The Los Angeles-based punk rock band will continue its decades-long tradition of celebrating the Irish holiday on March 17 in its hometown.
But having been forced off the road and into isolation by the pandemic, King, his wife and fiddle player Regan, and the other band members — guitarist Dennis Casey, accordion player Matt Hensley, bassist Nathen Maxwell, mandolin/banjo/guitar player Spencer Swain and drummer Mike Alonso — wanted to go back to how Flogging Molly started, by playing together in the studio live with no attempts to dress up the sound with studio finesse.
“We wanted to go back to our first couple of albums we did with Steve,” King said. “The band is always in control when you’re working with Albini. It’s not like you’re bringing in somebody and they put in their little two cents, which is great sometimes. But we felt that we didn’t want that this time. We felt we wanted to put all of our energy into the album and not be, I don’t want to say hindered, but we have seven opinions in this band .
It took only 14 days for Flogging Molly to record the 14 songs on “Anthem.” Mission was accomplished. Chances are, Flogging Molly fans will agree with that assessment of “Anthem.” There are plenty of songs — “A Song Of Liberty,” “This Road of Mine” and “ Keep The Man Down,” to name three — that continue the band’s tradition of crafting rowdy Irish-accented punk songs with strong melodies and solid playing. Such songs are balanced by ballads like “No Last Goodbyes” and “The Parting Wave” that share the Irish feel, but with a sturdy and folkier vibe.
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