Russ Rankin

Russ Rankin’s voice may be most familiar to punk fans as the lead singer for seminal, California band Good Riddance. His gritty, strident, delivery has captured the essence of punk’s clarion calls for political upheaval, social justice, and animal rights, for over two decades. Inspired by the music of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Rhett Miller, and Billy Bragg, and encouraged by fellow lead singers who were stepping out on their own, Rankin decided to write new songs which could be delivered without a band.

2021, Rankin proceeded into The Blasting Room Studios and teamed up with longtime friend and producer Bill Stevenson to record the full length LP “Come Together Fall Apart” for S-Bäm Records, as well as a 5 song EP for Cursed Blessings Records. Both new releases are scheduled for January 2022 delivery. With new music and a passion to perform, Rankin plans to hit the road this Fall and Winter to support the new records.