“The Approaching Curve” by Rise Against

"The Approaching Curve" turns up on The Sufferer & the Witness, the fourth Rise Against album, released in July 2006, a melodic hardcore record whose lyrics grapple with social and political issues and some hard self-reflection. Tim McIlrath wrote the words and sings, the band shares the music credit, and it's Chris Chasse and McIlrath on guitars, Joe Principe on bass and Brandon Barnes on drums, with Emily Schambra dropping in as a guest voice. Chris Lord-Alge mixed.

Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore produced and recorded it, back in the fold after the band soured on Garth Richardson, who had made Siren Song of the Counter Culture with them in 2004; the pair had done Revolutions per Minute in 2003. It was Chasse's last album with the group, too: he left during the tour and Zach Blair took over.

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