{"product_id":"riley-keep-your-cool-cd","title":"Riley! 'Keep Your Cool' CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e💿 - Jewel Case\u003cbr\u003e🚛 - In Stock \u0026amp; Shipping Now\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt doesn't take much more than a minute for Riley! to impress on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeep Your Cool\u003c\/i\u003e, their forthcoming new album and debut for label Counter Intuitive Records out April 19. Its opening track––a love song about unhealthy vices, \"777\"––bursts into focus with a blistering, vocal lashing before transitioning effortlessly into a dopamine-rush anthem. This is merely one example of the kind of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"freak shit\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyou can come to expect from vocalist\/guitarist Ryan Bluhmm (they\/them), bassist Kris Gallardo (he\/him), and drummer Cesar \"Izzy\" Izaguirre (they\/them). Elsewhere, like on first single \"Keep Your Cool, Man,\" Riley! doesn't hold back on the dramatics; Bluhm said it's meant to capture the feeling that everything is always happening all the time and way too fast, and they nail it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePulling inspiration from bands like Glocca Morra, Algernon Cadwalladar, Hot Mulligan, Prince Daddy \u0026amp; the Hyena, and more,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeep Your Cool\u003c\/i\u003emasters a balance between tongue-in-cheek playfulness––like on the anti-work anthem \"Kill Yr Boss\"-–and critical self-accountability––\u003ci\u003e\"guess I'm just a fucking asshole \/ throw me in a black hole,\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethey violently shout on \"Die Mad.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll three members of Riley! grew up in the same border town of Rio Grande Valley, TX––Izzy re-located there from Mexico and later joined the band in 2020. It's the kind of place where you need to pass through border checkpoints just to visit other areas within your own country; they still get a bit of culture shock whenever they go on tour. Growing up in a place like that can put a heavy burden on a developing person, as much of Bluhm's lyrics about addiction and self-sabotage can attest to, but the trio found its winning combination by putting that vulnerability, as dramatic and brash as it may seem, on full blast. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. 777\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Keep Your Cool, Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Bad Boys Boxing Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Kill Yr Boss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. [cries in Spanish]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Ego Peek Mid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Die Mad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Eat Your Heart Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. God is an Algorithm and I'm Fighting for Attention With a Million Strangers on the Internet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e10. Talk It Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCredits: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded, mixed, and mastered by Kieren Krebs at Overcast Recordings in Austin, TX. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional trumpets on track 9 performed by Cameron Brickell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional steel guitar on track 10 performed by Zane Ruttenberg of Thanks Light…\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotos taken by Carl Neeley, edited by Joey Martinez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Counter Intuitive Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56882965053826,"sku":"CIR-RILY-KYC-CD","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/9494\/0689\/files\/RILEY-KYC-CD.png?v=1788272518","url":"https:\/\/devildogdistro.com\/products\/riley-keep-your-cool-cd","provider":"Devil Dog Distro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}