On July 3, 2012, the Blasters put out their most recent studio album to date, "Fun On Saturday Night". The album includes a duet with Exene Cervenka of X and the Knitters, track number 2 called "Jackson". In advance of the album's release, the band was touring Spain, and Phil Alvin had a near-death experience owing to an infection from an abscessed tooth. Though he had an emergency tracheotomy and flatlined twice, he recovered with his voice intact, and The Blasters have since continued to tour.