AFI, Answer That and Stay Fashionable (CD, 1997, Nitro Records) Preowned

AFI’s first full-length album comes tearing out of the 1990s California punk scene with a blast of speed, sarcasm, and raw hardcore energy. This Nitro Records edition captures the band just as they’re breaking out of the underground, with short, fast tracks driven by buzzsaw guitars, pounding drums, and shout-along choruses that feel built for crowded, sweaty club shows. It’s AFI before the gloss and goth, still elbow-deep in DIY punk attitude and teenage chaos.

Lyrically and sonically, the album leans into suburban boredom, weird humor, and youthful frustration, delivered with a scrappy edge that never lets up. Songs rip by in quick bursts, each one packed with hooks and gang vocals that show why this era of AFI became a cult favorite. For collectors and longtime fans, this CD is the essential starting point — the pure foundation of what the band would grow into later.

Track highlights include Two of a Kind, Half-Empty Bottle, Yürf Rendenmein, Rizzo in the Box, Cereal Wars, Kung-Fu Devil, and Ny-Quil.

Originally released mid-90s and issued on CD by Nitro Records in 1997. Exact runtime may vary slightly by pressing.