SIGNED and SEALED in BLOOD
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>
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...
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.
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