Thatcher Fucked The Kids (written by Frank), and Bob, Falling In Love, and Scavenger Type (originally released by NOFX). Keen-eyed fans will note that this is the first split-EP to which Fat Mike’s band have placed their...
