Riff Wood talk “Green Day-inspired roots” and working with ‘Dookie’ producer on posi-punk new album: “We want to give hope to our generation”

There's something rather refreshing about young bands working with someone who knows their way around a brilliant rock record. Riff Wood have hooked up with Rob Cavallo for what sounds like a genuinely hopeful project, and if they're channelling that posi-punk energy while finding their own voices in the process, that's the sort of thing Cledvibes Radio listeners should be keeping an eye on. When the next generation of rock acts are thinking about legacy producers and aiming to inspire their peers, you know the guitar music conversation is heading somewhere interesting. This feels like the kind of album that could genuinely matter beyond the usual industry noise.