With St. Patrick’s Day just around over, it seems fitting that the undisputed kings of Celtic rock would release a fitting homage to Irish traditional music and their inspirations such as Stiff Little Fingers and The Pogues.
With cameo appearances from none other than Bruce Springsteen and NOFX’s Fat Mike the entire album is a blast, with the type of face paced frantic performances that one would expect from the DK’s. The music itself is indistinguishable from that of their last number of albums, yet this is no bad thing. Blending modern punk music together with traditional instruments such as bagpipes and mandolins gives their music a uniqueness which few can match. The album is perfectly paced, with a few tributes to traditional Irish ballads interspersed in the mass of wonderfully energetic Celtic punk which characterises the DK’s.
Undoubtedly this album can be considered amongst their best, matching the standard of 2007’s The Meanest of Times, and it provided a perfect background for manySt Patrick’s Day parties this year.
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