Flogging Molly - “Speed Of Darkness”
July 9th 2011 04:16
There’s something about Flogging Molly that always attracts me to them. The catchy Irish folk ditties that symbolize the honest working man. The bands latest offering “Speed Of Darkness” continues the trend that has summed up Flogging Molly’s entire career. Good, solid songwriting and a passion for the music they create. With that combination it’s hard to not be allured by fiddles, accordions and Dave King’s nasally accented vocals and even harder not to succumb to their Irish charms.
This is a much more consistent album from Flogging Molly. The faster tracks are not present on this one like the four albums previous and music is more suited for acoustic versions as in the last few tracks of the bonus Australian edition where the guys and girls recreate some of the albums more guitar driven tracks “Revolution” and “Speed Of Darkness” in a stripped down acoustic mode with mandolins and banjos. The albums flows sonically and the songwriting can best be described as matured. This is a matured release for Flogging Molly and something Dave King described as “the album they had to make.”
Released on their own label Borstal Beat, the band have looked to make a record that fits where they are at and is, dare I say, more political than they have in the past. And I know that can be hand grenade for bands who don’t normally tread that path, but “Don’t Shut ‘Em Down” is great activism piece regarding the Israel/Palestine conflict that reminds us all that the conflict there is still going even if it doesn’t make our headlines everyday. “Revolution” looks at the struggles of economic recession on businesses and the working class telling the tale about a man who is laid off after 27 years. There’s a lovely moment between King and his wife Bridget Regan (fiddle/pipes/whistle) in the duet ‘A Prayer For Me In Silence’. Other stand out tracks are ‘The Power’s Out’ and ‘Saints & Sinners’.
This album may have long time Flogging Molly fans scratching their heads a bit but on more repeated listens you get what they aimed to achieve and it turns out to be another great album from the American/Irish clan.
This is a much more consistent album from Flogging Molly. The faster tracks are not present on this one like the four albums previous and music is more suited for acoustic versions as in the last few tracks of the bonus Australian edition where the guys and girls recreate some of the albums more guitar driven tracks “Revolution” and “Speed Of Darkness” in a stripped down acoustic mode with mandolins and banjos. The albums flows sonically and the songwriting can best be described as matured. This is a matured release for Flogging Molly and something Dave King described as “the album they had to make.”
Released on their own label Borstal Beat, the band have looked to make a record that fits where they are at and is, dare I say, more political than they have in the past. And I know that can be hand grenade for bands who don’t normally tread that path, but “Don’t Shut ‘Em Down” is great activism piece regarding the Israel/Palestine conflict that reminds us all that the conflict there is still going even if it doesn’t make our headlines everyday. “Revolution” looks at the struggles of economic recession on businesses and the working class telling the tale about a man who is laid off after 27 years. There’s a lovely moment between King and his wife Bridget Regan (fiddle/pipes/whistle) in the duet ‘A Prayer For Me In Silence’. Other stand out tracks are ‘The Power’s Out’ and ‘Saints & Sinners’.
This album may have long time Flogging Molly fans scratching their heads a bit but on more repeated listens you get what they aimed to achieve and it turns out to be another great album from the American/Irish clan.
Flogging Molly - Speed Of Darkness
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