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RISE AGAINST – RICOCHET – ALBUM REVIEW
What is everyone expecting from a Rise Against record in 2025? Lyrics targeting injustice and big topics, music carrying their signature punk rock sound? Well, you’re in luck as they set free their tenth studio album, ‘Ricochet’.
The album is once again undeniably a Rise Against record and they obviously aren’t about to significantly shift their politics or their sonic resonance. What fans will find though is a renewed polish as the band bring in a high-profile production team of Catherine Marks and Alan Moulder.
This shift is noticeable in resulting in an even more accessible sound for the band. This largely works and helps to ensure a different feel for the record, albeit at times it feels like it’s at the detriment of their fiercest tendencies leading to this album sometimes feeling a little too easy to listen to.
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This though is absolutely overarchingly a good record which is well worth your time whether you are a diehard fan or just discovering them. The pre-release singles ‘Nod’, ‘Prizefighter’ and ‘I Want It All’ do standout but so do the title-track and ‘Black Crown’ featuring Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra.
The one thing that this record truly proves though is that the band are never going to rest on their laurels. Be that musically, their beliefs or their willingness to stir pure emotion and a sense of urgency.
Whilst ultimately ‘Ricochet’ isn’t their best record, it’s still a relevant and rousing collection of staple Rise Against calls to arms, and we should all be grateful in this mess of a world for artists willing to make a statement still.
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