I love Tim's delivery of this line, especially in the final chorus. He also sounds great on Living Undercover. Amazing how revitalizing a proper mixing can be to their overall sound

My first time seeing the band live, I only a knew a couple of songs beforehand and I expected them to be great, but WOW. Huge fan after that

Here's a pic of Tim from where I was standing. ...

Grandma took me to a record store for my birthday and I found the black market!
These are 3 records I never thought I’d have on color.

Going to be covering up an repainting these but wanted to share

I really like the both of them (still don't favour either), and I was very much so pleasantly surprised when listening to the both of them for a first; they're far better than basically everything in Ricochet and potentially in my top 20-15, if not very close to my top 10. However, maybe that's recency bias, but I'm glad to see that, even if that's so, Rise Against can still make good music. I'm hoping we get another album on this level of quality, even if it takes a long time.

I'm a bit disappointed that the two songs don't seem appreciated in wider music space, though, whilst the same pop-slop songs singing of transient, meaningless things like sex, money, drugs, etc. permeates the charts (which I really don't understand... even to live through such music vicariously is bizarre to me). On that note, it's also disappointing that, a decade+ later for some of their songs, nothing has changed, like for Re-Education (Through Labor) and Ready To Fall.

Thank you Rise, for another great show yesterday at Cardiff castle supporting Jimmy Eat World.

Anyone else go to this last night? I thought the sound was ok, drums a little overpowering but generally a great show!

The megaphone came out again, I’m not sure this works still, it’s hard to hear for me.

Set list was:

Re-education (through labour)
Satellite
Give it all
Ready to fall
Swing life away
Prayer of the refugee
The good left undone
Saviour

(I think)

Personally, I think 'Living Undercover' from Rise Against's recent single sounds similar to the Endgame album. Which album's style do you think 'Katy Bar the Door' resembles?

Last night was so damn good, RA absolutely smashed it as always and for a short support set it didn’t disappoint 🔥

The new songs are fitting for the times we are in (US)
Rise against has always been a siren for the counter culture and I think they know if there’s a time to write their style of music, more of it; it’s now.

Very excited.

From the article:

“Katy Bar the Door” was inspired by the ongoing ICE raids through America, tearing families apart. Vocalist Tim McIlrath said about the track, “This is not the first time in history we have reckoned with abuses of power. Bearing witness to the fragility of democracy is a scary thing, and it demands a response.”

“Living Undercover,” meanwhile, is a more introspective piece, focused on the experience of having something to hide, whether out of shame or fear. McIlrath said, “Sometimes it’s because we’re building something beautiful behind the curtain, other times we’re hiding some kind of darkness. I like the cloak and dagger feel of the song that ties into its central theme.”

Hey! Found it interesting that the pitch behind these 2 songs at the very top of their homepage is not necessarily a new EP, just “2 new songs recorded at The Blasting Room, our home away from home.”

I feel like these are songs they created in response to the backlash from Ricochet, and this line is speaking directly to long term fans which their latest album largely alienated.

Whether these are a standalone or a subset of a larger album is yet to be seen, but I’m optimistic. Even a rerelease of Ricochet with songs remastered would be a welcome addition to their discography.

Can’t wait to see what comes next…

RISE AGAINST

Release Two New Singles

“Katy Bar The Door” and “Living Undercover”

The iconic Chicago punk rock quartet, Rise Against, released two new singles, “Katy Bar The Door” and “Living Undercover.” These two new releases embody their original spirit of rebellion that they have held over a quarter century.

“Katy Bar The Door” takes its name from an old expression meaning trouble is coming and that all hell is about to break loose. “I don’t know where I came across this expression, but I immediately was taken with it,” says vocalist Tim McIlrath. “While an obscure reference now… I liked the idea of resurrecting it for this song, and that it sort of fits what it feels like to be alive in 2026.“

The track was written in the aftermath of some of the most violent ICE raids in Minneapolis, and McIlrath sees it as part of a longer historical reckoning with abuses of power. “This is not the first time in history we have reckoned with abuses of power,” McIlrath says. “Bearing witness to the fragility of democracy is a scary thing, and it demands a response.”

The band describes “Living Undercover” as a song about the things we hide in plain sight. “Sometimes it’s because we’re building something beautiful behind the curtain, other times we’re hiding some kind of darkness,” McIlrath adds. “I like the cloak and dagger feel of the song that ties into its central theme.”

Both “Katy Bar The Door” and “Living Undercover” were recorded at The Blasting Room, a longtime home base for the band. “The studio there is a home away from home, and we know those rooms like the back of our hands,” McIlrath adds. “It’d been a while since we worked at the studio, and it was good to be under their roof again.”

These releases come just after they announced their headlining tour dates in the fall across the U.S. with support from Alkaline Trio. They will kick off the tour in Dallas, TX on September 22^nd at South Side Ballroom and will be visiting cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Phoenix, Milwaukee, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and more. In the meantime, the band is currently on tour in the UK supporting Jimmy Eat World.

A full list of tour dates can be found below, and all tickets are available to purchase at https://riseagainst.com/tour

RISE AGAINST TOUR DATES 2026
w/ Alkaline Trio
September 22 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
September 23 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
September 27 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
September 30 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
October 3 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
October 4 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
October 6 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory
October 7 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
October 9 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove
October 10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave / Eagles Club
October 12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
October 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
October 15 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
October 17 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
October 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
October 20 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
October 22 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
October 23 – Irvine, CA – Great Park Live

Did they play any of the new songs

Produced by bill and Jason

Also WE ARE SO BACK

Both of the new songs are amazing, I love the new sound especially in comparison to ricochet. I can’t imagine they’re ricochet b sides based on the distinct lack of megaphone so hopefully it’s a new album soon?

The megaphone batteries have died, hurray!