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Dropkick Murphys - 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory

Review by Jamie Otsa

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Recorded with collaborator and producer Ted Hutt, the band locked themselves in a studio outside of El Paso, Texas to record their first album in over four years and the result is a proud moment in their tradition of rough and tumble storytelling - the kind of writing that never leaves fans wondering whether the band have lived what they're singing about. A look back at childhood life, a snapshot of a clueless Masshole, a stop-you-in-your tracks reflection on a terrorist tragedy...it's all there across the record's 11 tracks. There are moments of ass-kicking Celtic punk attitude, ball-busting wisecracks, tear-jerking confessions, and the kind of upbeat words of wisdom that can be chanted loud and proud across arenas and stadiums worldwide.
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