Flogging Molly Announce First LP In Five Years 'Anthem', Share New Track The Croppy Boy '98
Tuesday, 07 June 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Katie Hovland
Flogging Molly have shared details of their first new album in five years.
The long-awaited follow-up to 2017's 'Life Is Good' is called 'Anthem' and will arrive on September 9 via Rise Records. It finds the celtic-punk veterans reuniting with producer Steve Albini, who worked on their 2000 debut LP 'Swagger'. Frontman Dave King said:
"With this record we went back to the basics in a way that I don't think we could have done if we hadn’t been playing together for over 20 years. I think going back to Chicago and doing this record with Steve made the experience so fun and I really believe you can hear that on the record.
"For Flogging Molly, getting together and playing new songs is always the goal—and now we’re just getting excited to start playing these songs live and giving our fans a whole new era of Flogging Molly."
To accompany the news, the band have released the single The Croppy Boy '98, which finds them returning to their traditional Irish folk roots. It'll appear on the record alongside the previously shared cut These Times Have Got Me Drinking/Tripping Up the Stairs.
Head below to view the song's accompanying live video, filmed during their recent St. Patrick's Day concert and festival at the Hollywood Palladium.
Flogging Molly and The Interrupters embark on their co-headline US tour tonight (June 7). The group also have UK and European dates in the diary for the summer.
'Anthem' tracklist:
1. These Times Have Got Me Drinking
2. A Song of Liberty
3. Life Begins And Ends (But Never Fails)
4. No Last Goodbyes
5. The Croppy Boy ’98 (hyperlink to smarturl)
6. This Road Of Mine
7. (Try) Keep The Man Down
8. Now Is The Time
9. Lead The Way
10. These Are The Days
11. The Parting Wave
Flogging Molly Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue August 16 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Ritz
Wed August 17 2022 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Thu August 18 2022 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Sat August 20 2022 - DUBLIN Vicar Street
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