Pioneers of the Grime Punk subculture Riskee & The Ridicule have released their brand new fourthalbum Platinum Statue, available to listen to right now! The band will continue to tour the UKthroughout 2023 showcasing new tracks for Platinum Statue plus all the classics!It’s been four years since the band released their critically acclaimed album Body Bag Your Scenein June 2019. Described as “a bombshell of challenging themes” (Kerrang!) and “a focused assaultthat hits you in the heart like a hammer” (Mass Movement).If you are out of the loop youcanlisten to our previous album Blame Culture on iTunes, Spotifyand you can also listen to thefirst albumDawn Of The Dogon the same outlets.Riskee And The Ridicule released their debut album, Dawn Of The Dog, in 2014 it propelled themto tour the UK and Europe multiple times, including momentous sets at Indigo in the iconic O2Arena and The 100 Club in London as well as supporting The King Blues on their return tour in2016 and again in 2017.The social and political climates have changed even more drastically since the release of Dawn OfThe Dog and Riskee and The Ridicule are acutely aware of it. They followed up with secondalbumtitled Blame Culture and it delivered honesty, energy and thought-provoking material that we allneed today, as the band elaborates on:“Not being scared to say what you think is vital and if there was ever time that music needed to saysomething, it’s now. With so much music around that says nothing, someone should be leading theopposing charge. The new album follows a story and brings a point across that anyone livingthrough the political turmoil we are facing at the moment will understand.”