Alternative Press teamed up with Rise Against for exclusive translucent orange crush vinyl of Ricochet, limited to 500 copies. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours.
Earlier this year, Rise Against returned with the singles “Nod” and “Prizefighter,” which bookend their new album, Ricochet, out Aug. 15 via Loma Vista.
While the Chicago punks made 2021’s Nowhere Generation with longtime friends Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag) and Jason Livermore, this time they changed course, teaming up with producer Catherine Marks (boygenius, Manchester Orchestra) and mixer Alan Moulder (Paramore, My Bloody Valentine).
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“Ricochet is about our collective interconnectedness,” vocalist Tim McIlrath says. “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.”
See the video for “I Want It All,” directed by George Gallardo Kattah, below.
Rise Against – Ricochet tracklist
- “Nod”
- “I Want It All”
- “Ricochet”
- “Damage Is Done”
- “Us Against The World”
- “Black Crown”
- “Sink Like A Stone”
- “Forty Days”
- “State Of Emergency”
- “Gold Long Gone”
- “Soldier”
- “Prizefighter”