The Offspring is an American punk rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s around Dexter Holland and Noodles. The band became known for a fast, melodic and catchy sound blending punk rock, skate punk and alternative rock, with lyrics often marked by irony and focused on relationships, society and everyday frustrations. With albums such as Smash, Ixnay on the Hombre and Americana, The Offspring became one of the most popular punk rock bands of the 1990s.