Punk has been getting pretty damn ambitious lately, and it's not just limited to the art scene.
Boston blue-collars Dropkick Murphys' seventh album, Going Out in Style, is reported by Rolling Stone to be a concept album. The record, being released on March 1, tells the life story of an Irish ragamuffin immigrant. You can listen to the single "Memorial Day" here.
I've been listening to DKM a long time. It was the first modern punk band I was introduced to that didn't sound like blithering gaggle of brats crooning about their tough suburban lives. It seemed to be made in heaven; ah, to be young and Scotch-Irish.
But for the first time since I picked up Blackout and tried to sing like a nicotine-addicted curmudgeon, I'm a little worried about this. It's been four years since The Meanest of Times, the longest gap between albums that the band has seen. And the departure of hook machine Marc Orrell should send up red flags for longtime fans.
But still, the Boys on the Docks are making moves here. The album apparently has vocals from NOFX frontman Fat Mike and the traditional "Peg O' My Heart" will feature — wait for it — Bruce Springsteen.
Allow that to sink in, hold your breath, then rejoice.
EDIT: Or, better yet, you could roll down the window, and let the wind blow back your hair.
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