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MP3 At 3PM: Flogging Molly

Celtic punk band Flogging Molly has to be one of the most interesting bands to come out of the last decade. And also one the most exciting. In an era when punk rock was heavily diluted by corporate interests and groups that were more influenced by fashion than ideals, the Guinness-infused seven-piece released four albums that rocked unrelentingly while making us think—the hallmark of punk rock, if you ask us. To be sure, the decade has turned, but Flogging Molly is showing no signs of slowing down. Riding high on the grassroots success of 2008’s Float, which made it to number four on Billboard‘s album chart, Flogging Molly spent the last half of 2010 in Detroit readying follow-up Speed Of Darkness with Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Avett Brothers) at the helm. It’s scheduled for release on May 31 via Borstal Beat, but the band is already getting its devout fan base fired up about the new material by making available the record’s first single, “Don’t Shut ‘Em Down,” as well as bringing its popular Green 17 tour across the States this month. We’re already seeing green and orange.

“Don’t Shut ‘Em Down” (download):
https://magnetmagazine.com/audio/DontShutEmDown.mp3