Editing Descendents (section)

=== Third reformation, ''Cool to Be You,'' reunions, ''Filmage'', and ''Hypercaffium Spazzinate'' (2004–2017) ===
[[File:The Descendents.jpg|left|thumb|Descendents in 2010]]
In the early 2000s, Aukerman took a break from biochemistry and reunited with the Descendents to record a new album. The recording sessions for ''[[Cool to Be You]]'' took place with Aukerman in February 2002 at [[The Blasting Room]] in [[Fort Collins, Colorado]], with additional recording done in April at Planet of Sound in [[Wilmington, Delaware]], and were produced by Stevenson.<ref name="Cool to Be You">{{cite AV media notes |title=Cool to Be You |others=Descendents |year=2004 |type=CD liner |publisher=[[Fat Wreck Chords]] |id=FAT672-2 |location=[[San Francisco]]}}</ref> The band recorded the music for the songs live in the studio with minimal [[overdubbing]], and Aukerman's vocals were recorded over the instrumental tracks.<ref name="Interviews"/> However, these recordings were not released for another two years. Stevenson explained that the gap of eight years between Descendents albums was due to the band members having children and to his father's death.<ref name="Interviews"/>
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 |title        = {{"'}}Merican" from ''Cool to Be You'' (2004)
 |description  = {{"'}}Merican" addresses positive and negative aspects of American history, celebrating cultural figures such as Otis Redding, Duke Ellington, and Walt Whitman while condemning slavery, Joseph McCarthy, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Vietnam War.}}
For the release of ''Cool to Be You'' the Descendents signed to [[Fat Wreck Chords]]. Label head and musician [[Fat Mike]] was a longtime fan of the band, and his enthusiasm for working with them was a major factor in their decision to sign to the label.<ref name="Interviews"/> Stevenson commented that "If you've got the owner of the label saying he wants to put out a record by what is probably his favorite band of all time, that's rad. That's the best possible position for a band to be in."<ref name="Interviews"/> The album was preceded by the ''[['Merican]]'' [[extended play|EP]] in February 2004, followed by the full-length album in March. ''Cool to Be You'' was released in both [[compact disc|CD]] and [[LP album|LP]] formats, with a cover illustration drawn by Chris Shary depicting the band's Milo [[caricature]] drawn on [[graph paper]].<ref name="FAQ"/>

In October 2008, founding member Frank Navetta died after "becoming ill over the course of a few days". The official website of the Descendents gave its grief to Frank, "We're very sorry to announce that founding member of The DESCENDENTS, and close friend Frank Navetta died on October 31, 2008 after becoming ill over the course of a few days. This is obviously a huge loss for the DESCENDENTS family. His contribution to the band, and to music in general can not be overstated. Frank will be truly missed."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/31088 |title=Frank Navetta of the Descendents (-2008) |website=Punknews.org|access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref>

In 2010 the Descendents reunited again for a series of gigs. According to Milo, the reunion is not an official reformation. He classified these as "one-off shows", usually occurring when he is able to take advantage of vacation breaks as working as a biologist to perform with the Descendents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ReQvaSneGQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/9ReQvaSneGQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Descendents Interview 2011|last=Dulcerija|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

A documentary called [[Filmage]] documenting the story behind the Descendents and All<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmagemovie.com|title=FILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL|website=Filmagemovie.com|access-date=December 27, 2017}}</ref> premiered at Bloor Hot Docs cinema in Toronto on June, 15th 2013 as part of the NXNE Music and Film festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brokenpencil.com/news/nxne-film-review-filmagethe-story-of-the-descendentsall/ |title=Filmage world premiere (2013) |website=brokenpencil.com|access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref> Directed by Matt Riggle and Deedle LaCour, Filmage had a limited theatrical run in Los Angeles starting September, 26th 2014 and was released in the US and Canada on VOD, Digital and Blu-ray/DVD September, 30th 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-filmage-story-descendents-all-review-20140926-story.html |title=Filmage release (2014) |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 26, 2014 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

In May 2015 it was announced by Stevenson that the band had been working on some demo songs for a new album, which could possibly be released mid-2016. On April 22, 2016, it was announced that the band's next album, ''[[Hypercaffium Spazzinate]]'', along with an accompanying EP with five bonus tracks from the recording sessions entitled ''[[Hypercaffium Spazzinate|Spazzhazard]]'' would be released through Epitaph in July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/descendents-played-their-first-hometown-show-in-almost-two-decades-this-week/|title=Descendents Played Their First Hometown Show in Almost Two Decades This Week|work=Noisey|publisher=Vice|author=Ritchie, Ryan |date=April 22, 2016|access-date=April 23, 2016}}</ref>

On June 7, the debut single from ''Hypercaffium Spazzinate'', "Victim of Me", was released on all streaming services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1881399/descendents-victim-of-me/mp3s/|title=Descendents – "Victim Of Me"|date=June 7, 2016|website=Stereogum.com|access-date=June 21, 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, Milo announced he would be leaving his scientific career to pursue the Descendents full-time, citing burnout with biochemistry and getting laid off from DuPont.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brodsky|first1=Rachel|title=Descendents' Milo Aukerman: You're Never Too Old to Think Farts Are Funny|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/07/descendents-milo-aukerman-interview-words-of-wisdom/|website=Spin.com|access-date=July 14, 2016|date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>