[Cover photo credit to Julius Pantera]

Rock band The Ritualists have released the single and video,“You Know Better“. It sets the stage for their upcoming album, Too Pure to Cure, set for release on April 22, 2025 via Suite484Music.

Lead vocalist/songwriter Christian Dryden says about the track:

“You Know Better” is about the irony of living in an age where the only thing more impressive than our unprecedented access to countless amounts of dubious information is the unapologetic examples of ignorance which seem fueled by it.

The music video for “You Know Better” features live performance footage from a recent show at NYC’s Berlin, capturing their stage presence, as well as the wild afterparty that ensued. Directed and shot by video producer Aleksei “That Russian Guy” Postnikov, Dryden recalls:

I think he was somewhat overwhelmed—disturbed, even—by the situation, but somehow found a way to make some sense of the mayhem!

Recorded at Clive Davis Studios in Brooklyn and mixed and co-produced by Grammy-winner Mario J McNulty (David Bowie, Prince, Nine Inch Nails, Laurie Anderson, Glen Matlock, Lou Reed), Too Pure to Cure follows the The Ritualists’ sophomore album, Baroque and Bleeding (2021).

Inspired by English Romantic poets and “the infinite abyss of the online world,” Too Pure to Cure explores themes of “love, lust, hope, fear, and digital-age existentialism.”
 
The songwriting process for Too Pure to Cure was influenced by band collaboration, in particular aided by the addition of drummer Eric Kuby.

Dryden says:

This album was a reaction to our band’s evolution. I wrote parts with the guys’ styles in mind, which made the whole experience feel more natural and cohesive.