{"id":8759,"date":"2023-03-02T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8759"},"modified":"2023-03-03T19:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T19:12:49","slug":"dropkick-murphys-announce-a-second-album-featuring-woody-guthrie-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8759","title":{"rendered":"Dropkick Murphys announce a second album featuring Woody Guthrie lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celtic punk legends Dropkick Murphys have announced a second album featuring the lyrics of Woody Guthrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Okemah Rising<\/em> will be released on May 12 via the band\u2019s Dummy Luck Music\/[PIAS], with the first single and video, <em>I Know How It Feels<\/em>, out now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The album is the follow-up to last year&#8217;s <em>This Machine Still Kills Fascists<\/em> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8321\">reviewed here<\/a><\/strong>), which saw the Boston, MA band unplug for their first-ever all-acoustic album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It consisted of songs interpreting previously unpublished lyrics by the &#8217;40s\/&#8217;50s American protest singer for a new generation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dropkick-murphys-okemah-rising-cover.png?resize=640%2C599&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8761\" width=\"640\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dropkick-murphys-okemah-rising-cover.png?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dropkick-murphys-okemah-rising-cover.png?resize=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much like <em>TMSKF<\/em>, the Murphys welcome guest artists on <em>Okemah Rising<\/em> to help propel Guthrie&#8217;s words, including folk punk legends Violent Femmes, fellow Boston rebel Jesse Ahern, and country songstress Jaime Wyatt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DKM founder and vocalist Ken Casey explains: \u201cEvery night, when the audience is singing along with Woody&#8217;s words, his steadfast defence of the working class, and his fight against social injustice and the abuse of political power comes across loud and clear. 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Vinyl pre-orders made via the band&#8217;s web store <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dropkickmurphys.store\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> will include a free limited edition 7in with acoustic versions of DKM classics <em>Barroom Hero<\/em> and <em>Skinhead On The MBTA<\/em>, recorded live at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are exclusive to the Dropkick Murphys web store and will not be sold at retail. Three exclusive <em>Okemah Rising<\/em> T-shirt designs are also available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With singer Al Barr taking time out to care for his ailing mother, the line-up for <em>Okemah Rising<\/em> is Ken Casey (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, tin whistle, accordion, piano, vocals), Jeff DaRosa (guitars, banjo, mandolin, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, percussion, and vocals), James Lynch (guitars and vocals), Kevin Rheault (bass).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This chapter of the band\u2019s history will be captured in a documentary following their journey writing, recording, and performing the 20 songs they\u2019ve crafted around Guthrie&#8217;s previously unheard lyrics for the two albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The band are also gearing up for their famous St. Patrick\u2019s Day Tour, with one of the March 17 shows in their hometown being live streamed via Veeps. 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