NEW ALBUM OUT MAY 31; WRITTEN IN DETROIT—ALBUM INSPIRED BY COLLAPSE OF THE US ECONOMY AND THE RESILIENCE OF MANKIND
Speed of Darkness, the new album from celebrated Celtic punk ensemble Flogging Molly, is set for a May 31 release on the group's newly founded Borstal Beat Records. Speed of Darkness is Flogging Molly's fifth album. In the words of lead singer and songwriter Dave King, “It wasn't the album we set out to write. It became the album we had to write."
Speed of Darkness was written in Detroit, MI and takes a hardnosed look at the economic collapse in the US: the causes and the direct effect it has had on everyday people. The Motor City serves as the album's muse and one of the biggest examples of what has gone wrong. While Speed of Darkness attacks much of the greed and ignorance responsible for where we are, the album also delivers a message of hope, humanity and the resilience of mankind. It reminds us how we grow stronger when faced with adversity and how we bond together and become more involved.
Track Listing
1.) Speed of Darkness
2.) Revolution
3.)The Heart of the Sea
4.) Don't Shut 'Em Down
5.) The Power's Out
6.) So Sail On
7.) Saints & Sinners
8.) Present State of Grace
9.) The Cradle of Human Kind
10.) Oliver Boy (All of Our Boys)
11.) A Prayer For Me In Silence
12.) Rise Up
Speed of Darkness, the new album from celebrated Celtic punk ensemble Flogging Molly, is set for a May 31 release on the group's newly founded Borstal Beat Records. Speed of Darkness is Flogging Molly's fifth album. In the words of lead singer and songwriter Dave King, “It wasn't the album we set out to write. It became the album we had to write."
Speed of Darkness was written in Detroit, MI and takes a hardnosed look at the economic collapse in the US: the causes and the direct effect it has had on everyday people. The Motor City serves as the album's muse and one of the biggest examples of what has gone wrong. While Speed of Darkness attacks much of the greed and ignorance responsible for where we are, the album also delivers a message of hope, humanity and the resilience of mankind. It reminds us how we grow stronger when faced with adversity and how we bond together and become more involved.
Track Listing
1.) Speed of Darkness
2.) Revolution
3.)The Heart of the Sea
4.) Don't Shut 'Em Down
5.) The Power's Out
6.) So Sail On
7.) Saints & Sinners
8.) Present State of Grace
9.) The Cradle of Human Kind
10.) Oliver Boy (All of Our Boys)
11.) A Prayer For Me In Silence
12.) Rise Up
