DROPKICK MURPHYS - For the People (2025)
When anger becomes a choir; when choirs generate euphoria. And bagpipes do their job. Nothing exaggerated, nothing new under the sun... many stadium-like choirs but the lyrics, the intention... the attitude that oozes from this record is compelling. Stable riffs, usual musical structures but pleasant to listen to. The tradition, the marches with drums and wind instruments... even though belonging to a culture over 900 miles away, they resonate within you and make you happy. And the inexorability of the choirs makes you want to stand with them, to the question/track Who'll stand with us? I answer: "here I am!"