A Scientific Search, Erik Ritland's NEW ALBUM, will be released on Sunday, August 16th. It'll be available digitally THAT DAY ONLY, in addition to a special Collectors Edition CD (which features an additional CD of material). Pre-order this very special album here before it's too late.

"The ironic thing is that your song proves rock and roll actually isn’t dead. Only rock and roll would eulogize it’s own death, and do it with such tongue-in-cheek indifference. Well done."
- Author Mike Coenen on Erik Ritland's new single, "Rock n' Roll is Dead"

It's been said many times before, but at some point it has to be true: is rock n' roll dead?

We're living in a completely unique time in history, and its effect on music and musicians in unprecedented. Any musician with any amount of talent can record and release their music digitally for free or cheap. Record labels are superfluous, radio is dead or dying, and there's so much out there that nothing really picks up steam. It's harder and harder to stand out from the pack.

"Rock n' Roll is Dead" is local songwriter and Music in Minnesota editor Erik Ritland's exploration of this topic. It's the lead single from his new album, A Scientific Search, due out August 16.

In the latest episode of Erik Ritland isn't so Bad, a podcast for creative types, he discusses the song and the quarantine-influenced album that it comes from. After playing the track in its entirety, he features another song from the new record, "Goodbye to Old Times," and the lead single from his 2019 album For An Empty Theater, "Long Gone Days."

If you're a creative type who loves music, songwriting, literature, history, philosophy, and ideas big and small, Erik Ritland isn't so Bad is for you.

Erik Ritland is a songwriter, editor, and journalist. He's released over 12 albums and EPs. Currently, he is editor and writer for popular culture website Music in Minnesota and a journalist for new music app Hear.By. He also founded music, sports, and culture website Rambling On in 2012.