Check out the album’s opening track “Friend or Foe?” in its
‘Single Edit’ and with a video clip animated and directed by Thomas Hicks / http://www.thomashicks.co.uk here:
RIVERSIDE’s Mariusz Duda checked in with the following
comment about the new single:
"’Friend or
Foe?’ is one of the key songs on the new RIVERSIDE album. Not only is it the
opening track but, musically, it is possibly also the most courageous and
intriguing one.
One of its strong
points is the lyrics which talk about how we're perceived by others, especially
these days, when pretending to be someone you're not on social media has become
the norm. Can we still be ourselves or do we have to keep adapting to the
requirements of new algorithms? Perhaps we've already lost our identities and
we're only waiting for instructions from a Siri or Alexa?
"Who do you
pretend to be?" are the first words of the song and the listener has
already started searching for that 80s band it reminds them of. Is this a mere
inspiration or is it provocation? Is the writer of the song pretending to be
someone else or is this who he really is? Who is behind it all? The artist
himself or a producer churning out music for many other artists? Is what I'm
writing now a reflection of what I'm feeling or am I writing it because I want
to put the song on a higher recommended playlist? And if we apply it to politics,
who are the candidates? Are they credible? Trustworthy? Will they keep their
promises? And finally, will we be able to trust each other one day, hear each
other out and understand, or will we still keep our distance and suspicions?
Perhaps there is a
chance to build a better world, but how to recognise who is a friend and who is
a foe?”
“ID.Entity”, the group’s 8th studio
album was recorded and mixed in two studios - The Boogie Town Studio in Otwock
with Paweł Marciniak and in Serakos studio in Warsaw with Magda and Robert
Srzedniccy -, mastered by Robert Szydło and produced by RIVERSIDE’s Mariusz
Duda himself. The “ID.Entity” artwork was created by Polish artist Jarek
Kubicki.
Previously released singles/videos off “ID.Entity” can still be checked
out here:
"I’m Done With You": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q6XJfKxKb4
“Self-Aware (Single
Edit)”: https://youtu.be/Weuo4hgVHyY
RIVERSIDE have also launched a “Riverside Heavy” playlist
featuring "I’m Done With
You" as well as many other heavier tracks from the band’s
comprehensive catalogue, which you can check out here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5NUCNsJRdLrWmKGW2W8pIt
Here is the standard track-listing for the album:
RIVERSIDE - “ID.Entity” (53:11)
Tracklist:
1. Friend or Foe? (07:29)
2. Landmine Blast (04:50)
3. Big Tech Brother (07:24)
4. Post-Truth (05:37)
5. The Place Where I Belong (13:16)
6. I'm Done With You (05:52)
7. Self-Aware (8:43)
The bonus material appearing on “ID.Entity” includes the instrumental
tracks “Age of Anger” (11:56) and “Together Again” (06:29) as well as “Friend
or Foe? (Single Edit)” (05:59) and “Self-Aware (Single Edit)” (05:29).
“ID.Entity” will be available in the following formats:
- Ltd.
Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook
(Disc 1: Album, Disc 2: All 4 bonus tracks, Blu-ray: All main 9 album tracks in
Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and 24bit HighRes Audio mix versions)
-> Pictured above!
- Ltd.
2CD Mediabook (Disc 1: Album, Disc 2: All 4 bonus tracks)
-> Pictured above!
- CD
Jewelcase
- Deluxe
Digital Album (Including all 4 bonus tracks)
- Digital
album
The album’s vinyl version comes as Gatefold 2LP
(With the bonus tracks “Age of Anger” and “Together Again” on Side D) in the
following variants:
- Black vinyl: All outlets
- Orange vinyl: All outlets
- White vinyl: 500x copies via JPC &
Burning Shed
- Yellow vinyl: 500x copies via EMP & Just For Kicks
- Sky Blue vinyl: 600x copies via Laser's Edge & CM Distro/Webshop Europe
The pre-order for “ID.Entity” in its various formats is available here:
https://riverside.lnk.to/IDEntity
Or here:
https://riverside.lnk.to/IDEntitybio
“ID.Entity”, an album that extends and expands RIVERSIDE’s
characteristic sound, but all in a revamped and more dynamic
formula, follows 2018’s widely acclaimed ‘Wasteland’ album, which
entered the charts in Germany at # 13, The Netherlands at # 28, Switzerland at
# 23, Austria at # 39, UK at # 83, Finland at # 30, France at # 97, Czech
Republic at # 59 and Poland at # 1.
Next to their return to North
America in February/March, RIVERSIDE have recently also announced their “Spring
Edition” European Tour, a first of three European touring legs across this
year. Check out the band’s upcoming confirmed live-dates here:
RIVERSIDE – “ID.Entity” – Live
2023:
North American Tour:
17.02.2023
Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
18.02.2023 Orlando, FL - The
Abbey
19.02.2023 Atlanta, GA - Hell At The Masquerade
21.02.2023 Dallas, TX -
Amplified Live
22.02.2023 Austin, TX - Come
And Take It Live
24.02.2023 Mesa, AZ - The Nile
Theater
25.02.2023 Pomona, CA - The
Glass House
26.02.2023 Berkeley, CA -
Cornerstone
28.02.2023 Vancouver, BC - The
Rickshaw Theatre
01.03.2023 Seattle, WA -
Neumos
03.03.2023 Salt Lake City, UT
- The State Room
04.03.2023 Boulder, CO - Fox
Theatre
07.03.2023 St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar And
Hall
08.03.2023 Chicago, IL -
Bottom Lounge
10.03.2023 Toronto, ON - Lee’s
Palace
11.03.2023 Montreal, QC -
Corona Theatre
12.03.2023 Quebec City, QC -
Imperial Bell
14.03.2023 Boston, MA -
Brighton Music Hall
16.03.2023 New York, NY - Sony
Hall
17.03.2023 Philadelphia, PA -
Underground Arts
18.03.2023 Pittsburgh, PA -
Thunderbird Music Hall
19.03.2023 Washington, DC -
Black Cat
21.03.2023 Carrboro, NC -
Cat’s Cradle
European Tour – Spring Edition:
16.04.2023 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) - Effenaar / Prognosis Festival
18.04.2023 Dublin (Ireland) - Button Factory
20.04.2023 Glasgow (UK) - Garage
21.04.2023 Birmingham (UK) - O2 Institute 2
22.04.2023 Manchester (UK) - Academy 2
23.04.2023 London (UK) - Indigo O2 / Prognosis Festival
25.04.2023 Copenhagen (Denmark) - Amager Bio
26.04.2023 Gothenburg (Sweden) - Pustervik
27.04.2023 Oslo (Norway) - Cosmopolite
28.04.2023 Stockholm (Sweden) - Lilla Cirkus
30.04.2023 Tampere (Finland) - Olympia
01.05.2023 Helsinki (Finland) - Tavastia
Ticket
info: https://riversideband.pl/en/gigs
And more dates coming soon...
More RIVERSIDE
news coming soon…
RIVERSIDE line-up:
Mariusz
Duda - vocal, bass
Maciej Meller - guitar
Michał Łapaj - keyboards and Hammond Organ
Piotr Kozieradzki - drums
RIVERSIDE online:
http://www.riversideband.pl
http://www.facebook.com/Riversidepl
https://www.instagram.com/riversideband.pl
INSIDEOUTMUSIC online:
www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV