Nearly four years after their last record, Irish punk veterans The Dropkick Murphys, drop the deceptively titled ‘Going Out In Style’ yesterday. The Murphy’s efforts are difficult to review, considering their now 7 studio albums are made up entirely out of the same core variables. The soaring bagpipes, powerful guitars, swift banjo and altogether pure punk presentation of the Murphys has only sharpened over the years, and ‘Going Out In Style’ are some of the band’s most polished tunes to date.
Combining cameos from Bruce Springsteen, NOFX and more, ‘Going Out In Style’ tells the life and times of fictional Irish immigrant Cornelius Larkin. Larkin’s story blends with the rigid folklore and family ties the Dropkick Murphys have become known for, proving the Murphys are not only one of the few remaining principled punk bands, but one of its finest.
Fully amped and ready to make a statement the Murphys deliver some of their finest anthems to date. “Take ‘Em Down,” a working man’s soul taken to song, (which the band dedicated to the union workers in Wisconsin) first single “Going Out In Style,” (a recount of the Murphy’s history as they call upon characters from times long passed) along with swaggery starter “Hang ‘Em High” and heartfelt “Broken Hymns” ring in an impressive set of energetic, fundamental rough and tough jams. No mercy, no quarter. Just unadulterated punk with a Celtic heart.
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