Why don't we just start celebrating now?

Spring break is 2, maybe 2 and a half days away. Saint Patrick's day is only about two weeks away--if that. So why don't we start the decent of our Irish debauchery now? I mean, today does mark the release for Flogging Molly's fourth studio album Float, does it not?

I probably became interested in Flogging Molly during my angst teen years, you know the time where you need harsh drunken lyrics that you're bound to regret in the morning pounding from your car speakers as you scurry to the party. Hell, I still need those lyrics.

It's hard to imagine but Flogging Molly's main influences are: The Pogues, The Dubliners, Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash, and even country legend Johnny Cash. In all seriousness, it was the musical style that hooked me (even my Mom!) to Flogging Molly. It's an incredible fusion of punk, Celtic, country, raw talent, and a wide range of music.

With their new album, Flogging Molly seems to have lyrically toned down, while blasting the instrumentals the fullest possible decibel. Rather than their previous (though amazing) lyrics which were mainly centered around drinking problems, black outs, drunken anger, depression, I'm sure you get the idea--the newer songs seemed to be focused around a feeling, or personal growth within the band.

Yes, of course, there's drinking and debauchery--but there's something else. And it's that unnamed SOMETHING that keeps you inevitably coming back for more. The band has posted all of the songs from Float on their Myspace for previewing.



Flogging Molly -- Float (Live)