Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes

Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
Studio album by Social Distortion
Released	January 18, 2011
Recorded	February–July 2010 at Ocean Studios in Burbank, California
Genre	Punk rock[1][2] cowpunk[3] roots rock[4]
Length	46:55
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Mike Ness
Social Distortion chronology
Greatest Hits (2007) Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011)
Singles from Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
"Machine Gun Blues" Released: November 16, 2010

Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes is the seventh and latest studio album by American punk rock band Social Distortion, released on January 18, 2011.^[5] It is the band's first album recorded with bassist Brent Harding, their first album of new material since 2004's Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll, and their first release on Epitaph Records. Work on the album began in 2006 and it was originally forecast for a 2007 release, but was pushed back several times while the band continued touring and writing new material. After four years of writing, Social Distortion recorded the album from February to July 2010 at Ocean Studios in Burbank, California. Drummer Atom Willard left the group during the recording sessions in favor of his other band, Angels & Airwaves. He was temporarily replaced by Scott Reeder before David Hidalgo, Jr. joined as the band's new permanent drummer. Despite being listed as a band member on the album, Hidalgo did not actually play on it; instead, the band hired session musician Josh Freese to record the drum tracks.