Skiba is always trying new stuff. A lot of it shines through in their choice of covers.

Give their new stuff an honest chance. Don't compare it to their old stuff. Pretend it's a friend's favorite band and you're giving them a chance. Listen to it while driving or something. Agony and Irony is their weakest album, but for a weakest album, it isnt bad. I can honestly say I hated it at first listen, but…

The thing about Alkaline Trio is they try to never make the same record twice, and in that they have succeeded.