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On
top of the large handful of
other
exciting releases dropping in the coming weeks, folks should definitely rush
out to buy the new album by
Black 47.
Bankers and Gangsters, coming two years
after their last album, will be released this coming Tuesday, March 2nd.
As may be expected,
Bankers and
Gangsters holds a great deal in common with 2008's
Iraq in that it is pitched at keeping its
finger on the pulse of working people. The anger against the bailouts and
frustration that exists among ordinary folks runs deep on this album. Listeners
will no doubt find a lot to relate to in these lyrics.
And of course, it
will feature Black 47's signature blend of pub-rock, Irish folk and blues.
Singer Larry Kirwan, a native of Wexford, Ireland, had been fusing these sounds
together for twenty years now, and he's obviously quite adept at it. Just in
time for St. Pat's,
Bankers and
Gangsters will no doubt be much truer to the Irish-American experience
than most of the plastic bombast guaranteed to come our way.
Check out
the album, and keep your eyes on Rebel Frequencies for an upcoming interview
with Kirwan.
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