Paddy Keys For Mayor
The Larkin Brigade
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Tim Phoolan and the Worst Campaign For City Council Ever | The Larkin Brigade | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Banana Republic | The Larkin Brigade | 2:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Dot Day | The Larkin Brigade | 2:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Planxty John L. | The Larkin Brigade | 2:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | This Is a Rebel Cry | The Larkin Brigade | 1:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Mission Thrill | The Larkin Brigade | 2:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Sean South From Garryowen | The Larkin Brigade | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | The Tinker | The Larkin Brigade | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Tabhair Dom Do Lamh | The Larkin Brigade | 2:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Allston Rag | The Larkin Brigade | 1:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | We're All Wicked Liquored Up At the Upscale Downtown Irish Pub | The Larkin Brigade | 2:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | The Banshee Went to Outer Space! | The Larkin Brigade | 3:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Recent Customer Reviews
excellent
by Jordan from L.I.I caught the last few songs of the set when I saw these guys at The Church in Boston right after a Dropkicks show at the House of Blues a few weeks ago. They were amazing...they're good friends with some of the Boston skins I'm friends with and were good guys when I hung out with them at the South Boston St. Paddys Day Parade the next day.
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by Dennisd27Paddy Keys for Mayor is the first album release for The Larkin Brigade – a 4-piece from Boston playing fast-paced Celtic-infused music, with a punk-ish feel. Drums, bass, violin and piano make for a very unique sound that needs to be heard to be properly appreciated. The album is well upbeat, kicking you out of your chair and cocking your ears to catch the next funky piano lick, or violin trill over the top of a driving rhythm section. I reckon these guys would do one solid live show that couldn’t leave you with anything but a big smile on your face.
The first track, “Tim Phoolan and the Worst Campaign for City Council Ever” is a great intro to the album. It hits you straight away with what The Larkin Brigade are all about – cymbal-heavy percussion, beefy bass, violin-melody with a crazy piano running all over the place. Pat’s vocals are thick-sounding, yet light-hearted and engaging.
“Banana Republic” and “Dot Day” follow this up nicely with a similar feel to Tim Phoolan. Some sweet work on the harmonica in Banana adds a nice touch. Dot has a catchy melody and great toe-tapping rhythm - very clever little song.
“Planxty John L.” incorporates some great timing changes that deliver a punch as good as the Irish-American boxer who is the subject of the song.
“This is a Rebel Cry” and “Mission Thrill” are a couple of fun tracks complete with drinking and ninja turtle references. The latter has a great bridge section that could have come from traditional session in any decent Irish pub the world over.
“Sean South From Garryowen” shares the same tune as Roddy McCorley and cranks up the temperature with some wicked bagpipes giving you that extra shot of adrenaline only a good ol’ rebel song can deliver.
“The Tinker” has some great changes of tempo infused with a clever violin riff and finishes with a soaring fiddle solo. Following this is a sweet little instrumental: “Tabhair Dom Do Lamh” and then we’re transported straight into a noisy piano bar for a bit of good ol’ rag time jamming.
“We’re All Wicked Liquored Up at the Upscale Downtown Irish Pub” as I already noted could never go wrong for me and it is a great song turning the piano bar into an Irish pub full of drunken Powers-infused punters wrecking the joint.
The album closes out with “The Banshee Went to Outer Space”, another solid track with some crazy fast lyrics, punk-beats and vocals, a bit of electronic madness chucked in for good measure and all with the goods on the rhythm and pounding piano this album delivers in spades.
So this album really gives you something unique. Not for the die-hard punk perhaps, but to anyone who likes their music with a cheeky sense of humour that isn’t taking itself too seriously, who can handle their rhythm loud and proud and void of guitar, who can dig a violin and piano being used as assault rifles on the ears, and can take their whiskey straight or in a tall glass of coke – this comes with an A-grade recommendation from this reviewer. Slainte!
Review - Alex Dean
pony up fool!!!
by B. ShakerThis is the best piano driven irish punk you'll find this side of the ozone layer.
Top Albums and Songs by The Larkin Brigade
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | We're All Wicked Liquored Up At the Upscale Downtown Irish Pub | Paddy Keys For Mayor | 2:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Sean South From Garryowen | Paddy Keys For Mayor | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Tabhair Dom Do Lamh | Paddy Keys For Mayor | 2:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Planxty John L. | Paddy Keys For Mayor | 2:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Banana Republic | Paddy Keys For Mayor | 2:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
