With One Day, Fucked Up have delivered one of the most

energizing and intricate albums of their entire career, a

massive-sounding record that arrives in deceptively small

confines. The Canadian hardcore legends have been known for

their epic scale in the past, from towering concept albums to

12-hour performances—so it might be a surprise that Fucked

Up’s sixth studio album is their shortest to date, written and

recorded in the confines of one literal day (hence the title).

Don’t mistake size for substance, though: The band’s sound

has only gotten bigger, more hard-charging, with even denser

thickets of melody. If that sounds like a study in contrasts,

well, that’s Fucked Up for you—and you shouldn’t expect, or

want, anything different