After the Party is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band The Menzingers, released on February 3, 2017, through Epitaph Records.

[2] The Menzingers went on a co-headlining tour with MewithoutYou in November 2015 in support of their fourth album Rented World (2014).

Vocalist/guitarist Greg Barnett was hoping that following the tour's end, the group would "wind down and start work on the next record.

[7] The band intended to create a "fun" album where, according to Barnett, "you throw it on a jukebox in a bar and be fucking punk the whole night.

'"[8] Dan Ozzi of Noisey wrote that "Lookers" features Barnett "looking at an old photo of himself with someone, and longing for the youth captured within.

"[9] Collin Robinson of Stereogum wrote that "Bad Catholics" is about "balancing the messiness of being human with the virtuousness impressed upon us by societal, religious, and personal beliefs.

"[10] The track was originally planned for release on a split, until "all of a sudden, everybody just started falling in love" with it, according to Barnett.