Rise Against have debuted two new tracks, “Katy Bar The Door” and “Living Undercover.” Vocalist Tim McIlrath commented on “Katy Bar The Door”:
“I don’t know where I came across this expression, but I immediately was taken with it. While an obscure reference now… I liked the idea of resurrecting it for this song, and that it sort of fits what it feels like to be alive in 2026.
[The ICE raids in Minneapolis were] not the first time in history we have reckoned with abuses of power. Bearing witness to the fragility of democracy is a scary thing, and it demands a response.”
He also added the following about “Living Undercover”:
“Sometimes [we hide things] because we’re building something beautiful behind the curtain, other times we’re hiding some kind of darkness. I like the cloak and dagger feel of the song that ties into its central theme.”