Epitaph Records, 24 May 2023
So Rancid’s peaking my interest. Having announced Tomorrow Never Comes, the band is back with their first album in 6 years set to arrive in early June via Epitaph with pre-orders and pre-saves at the link below. Having already released two really good songs, the title track that I reviewed here and the even better “Don’t Make Me Do It” that I reviewed here, the band has a new single and video that keeps up the hot streak.
“Devil In Disguise” is a paranoid rampaging singalong like Rancid does so well. It all opens with a simple growling vocal before the song busts loose. The song works off raw guitars and melodic bass and the drums sorta gallop throughout, reminding me of something from the Wolves-era (a little different from the 2000-feel to “Don’t Make Me Do It”). Armstrong’s vocals backed on the chorus coupled with the back-and-forth, call-and-response vocals during the verse are making me go back for more listens. And that bridge is positively nailed. Again, the production is pretty spot-on, raw and fierce and full of a kinetic energy that the best Rancid songs always pull off. Things are looking up for Tomorrow Never Comes.
- Song Comes From: Tomorrow Never Comes
- Album Release Date: 02 Jun 2023
- Purchase/Pre-Order/Pre-Save: here
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My interest in this album keeps growing. All signs are point towards this being their best album in over a decade.