The Irish McDrinkers "Welcome to Whiskey Town" self-released
Release date: May 11, 2014
Running time: 20:49, 6 tracks
Release date: May 11, 2014
Running time: 20:49, 6 tracks
Usually, when I hear that a new band from Quebec has released new stuff, I’m happy. I love Canadian bands and Canada is so big that every single province has a lot of interesting bands. However, only Quebec has the best of both worlds, the French and the Irish/Scottish heritage.
The Irish McDrinkers are a young band from Jonquière.: Louis Deschenes (lead vocals, bass), Jeff Gaudreault (guitar, background vocals), Catherine Boivin (guitar, mandolin), Jean-Benoit St-Germain (fiddle, background vocals) and Tommy Ouellet (drums, backing vocals). These guys (and girl) play an awesome brand of punk rock with an Irish twist. Generally, new bands record some well-known standards or the odd Pogues cover. However, The Irish McDrinkers first work is full of original stuff. Six self-penned songs that cannot be filed under the usual labels (that is, the Dropkick Murphys end and the Flogging Molly end).
The sound is led by the fiddle and the guitar, and gang vocals are present throughout all the songs. Kick-ass mandolin playing can be heard on some numbers too. My faves: “Penny”, a song on which the fiddling has a Brighton folk punk flavour; “The Boozer Lament”, the single where mandolin truly shines; “Scotty McScottingham”, a fast-paced fiddle punk-rock song; and the closing number, the mid-tempo “Welcome to WhiskeyTown”.
The EP packaging is a jewel case with a 2 page booklet stating the line-up, the band’s facebook and youtube sites and the guy that has recorded the EP. The artwork covers the full Celtic punk iconography: 4 leaf shamrocks, skulls and anchors.
Maybe the production is a little bit rough at the edges, but The Irish McDrinkers’ songs show a lot of great ideas. So, if they are able to find a producer to help them to develop those ideas, I guess that their debut album will be amazing. In the meanwhile contact the band via Facebook to get this EP (7,00 Canadian dollars + P&P).
Tracklist:
1 - Handfull of Mess 3.19
2 - Penny 2:56
3 - The Boozer Lament 3:28
4 - Dirty Rats 3:26
5 - Scotty McScottingham 3:47
6 - Welcome to Whiskeytown 3:41
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Review by Kinksmarkham
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