Ann Beretta Release New Album “RISE”

Ann Beretta have released their new album, RISE, that was recorded last year in Richmond, VA at Audio Verité studios and was produced by singer & guitarist Rob Huddleston, engineered and mixed by the band’s guitarist Pedro Aida, and mastered by long time friend and former Lookout! Records labelmate Mass Giorgini at the Sonic Iguana Studio in Lafayette, IN. The album follows on from Old Scars, New Blood that was released in 2018, that album was a ‘best of’ rerecording of classic Ann Beretta songs spanning each of their albums and EPs, however, RISE is the first album of new material since 2003’s Three Chord Revolution. 

There is no label attached to this release, it is 100% self funded and DIY with the band taking full control of every aspect of making and releasing it. Lyrically RISE reflects on a range of social and political topics including the Trump presidency, the Covid pandemic, racism, addiction, and reflecting back on the band’s history. Sonically the album is more complex and layered than past recordings but still with the anthemic hooks and energy that fans of the band have come to love and expect. In other good news for longtime Ann Beretta fans, the band’s full catalog is now available on streaming services, and includes the addition of two previously unreleased live albums, Live From The Broadberry and Live from CBGB’s.

RISE is now available via streaming platforms and Bandcamp