In a move that shouldn’t have surprised anyone given the band’s long standing modesty, the sudden appearance of new music from Rise Against still feels like it came out of nowhere. 'The Ghost Note Symphonies Vol 1' (Sony), effectively a Rise Against unplugged album, arrives with little, if any, fanfare but, as with many Rise Against records, it deserves your quiet and rapt attention as what they have delivered here is a record of quiet grace, emotion and elan. Continue reading
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