RISE AGAINST: ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT
- Kirsty Shepherd
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
chicago punk rock band 'rise against' announced their first album, 'ricochet', in four years. ricochet will be released on August 15th via Loma Vista records. the lead single 'i want it all' is available now on all streaming services.
“Ricochet is about our collective inter-connectedness. We started with the title track and that being about how we’re all — whether we like it or not — stuck in the same
room, so to speak. Everything you do is going to affect somebody; everything you throw will affect the next person. We’re connected to other countries, other economies; we’re connected to undocumented immigrants. We’re connected to every decision our leaders make. It’s all one big ricochet effect. That idea is the backbone of this album.” - Tim McIlrath
"Rooted in unification, Ricochet is a record massive in sound, but centered around the small parts of the psyche that lead to the biggest positive change. It all starts with oneself, and on the searing lead single, I Want It All, Rise Against rev the engine and jump-start a mission of self-determinism that is ardent, ambitious and unapologetic."
"I Want It All follows recent singles Nod – hailed as a “particularly potent rallying cry for the moment” (Rolling Stone), and “the anthem we need right now” (VICE) – as well as Prizefighter, illustrating the internal battle between making art, maintaining autonomy and meeting the demands of our rapidly-shifting attention span. Throughout the rest of Ricochet, Rise Against dive deeper into the solace we find in community and the chain reaction of our words and actions – how hurt is not something that can be reversed, and that the fight for a better existence begins not with blind allegiance, but through an unpopular opinion from a minority of voices. While so much of the world is designed to feel like we are in a constant state of emergency, band members Tim McIlrath (lead vocals/guitar), Joe Principe (bass/vocals), Zach Blair (guitar/vocals) and Brandon Barnes (drums) urge us to come together to not simply survive, but to save it now."
rise against starts their European and north American tour in june, alongside in person question and answer & special performances in London, Berlin and Toronto.
for fans of: billy talent, sum 41, papa roach and Jimmy eat world
