Various – Nimrods (The Soundtrack) (2xLP)

Green Day's Nimrods: The Soundtrack ties the band's 2026 comedy film to a genuinely broad sweep of their catalogue, pulling together 22 songs from across different eras rather than focusing on one album or period. That wider frame matters: early staples like “Longview” and “Basket Case” sit alongside later material such as “Dilemma,” while the set also folds in the soundtrack-only new song “I’m Never Gonna R.I.P.” and four previously unreleased live recordings captured at the Palladium in Los Angeles.

What makes this more than a straightforward Green Day compilation is the way the film's world spills into the sequencing. Alongside the band themselves, the soundtrack includes songs by The Paradox, Ultra Q and Mckenna Grace, plus four tracks by the fictional band Analog Dogs, who feature in the movie. That gives the record a scrappier, mixed-scene feel than a standard greatest-hits set, and it helps explain why deeper cuts such as “Panic Song,” “Haushinka” and “Last Night On Earth” sit comfortably beside the obvious singalongs.

On vinyl, this edition makes sense as a document of the project rather than just a souvenir: a double LP with gatefold packaging, built to hold the full 30-track programme heard in connection with the film. For anyone curious about how Green Day's bratty 90s rush, later arena-sized hooks and soundtrack storytelling can coexist on one release, this is an enjoyably well-pitched snapshot.

Features

• 2xLP, Black Vinyl
• Gatefold sleeve
• Includes the soundtrack-exclusive song “I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.”
• Includes four previously unreleased live recordings from the Palladium in Los Angeles

Genre: Punk & Alternative