# San Francisco Art Punks RIP ROOM Debut New Video “Worth Repeating” Off Upcoming Album ‘Alight and Resound’

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- Published: 2022-03-09T15:30:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**San Francisco Art Punks Rip Room Debut New Video “Worth Repeating” Off Upcoming
Album ‘Alight and Resound’ Out May 27 **

Recorded with Engineer Tim Green (Melvins, Bikini Kill, Sebadoh)

[**Watch the “Worth Repeating” Video on The Aternative**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d4456089.11785.1.5b21480771731547bd712af2b58dde0f&umid=2c52e994-6851-4b48-8567-7d4b937c42e9&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-4c22bcc30635e8c818a43a89617573845ec774fb)

_“Noisy, Dischord-inspired post-hardcore.”- _**_The Alternative_**

_“With the fervor of Unwound, Hüsker Dü, Sleater-Kinney, and Fugazi, Rip Room spews
out propulsive rhythms and piercing lyrics wrapped in a buoyant glee.”- _**_Post-
Punk_**

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_“Art punk that just straight up rocks. “Complication,” is an amalgam of a bunch
of your favorite classic punk sounds and bands. There’s the post punk of Gang of
Four, the buzzing guitars of Dead Kennedys, the bouncy New Wave goes almost pop 
of Talking Heads and B-52s, and even some of the noise of Sonic Youth…as furious
as it is pop adjacent. It sounds like punk made for adults who are still angry at
the world but don’t have the energy to be mad all the time.” – _**_If It’s Too Loud_**

San Francisco’s **Rip Room** has unveiled a new music video for “Worth Repeating”
off the band’s forthcoming Spartan Records debut ‘Alight and Resound’ out May 27.

**Stream the clip on The Alternative:** [https://spr.tn/worth](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d4456089.11787.1.8fd531480c6fb1dc894af5f12c8146c4&umid=2c52e994-6851-4b48-8567-7d4b937c42e9&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-f0467d2052eb268bf563ef69e1be0255bed4ff94).

Vocalist/guitarist John Reed says, _“Shot in the midst of the pandemic, we found
ourselves in a clandestine location with a rough plan and more than a few worries.
The song is about the world falling apart, so it felt right to shoot in the woods—
ominous and sinister, but maybe the safest place to be. By the end of a long evening,
our director (and dear friend Josh Johnson) had captured the weird energy that had
been following us the past year and, in retrospect, shooting the video provided 
some much-needed momentum during a dark time.”_

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Recorded with engineer **Tim Green (Nation of Ulysses, Melvins, Bikini Kill, Sebadoh).**

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**RIP ROOM:** 
John Reed – Vocals/Guitar Sarah Mckinney – Bass/Vocals Gracie Malley–
Drums

In a time of digital polish and studio patchwork, it has become increasingly rare
to hear a record that captures the lightning-in-a-bottle dynamics of a live performance.
Music continues to fill our queues, but it feels less and less human, so when a 
record breaks through the static, it can be a revelation. Introducing the wound-
up art punks in San Francisco’s Rip Room.

After successfully self-releasing and touring on two EPs, the three-piece returned
to Louder Studios in Grass Valley, CA to reunite with storied engineer Tim Green(
Nation of Ulysses, Melvins, Bikini Kill, Sebadoh). The result is the charismatic
and alluringly unpredictable debut full-length record, ‘Alight and Resound’, twelve
pulsing songs that harken back to better musical times while somehow embracing the
relevance of the moment. Think **Unwound, Sleater-Kinney, and Fugazi.** Propulsive
rhythms and piercing lyrics, but with a sense of buoyancy. Brashness over banality.
Wolves in sheep’s clothing.

_“I wanted to be in a fun, high-energy band, but with a math-y, prog edge,”_ says
Reed. _“We’re always looking to capture our live sound, and with this record, we
wanted that plus a little more to emphasize some ideas or sonic feelings,”_ adds
bassist/vocalist Sarah McKinney. _“The subject matter is pretty heavy, but the execution
is sometimes a bit more lighthearted and dance-y which I think balances it out well.
Our sound was once described as ‘dance music for people who don’t like to dance,’
which I don’t agree with — I’d say it’s ‘dance music for people who like to dance
but are also bummed out’.”_

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Thematically, while instrumentally effervescent, ‘Alight and Resound’ delves into
some more turbulent lyrical waters. Loneliness, chaos, despair, and struggle — yet
somehow with a glimmer of hope. _“The title of the record is a lyric from the song‘
Get On In The World,’ which is in part about frustration and not really fitting 
in,”_ says Reed. _“Everyone’s focused or too wrapped up in their own shit and sadly
this too often devolves into misunderstandings, at best, and violence, at worst.
Alight and Resound is like a plea — move to a different plane of understanding and
empathy or else we’re fucked.”_

Thriving in the Bay Area is no simple task for a band in these times. As competition
grows, venues close, and rents continue to rise, the desire for authenticity in 
art will only increase. Alight and Resound is a testament to the power of seeking
brashness over banality. There is perceptible life and light in the recordings that
grow with each listen, and the authenticity of the experience is both palpable and
revitalizing.

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