The Dead Rabbits "Tiocfaidh Ár Lá - Our Day Will Come" Wayward Parade
Release date: September 24, 2013
Running time: 29:37, 12 tracks
It’s not easy to be original in the Celtic punk scene. Some bands have been able to offer a different approach, using traditional instruments together with electric guitars, bass and drums, but playing folk punk music that is not really Celtic. Some of these bands would be The Wages of Sin, The Zydepunks and, above all, The Dreadnoughts.
The Dead Rabbits, the band from Houston, state that they are a Celtic punk band with a Texan twist. To tell you the truth, I don’t feel that they are the average Celtic punk band. In fact, I would place them together with the aforementioned bands.
Banjo, mandolin, fiddle and accordion can be heard on this fantastic album. If The Skels spent some years in the South, they would write a number like “Hold Your Breath”. Listen to “Feelin’ Regret” , “The Race”, “Intermission” or “Porno Stash” and you’ll feel that The Dead Rabbits are the US answer to Smokey Bastard. “Feelin’ Regret” is a kick-ass composition. It seems that the song is over, but they come back. On the other hand, “The Race” has a Beatles sounding chorus, a folk punk attitude and a slow end. “Intermission” is a short number with a ska part at the end.
The Dreadnoughts shadow can be seen on “Fuck No Snake”, “Jackson’s Polka” and “Hempen Jig”. “Fuck No Snake” has a bal mussette accordion beginning, “Jackson’s Polka” is a sort of a Mano Negra goes polka song featuring a brass section and “Hempen Jig” is maybe the most Eastern European number.
Finally, two awesome numbers have to be mentioned: the bluegrass infused “Blood Runs” and the Between the Wars sounding song “Wexford Girl”.
Do you love Swaggering Growlers, Garrahan’s Ghost or The Roughneck Riot? Then go ahead and buy The Dead Rabbits “Tiocfaidh Ár Lá”. Maybe more polka than Celtic, but a lot of fun. And that’s what you’re looking for, aren’t you?
Tracklist:
01 - Hold Your Breath 2:38
02 - Feelin' Regret 4:10
03 - Doin' Time 1:42
04 - The Race 3:06
05 - Fuck No Snake 1:53
06 - Intermission 0:57
07 - Jackson's Polka 2:38
08 - The Hempin Jig 2:38
09 - Let the Blood Run 2:12
10 - Leaving Some Good Ones Behind 2:00
11 - Wexford Girl 2:15
12 - Porno Stash 2.16
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Review by Kinksmarkham
Release date: September 24, 2013
Running time: 29:37, 12 tracks
It’s not easy to be original in the Celtic punk scene. Some bands have been able to offer a different approach, using traditional instruments together with electric guitars, bass and drums, but playing folk punk music that is not really Celtic. Some of these bands would be The Wages of Sin, The Zydepunks and, above all, The Dreadnoughts.
The Dead Rabbits, the band from Houston, state that they are a Celtic punk band with a Texan twist. To tell you the truth, I don’t feel that they are the average Celtic punk band. In fact, I would place them together with the aforementioned bands.
Banjo, mandolin, fiddle and accordion can be heard on this fantastic album. If The Skels spent some years in the South, they would write a number like “Hold Your Breath”. Listen to “Feelin’ Regret” , “The Race”, “Intermission” or “Porno Stash” and you’ll feel that The Dead Rabbits are the US answer to Smokey Bastard. “Feelin’ Regret” is a kick-ass composition. It seems that the song is over, but they come back. On the other hand, “The Race” has a Beatles sounding chorus, a folk punk attitude and a slow end. “Intermission” is a short number with a ska part at the end.
The Dreadnoughts shadow can be seen on “Fuck No Snake”, “Jackson’s Polka” and “Hempen Jig”. “Fuck No Snake” has a bal mussette accordion beginning, “Jackson’s Polka” is a sort of a Mano Negra goes polka song featuring a brass section and “Hempen Jig” is maybe the most Eastern European number.
Finally, two awesome numbers have to be mentioned: the bluegrass infused “Blood Runs” and the Between the Wars sounding song “Wexford Girl”.
Do you love Swaggering Growlers, Garrahan’s Ghost or The Roughneck Riot? Then go ahead and buy The Dead Rabbits “Tiocfaidh Ár Lá”. Maybe more polka than Celtic, but a lot of fun. And that’s what you’re looking for, aren’t you?
Tracklist:
01 - Hold Your Breath 2:38
02 - Feelin' Regret 4:10
03 - Doin' Time 1:42
04 - The Race 3:06
05 - Fuck No Snake 1:53
06 - Intermission 0:57
07 - Jackson's Polka 2:38
08 - The Hempin Jig 2:38
09 - Let the Blood Run 2:12
10 - Leaving Some Good Ones Behind 2:00
11 - Wexford Girl 2:15
12 - Porno Stash 2.16
https://www.facebook.com/rabbitsofrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/rabbitsofrock
Click to buy:
http://waywardparade.bigcartel.com/product/the-dead-rabbits-pre-order-cd-tshirt-patch
Review by Kinksmarkham
AWESOME!!! UP THE RABBITS!!!
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