Tomorrow Never Comes (Rancid album)

Tomorrow Never Comes
Studio album by
Rancid
ReleasedJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)[1]
StudioShip-Rec Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenrePunk rock
Length28:47
Label
ProducerBrett Gurewitz
Rancid chronology
Trouble Maker
(2017) 		Tomorrow Never Comes
(2023)
Singles from Tomorrow Never Comes
  1. "Tomorrow Never Comes"
    Released: April 18, 2023[2]
  2. "Don't Make Me Do It"
    Released: May 2, 2023[3]
  3. "Devil in Disguise"
    Released: May 24, 2023[4]
  4. "New American"
    Released: June 2, 2023
  5. "Live Forever"
    Released: September 6, 2023
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Distorted Sound9/10[7]
Ghost Cult8/10[8]
Kerrang![9]
Louder Than War[10]
Punknews.org[11]
Punk Rock Theory9/10[12]
ThePunkSite.com[13]
Wall of Sound7/10[14]

Tomorrow Never Comes is the tenth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released on June 2, 2023.[1] It marks the band's first album in six years since 2017's Trouble Maker. Like most of the band's albums, Tomorrow Never Comes is produced by Brett Gurewitz. It is also the first Rancid album since Rancid 5 to not have any ska influenced songs.

It was preceded by the singles and music videos for "Tomorrow Never Comes",[15] "Don't Make Me Do It"[16] and "Devil in Disguise". "New American"[17] and "Live Forever" were released as singles and music videos. It is Rancid's shortest album to date at 28 minutes and 47 seconds.

The vinyl version swaps tracks 1 and 5 on side A making "The Bloody & Violent History" the opening song instead of the title track.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rancid

Tomorrow Never Comes track listing
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Tomorrow Never Comes"Armstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:26
2."Mud, Blood, & Gold"Armstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman1:12
3."Devil in Disguise"Armstrong1:58
4."New American"Armstrong2:37
5."The Bloody & Violent History"Armstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:14
6."Don't Make Me Do It"Armstrong0:58
7."It's a Road to Righteousness"Armstrong2:18
8."Live Forever"Armstrong1:21
9."Drop Dead Inn"Frederiksen2:01
10."Prisoners Song"Armstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:21
11."Magnificent Rogue"Frederiksen1:25
12."One Way Ticket"Armstrong1:50
13."Hellbound Train"Armstrong1:25
14."Eddie the Butcher"Armstrong1:34
15."Hear Us Out"Armstrong1:26
16."When the Smoke Clears"Armstrong1:39
Total length:28:45
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
17."So Long Eddy"2:16

Personnel

Rancid

Additional personnel

  • Brett Gurewitz – background vocals, producer
  • TJ Rivera – engineering, mixing
  • Sergio Chavez – engineering assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Anders Aho – studio technician
  • Mike Fasano – studio technician
  • J Bonner – artwork, layout

Charts

Chart performance for Tomorrow Never Comes
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 159
French Physical Albums (SNEP)[20] 67
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 12
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] 25
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[24] 34
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon)[25] 5
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[26] 23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 84
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 86
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[30] 7
US Billboard 200[31] 126

References

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  3. ^ Hardman, Neville (May 2, 2023). "Hear Rancid's one-minute ripper "Don't Make Me Do It"". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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  6. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Rancid – Tomorrow Never Comes". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Brown, Gavin (May 29, 2023). "Album Review: Tomorrow Never Comes – Rancid". Distorted Sound. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  8. ^ Cook, Matt (May 10, 2023). "Album Review: Rancid – Tomorrow Never Comes". Ghost Cult. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  9. ^ Winwood, Ian (June 1, 2023). "Album Review: Rancid – Tomorrow Never Comes". Kerrang!. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Whittle, Nathan (May 24, 2023). "Rancid: Tomorrow Never Comes – Album Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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  27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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