After a couple hundred shows of the untethered duo shredding stages all over the world, their long-standing vocal trade-off explodes out of the speakers better than ever on Turn Up That Dial. With Casey off his leash and free to roam the front of the stage with co-lead vocalist Al Barr, a new, powerful dynamic has ignited between the two. Over the last two years, following a surgery, bassist/co-lead vocalist Casey stopped playing, passing bass duties to longtime friend and road crew member Kevin Rheault. They boot in the front door of 2021 with a record that punches you square in the face and says, in the words of Ken Casey, 'Get up, get out of those sweatpants you've been wearing for the last year.better times are ahead - LET'S F-in' GO!!'

It's why we listen in the first place.Īnd that's what Dropkick Murphys set out to do - and definitely accomplished - on the new album Turn Up That Dial. When you press play, the pain just goes away. Our record collections and playlists carry us through any hardships, adversities, and trouble the world throws our way. In 2007, the Dropkick Murphys formed their own record label, Born & Bred Records, to release their material.In good times and bad times, we turn to music. It remains perhaps their best-known song. In 2006, the band recorded 'I'm Shipping Up To Boston', which used lyrics from an old Woody Guthrie poem and was featured in the movie 'The Departed'. The song was featured in the movie 'Fever Pitch'. In 2004, the Dropkick Murphys recorded and released the song 'Tessie', an old tune associated with the Boston Red Sox baseball team.

By the release of their next album, 'Sing Loud, Sing Proud', the band had expanded to include Casey, Barr, longtime drummer Matt Kelly, 2 guitarists, a mandolin player, and a bagpipe player. Rick Barton left after the band's second album, 'The Gang's All Here' to pursue outside interests. The split was amicable and McColgan would return to music a few years later, fronting the Street Dogs. After the release of their first LP, 'Do Or Die', Mike McColgan left the band to pursue his desire to become a firefighter. In 1998, the band signed to Hellcat Records, a label run by members of Rancid and connected to Epitaph Records. The band is known for its Oi!/punk sound, its frequent covers of Irish standards, and lyrics which often focus on unions and working class ethics and concerns. Oi! Punk band from Boston, MA, formed in 1996 by Ken Casey (bass/vocals), Rick Barton (guitar) and Mike McColgan (vocals).

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