Nowhere Generation [Deluxe Version]

by Rise Against

Overview

The ninth full-length outing from the veteran punk outfit, Nowhere Generation is both apoplectic and refined. The band's social-political fervor remains front and center -- themes of social inequality, climate change, and income disparity loom large -- but after two decades spent raging against the machine, Rise Against no longer need the sonic exclamation points to back those positions up. To be fair, the 11-track set is far from tame, as evidenced by the fiery opener "The Numbers," "Broken Dreams, Inc.," and the anthemic title cut, all of which hit hard. Cut from the same tattered, inclusive cloth as Bad Religion and Against Me!, Rise Against have never favored aggression over melody, and Nowhere Generation is generously stocked with hooks, as well as deep currents of nostalgia. Regret casts a long shadow on the sparse, chamber-punk ballad "Forfeit," which echoes the orchestral re-imaginings of 2018's Ghost Note Symphonies, but it's a relative outlier, as the remainder of Nowhere Generation focuses on the marriage of melody and might. Over the years, Rise Against have remained true to both their old-school melodic punk style and their human/animal rights beliefs, and while they may be getting longer in the tooth, their incisors are still sharp enough to draw blood. Nowhere Generation may lack the nervy zeal of peak efforts like Siren Song of the Counter Culture and Appeal to Reason, but it most certainly has the gravitas. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/04/2021
Label:	Loma Vista
UPC:	0888072229716
Rank:	56400

Tracks

Disc 1

1. The Numbers
2. Sudden Urge
3. Nowhere Generation
4. Talking To Ourselves
5. Broken Dreams, Inc.
6. Monarch
7. Forfeit
8. Sounds Like
9. Sooner Or later
10. Middle Of A Dream
11. Rules Of Play

Disc 2

12. Nowhere Generation [Nowhere Session]
13. Broken Dreams, Inc [Nowhere Session]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rise Against   Primary Artist
Bill Stevenson   Vocals (Background)
Zach Blair   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Chad Price   Vocals (Background)
Joe Principe   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Tim McIlrath   Guitar,Vocals
Brandon Barnes   Drums,Percussion
Andrew Berlin   Vocals (Background)
Stacie Stevenson   Vocals (Background)
John Grigsby   Double Bass,Bass (Upright)
Miles Stevenson   Vocals (Background)
Chris Beeble   Organ,Keyboards,Fender Rhodes,Vocals (Background)
Jonathan Luginbill   Vocals (Background)
Adrienne Rae Ash   Vocals (Background)
TJ Wessel   Violin
Alexa Lenort   Vocals (Background)
Sam Kanter   Vocals (Background)
Chantel Flowers   Vocals (Background)
Madeline Stevenson   Vocals (Background)
Gabriel Brady   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Ted Jensen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Bill Stevenson   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Zach Blair   Composer,Group Member
Rise Against   Composer
Jason Livermore   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Joe Principe   Composer,Group Member
Tim McIlrath   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Brandon Barnes   Composer,Group Member
Andrew Berlin   Engineer,Producer,Assistant,Recording,Mixing Assistant,Recording Producer
Mary Hogan   A&R
Tom Whalley   A&R
Brian Roettinger   Creative Director
Ryan Whalley   A&R
Chris Beeble   Engineer,Producer,Assistant,Recording,Mixing Assistant,Recording Producer
Jonathan Luginbill   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Christian Gomez   A&R