Rise Against
Mar 19, 2021
Multi-Gold and Platinum punk rockers Rise Against released their new single “Nowhere Generation” on March 18th on their new label home, Loma Vista Recordings/Concord. The first new music in four years from the Chicago band is the title track from their forthcoming ninth album due out June 4th. On the upcoming release, the outspoken band points a finger at big business and politics for stacking the social and economical deck against Millennials', Gen Y's, and Gen Z's pursuit of The American Dream. Lyrically, the eleven songs were influenced from the band’s vocalist/lyricist Tim McIlrath’s two young daughters and the band’s community of fans with a spotlight on the social and economic deck that has been stacked against younger generation’spursuit of The American Dream. The video for the song was shot entirely in black and white.
Rise Against's Tim McIlrath said, "I've come to realize that people want honesty and that music can be a catalyst for change. I think in many ways, we've been on a mission to rile people up, and I feel very lucky to be able to do that. Our hope on this record is to jostle people awake, even it if makes you uncomfortable."
McIlrath added, "Today there is the promise of the American Dream, and then there is the reality of the American Dream. America's 'historical norm' that the next generation will be better off than the one that came before has been diminished by an era of mass social, economic, and political instability and a sell-out of the Middle Class. The brass ring that was promised by hard work and dedication no longer exists for everyone. When the privileged climb the ladder of success and then burn it from the top, disruption becomes the only answer."
Nowhere Generation was recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado under the tutelage of Jason Livermore, Andrew Berlin, Chris Beeble and long-time producer/engineer Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, The Descendents) who has worked with the band on nearly all of their releases since their sophomore 2003 releases, REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE. Stevenson is often described as Rise Against’s fifth member. The band's lineup is McIlrath (rhythm guitarist/vocalist), Joe Principe (bassist), Brandon Barnes (drummer), and Zach Blair (guitarist).
Principle added, "When I was growing up, I listened to bands like 7 Seconds, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and Bad Religion. All of those bands' music had a sense of hope with the world, a truly positive global view of what life can be. From the beginning, we've wanted Rise Against to have that same positivity, to have our music be an inspiration for people to bring about change in their own lives, they just have to put forth the effort and speak up."