Band: Rancid
Album: Tomorrow Never Comes
VÖ: 02.06.2023
Label: Epitaph / Hellcat Records / Indigo
Website: www.rancidrancid.com
Fans und Kritiker scheinen sich einig, dass sich Rancids kraftvoller, schnörkellos-zeitloser Punk, der ihnen seit jeher im Blut liegt, leicht auf ein modernes, jüngeres Publikum übertragen lässt und die sage und schreibe 850 Millionen Katalogstreams des Quartetts aus Kalifornien unterstreichen dies auch. Auf ihrem zehnten Album "Tomorrow Never Comes" (Epitaph / Hellcat / Indigo), das die Band heute vorlegt, bieten RANCID 16 maldüsteren, geradlinigen Trademark-Punk, von dem die Welt einfach nicht genug bekommen kann.
In den letzten drei Jahrzehnten sind Rancid immer unabhängig geblieben und haben nie ihre Loyalität zu ihrer Community oder zueinander verloren. Ihre Musik setzt sich mit politischen und sozialen Themen auseinander, während sie persönliche Geschichten von Liebe, Verlust und Herzschmerz mit Haltung ausbalancieren. Indem sie die Traditionen und den Geist der ursprünglichen Punkrockbands vor ihnen weiterführen, sind Rancid zu einer Legende geworden und inspirieren die Punkbands, die nach ihnen kamen.
Rancid - Tomorrow Never Comes:
2. Mud, Blood & Gold
4. New American
5. The Bloody & Violent History
7. It's a Road to Righteousness
8. Live Forever
9. Drop Dead Inn
10. Prisoners Song
11. Magnificient Rogue
12. One Way Ticket
13. Hellbound Train
14. Eddie the Butcher
15. Hear Us Out
16. When The Smoke Clears
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Band: Rancid
Album: Trouble Maker
VÖ: 09.06.2017
Label: Hellcat Records / Indigo
Website: www.rancidrancid.com
Emerging from the blue-collar swamps of Berkley, California, Rancid has now been a living, breathing punk rock band for over a quarter century. Apparently, nothing can kill them.
Back in 1991, after the demise of their much beloved and still influential first band, Operation Ivy, founding members Tim Armstrong (vocals, guitar) and Matt Freeman (bass, vocals) decided to do the impossible -- start an even better band. Thus, Rancid. Signing with Epitaph Records, the band released their first album, “Rancid,” in 1993. Shortly thereafter, Lars Frederiksen (vocals, guitar) joined the band, because... well, are you going to tell him he can’t? The result, in 1994, was “Let’s Go.” People noticed.
In 1995, Rancid released the classic platinum-selling “...And Out Come The Wolves.” You still remember when you first heard it.
They followed with the even more ambitious “Life Won’t Wait” in 1998, and in 2000, Rancid released another album entitled “Rancid,” just to see if anyone was paying attention.
After “Indestructible” in 2003, Branden Steineckert (drums) joined to solidify Rancid’s current line-up. They subsequently released the albums “Let The Dominos Fall” (2009) and “Honor Is All We Know” (2014).
This year will see the release of their ninth studio album “Trouble Maker” produced by their longtime producer and founder of Epitaph records, Brett Gurewitz.
Through it all, Rancid has remained fiercely independent, never losing their loyalty to community or each other. Their music confronts political and social issues, while balancing personal tales of love, loss, and heartbreak with attitude. Rancid gives their listeners a community where everyone can belong. By carrying on the traditions and spirit of the original punk rock bands that came before, Rancid has become a legend an inspiration to punk bands that have come after. They are the living embodiment of East Bay punk. And if you don’t know all this by now -- you’re not playing their music loud enough!
See ya in the pit.
