DS Album Review: One Reason To Rise – “Lost and Found”
There’s no mystery what One Reason to Rise are going for on Lost & Found. This is straight up 90s-style melodic skate punk, and the band wears those influences proudly. If you grew up on Fat Wreck Chords bands like No Use for a Name, Lagwagon, and Pulley, there’s a lot here that’s going to feel familiar in a good way.
To the band’s credit, this doesn’t come off like a lazy copy job. The songs have energy, the guitars are tight, and the vocals have the right mix of melody and grit. It’s clear One Reason to Rise know this style well and actually care about doing it right. There’s enough heart here to keep the album from sounding overly polished or forced, which is usually where records like this start to fall apart.
The strongest parts of Lost & Found are the ones that lean into what made that era of punk work so well in the first place: fast tempos, catchy hooks, and just enough emotional weight underneath it all. The band keeps things moving, and even when the songs stay in a pretty familiar lane, they do it with conviction.
That said, the album doesn’t always separate itself from its influences. A few tracks run together, and there are moments where a bigger chorus or a more distinct twist would have helped. That doesn’t make it a weak record, just one that plays it a little safer than it probably needs to.
Still, Lost & Found is a solid listen. One Reason to Rise clearly know their audience, and they deliver a record that should land well with anyone still into that classic Fat-style melodic punk sound. It may not reinvent anything, but it doesn’t need to. It’s catchy, honest, and well played, and sometimes that’s enough.
Overall score: 7.5/10
Lost & Found is out now on Punk Rock Radar and Sound Speed Records.