Tundra by Ricky Lake

“This group of songs speaks to loss, but to beauty in loss.”

Ricky Lake in the San Francisco Chronicle

Emo rapper Ricky Lake’s album Altered was one of our favorite alternative rock releases from the Bay Area in 2023, and now he’s back with a new five-track EP. Tundra digs deeper into post-SoundCloud pop punk, presenting a set of catchy, melodic, fist-pumping anthems for the local dive bar mosh pit. These could have been hits on Live 105 back in the day, but instead they’re reimagined innovations for the genre-fluid underground.

Like the previous release, Tundra arrives on SF’s Text Me Records, which has recently released a string of music from great local artists, including Pallaví aka Fijiana (who has a new album on the way), Nocean Beach, Louie Elser, and La Doña. Just another community-minded crew contributing to the renaissance of musical creativity in the Bay.

See Ricky Lake perform for Fam Fridays at Thee Stork Club on Friday, February 2 alongside Radio Immaterial, Yung Tucson, Mousetwat, and Louie El Ser

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