Rise Towards have launched the only “Nod,” their first new music in three years.
It arrives at a very related time, contemplating the Chicago band’s lengthy historical past purveying political punk rock.
Beneath the music’s rousing chords and massive vocal hooks is a name for communal bonding, camaraderie, and resistance within the face of pervasive social and political injustices. Screams frontman Tim McIlrath within the refrain: “I swear to God this may’t wait / Not yet another minute, yet another day.”
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“‘Nod’ is concerning the solace we discover in group,” McIlrath mentioned in a press launch. “It’s concerning the consolation in understanding that we aren’t alone. This consolation can mood our anger and our frustration, at the least briefly.”
The only is the primary new music from Rise Towards since 2022’s Nowhere Technology II EP, and all indicators level to a brand new album arriving someday in 2025.
The band is at present prepping for a run of UK/European tour dates that kicks off in late January, previous the beforehand introduced “Rise of the Roach” US tour (co-headlined by Papa Roach) that’s set for this spring and summer season. Get tickets right here.
Stream the video for “Nod” beneath.
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