SIGNED and SEALED in BLOOD

AlbumJan 08 / 201312 songs, 40m 54s
Celtic Punk
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Celtic-inflected, proudly Bostonian punk band Dropkick Murphys received a sizeable bump in 2011: a guest vocal from Bruce Springsteen on “Peg O’ My Heart,” a track from the group’s seventh album, Going Out In Style. A solid album, Style was aided not only by Springsteen’s presence, but also a slicker sheen that the…

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After dabbling in a more narrative style with their 2011 concept album Going Out in Style, Dropkick Murphys get back to their raucous roots on their eighth album, Signed and Sealed in Blood.

A few pints of Guinnesses may aid appreciation of this rabble-rousing band's eighth album, writes <strong>Hermione Hoby</strong>

8 / 10

Check your shillelaghs at Will Call, the Boston boyos are back in town. As they announce on the first cut of their latest clover-roving romp, the DROPKICK MURPHYS are in your face once again and they're looking for trouble. Like FLOGGING MOLLY, Al Barr and his crunch bunch have reliably kicked up th...

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Album Reviews: Dropkick Murphys - Signed And Sealed In Blood

3.3 / 5

Dropkick Murphys - Signed and Sealed in Blood review: The boys are back with an acceptable addition to their discography, but the reliance on their time-tested, conservative formula is dispiriting.

A brawling, belter of an eighth record from the American Pogues. CD review by Lisa-Marie Ferla