Dropkick Murphys - 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory
- VJ Zakk-E
- Jan 15, 2017
- 2 min read
The Dropkick Murphys have released a new album, entitled 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory, through their own label Born & Bred Records. The album is the band’s first for four years, following on from 2013’s Signed and Sealed in Blood. The band has already shared an incredible lyric video for album track Blood. The new album was recorded in El Paso, Texas, and produced by Ted Hutt, who has previously worked with the band.
"To me, the whole journey starts with the fact we actually agreed to go - and then went - to Texas. Because we've never left home to make a record," says bassist and founder Ken Casey. "As everyone's lives have become crazier and busier with kids and families, it's gotten harder to buckle down at home. We decided to leave Boston, go down to literally the middle of nowhere and lock ourselves in a room."
On the album, the band carries on the tradition of rough and tumble storytelling - the kind of writing that never leaves fans wondering whether the band have lived what they're singing about. A look back at childhood life, a snapshot of a clueless Masshole, a stop-you-in-your tracks reflection on a terrorist tragedy...it's all there across the record's 11 tracks. There are moments of ass-kicking Celtic punk attitude, ball-busting wisecracks, tear-jerking confessions, and the kind of upbeat words of wisdom that can be chanted loud and proud across arenas and stadiums worldwide.
11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory represents a high-water mark for Dropkick Murphys as they invite listeners everywhere to once again take an active part in their story. "We've stayed true to what the band is and has always been. And we're still expanding on our sound and lyrical content," offers Brennan.
Dropkick Murphys are Al Barr (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, accordion, mellotron, whistles, vocals), Ken Casey (lead vocals, bass guitar), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, acoustic guitars, vocals),Matt Kelly (drums, percussion, vocals) and James Lynch (guitar, vocals).
11 SHORT STORIES OF PAIN & GLORY TRACKLISTING:
The Lonesome Boatman
Rebels with a Cause
Blood
Sandlot
First Class Loser
Paying My Way
I Had a Hat
Kicked to the Curb
You’ll Never Walk Alone
4-15-13
Until the Next Time
Enjoy!
VJ Zakk-E
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