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MxPx is the self-titled tenth studio album written and performed by the American punk rock band MxPx. A Kickstarter campaign was started by the band in early 2018 to fund them in making their newest album and surpassed expectations, over doubling the original goal.

Release
At the beginning of 2018, after a six year gap between albums, the members of the band started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the recording and creation of their next studio album. The band wrote in their campaign note: " “Our main funding goal is $50,000. With this money, the bulk of it is going to be spent on prep and marketing. We intend to self-release this record all around the world, not just North America, and to do that, we’re gonna need to advertise." The band ended up gaining over 200% of their goal, having $144,000 raised with thirty days left to go on the campaign. Over 4,000 people donated money to the cause and the band raised $273,349 in total. After the donation period ended, the band released a music video for the first single on the record, "Let's Ride". A second music video was released for the second single of the album, "Rolling Strong", a week later.

MxPx was released in full on July 25, 2018 and was well received by fans, reviews reflecting that the band was back at doing what they do best. Other reviews discuss some song themes regarding themes of the album that can be heard in lyrics, such as "Let's Ride" and its theme of escapism and how some things never change, or "Moments Like This" being Herrera considering his own mortality and thinking of family. In celebration of putting out their tenth studio album, the band performed the record in its entirety live on Facebook for their fans.

MxPx is available for download on iTunes and the iTunes Store, and for streaming on services such as Spotify. CDs and vinyl records were also released on MxPx's website for purchase, including a special "Yellow Edition" where it was printed on a yellow vinyl. Only 500 units exist and will no longer be available for purchase when they run out.

Personnel

 * Mike Herrera - bass guitar, vocals, songwriting
 * Tom Wisniewski - lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Yuri Ruley - percussion, drums
 * Chris Adkins - rhythm guitar, backing vocals