''Peace in Our Time'' is the eighth studio album by the Santa Cruz, California-based

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band Good Riddance, released April 21, 2015 through Fat Wreck Chords. It is the band's first studio album since their 2007 breakup and 2012 reunion.

Background and recording

Good Riddance had broken up in 2007, but reunited in 2012. Singer

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began writing songs for the band's eighth studio album in 2014. ''Peace in Our Time'' was recorded that November at Motor Studios in

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, with Bill Stevenson serving as

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and

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. The album was mixed and mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room. The cover illustration was done by Chris Shary. At only 27 minutes long, it is the band's shortest album to date. Regarding the recording of the album, Rankin said, "I don't know how I wrote songs before

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on my Mac computer. Being able to sit down with my laptop, plug in my guitar and demo a whole song is incredible. It is awesome."

Release

''Peace in Our Time'' was released April 21, 2015 through Fat Wreck Chords. Music videos were released for the songs "Dry Season" and "Disputatio".

Track listing

Personnel

;Good Riddance *

–

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* Luke Pabich –

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* Chuck Platt –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Sean Sellers –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

;Production * Bill Stevenson –

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* Jason Livermore –

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, mastering * Chris Shary – illustration * Alan Snodgrass – photographs * Sergie Loobkoff – layout and design

References

2015 albums Good Riddance (band) albums Fat Wreck Chords albums Albums produced by Bill Stevenson (musician) {{2010s-punk-album-stub