Rancid by Atiba Jefferson
“Rancid are the only punk band, period.” – Alt Press
“The sunny brutalism of Rancid’s East Bay ska-thrash has lost nary a step and their ethical-emotional rigor is as sweet as it is pure.” – SPIN
Carrying the same raw energy since their 1991 inception, Rancid has been deemed by Stereogum as “incapable of making a bad album.” Today, the Berkeley, California, punk stalwarts continue that streak with the announcement of their highly anticipated 10th studio album. ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ is due for a June 2nd release via Epitaph Records, produced by longtime collaborator, Bad Religion guitarist and Epitaph founder, Brett Gurewitz.
Their first new music since 2017’s Trouble Maker, the band also shares the exhilarating title track and lead single today. Highlighting their collective ear for melodic rock hooks and catchy, sing-a-long choruses, the song is complete with the familiar wailing guitars and punishing punk rock rhythms that have solidified Rancid as the legends they are.
“Tomorrow Never Comes”
At a whopping 850 Million catalog streams to date, fans and critics alike seem to agree that Rancid’s brand of high impact, no frills punk still flows abundantly in their blood, while easily translating to a modern audience. Now embarking on their tenth full-length effort, this is evident throughout ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’. With its sixteen blistering tracks barely making the two-and-a-half-minute mark, the album boasts the same gritty, straight forward punk-with-a-purpose that the world just can’t get enough of.
On their last studio album, Trouble Maker (2017), Pitchfork explored the band’s themes of “contemporary political turmoil–blue-collar identity crises, tense demonstrations, the ever-present shadow of the Man– through the prism of their rebellious past, a little more wizened but just as rambunctious as ever.”
Punk News also raved, “Rancid makes a radical left turn from the norm, pushing far past the boundaries, not just of punk, but of the traditional rules of music itself, creating the most original sound to come out of any musical artist since Beethoven.”
Throughout the last three decades, Rancid has remained fiercely independent, never losing their loyalty to their community or each other. Their music confronts political and social issues, while balancing personal tales of love, loss, and heartbreak with attitude. By carrying on the traditions and spirit of the original punk rock bands that came before, Rancid has become a legend and inspiration to punk bands that have come after.
Tomorrow Never Comes Tracklisting
1. Tomorrow Never Comes
2. Mud, Blood, & Gold
3. Devil In Disguise
4. New American
5. The Bloody & Violent History
6. Don’t Make Me Do It
7. It’s a Road to Righteousness
8. Live Forever
9. Drop Dead Inn
10. Prisoners Song
11. Magnificent Rogue
12. One Way Ticket
13. Hellbound Train
14. Eddie the Butcher
15. Hear Us Out
16. When The Smoke Clears
Rancid Tour Dates
5/28 – Las Vegas, NV – Punk Rock Bowling
6/2 – Rimini, Italy – Slam Dunk
6/3 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Media Center Cvetlicarna *
6/4 – Linz, Austria – SBAM Festival
6/6 – Warsaw, Poland – Letnia Scena Progresji *
6/8 – Hyvinkaa, Finland – Rockfest
6/9 – Solvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival
6/10 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet *
6/12 – Berlin, Germany- Columbiahalle *
6/13 – Wiesbaden, Germany – Schlachthof *
6/15 – Vitoria, Spain – Azkena Rock
6/16 – Clisson, France – Hellfest
6/17 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop
6/20 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley*
6/21 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse *
6/23 – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands – Jera On Air Festival
6/24 – Munster, Germany – Vainstream Rockfest
6/25 – Tabor, Czech Republic – Mighty Sounds Festival
* w/ The Bronx, Grade 2
9/21 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Fest
10/8 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
