Seven years is a long time between records. Good Riddance have ended that stretch with ‘Before The World Caves In,’ their tenth studio album, out now on Fat Wreck Chords. It’s their first release since 2019’s ‘Thoughts and Prayers,’ and the band arrived at it with a clear sense of what they needed to deliver.
“We’re hopeful that the album comes across with the severity and urgency of the times we are living in,” the band shares. “As our 10th studio album, we wanted to make sure we were firing on all cylinders, delivering something potent, strident, and something that both longtime fans and people who are brand new to the band could sink their teeth into.”
Lead single “There’s Still Tonight” arrived ahead of the album and set the tone directly. Good Riddance have always written with political and emotional weight behind their punk framework, and this record makes no attempt to soften that. A decade in and the band sounds like they have something specific to say.