So much for the free download of Green Day's "secret" new album.
A few days ago, word leaked that Green Day had formed a band called Foxboro Hot Tubs and was offering a free 6-song EP called "Stop Drop and Roll!!!" through the Website FoxboroHotTubs.com, but that window of opportunity appears to have closed.
The site now displays only the band's name above a ticking clock, a possible hint that the album may be released again in some form in the future.
Green Day is staying silent on the matter, much as the band did back in 2003 when it refused to admit that it had released an album called "Money Money 2030" disguised as a new-wave band called Network.
Foxboro Hot Tubs sounds nothing like Green Day -- the "band" has a 1960s garage-rock vibe, and the cover of its "album" has a vintage design modeled on the colorful sleeves and movie posters of the go-go era. The lead vocals sound similar, though not identical, to Billie Joe Armstrong's, and the overall feel of the music recalls some of the early rock touches on Green Day's "American Idiot" album.
Listen to a few tracks from Foxoboro Hot Tubs at MySpace here.
IMAGE: Foxboro Hot Tubs