Album Info Hide Show Artist: Dropkick Murphys Album: Signed And Sealed In Blood Released: USA, 2024 Tracklist: A1 The Boys Are Back 3:20 A2 Prisoner’s Song 2:47 A3 Rose Tattoo 5:07 A4 Burn 2:40 A5 Jimmy Collins’ Wake 2:59 A6 The Season’s Upon Us 4:02 B1 The Battle Rages On 2:17 B2 Don’t Tear Us Apart 3:02 B3 My Hero 2:10 B4 Out On The Town 3:03 B5 Out Of Our Heads 3:12 B6 End Of The Night 5:18 Bonus Track B7 Shark Attack 2:18 Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. 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If the record arrives damaged or doesn’t arrive we will cover the cost of replacing or returning the record. If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show Dropkick Murphys eighth studio album arrived on January 8, 2013, and it hits like a toast raised across a crowded pub. Signed and Sealed in Blood is the band in full street-punk stride, sharpened by years of touring and anchored by a Boston sense of humor that never curdles into sentimentality. Producer Ted Hutt, who had already proven a snug fit with the band, keeps everything taut and bright. Recorded in the Boston area at Q Division Studios, the record feels lived in, like scuffed boots and a familiar barstool. The opening run sets the tone. The Boys Are Back is a banner-waver built for massed voices, a reminder that you dont come to a Dropkicks album for restraint. Prisoners Song swings like a jailhouse stomp, pipes and whistles threading through the guitars in that trademark tug-of-war between trad and punk. Then Rose Tattoo, the albums heart piece, rolls in with a melody youll swear youve known since childhood. The songs power comes from its simple idea, tattoos as a personal history you can read at a glance. Ken Casey has talked about his own ink telling family stories, which is why this one sticks. It became a fan favorite fast, and the later charity version featuring Bruce Springsteen, released after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing to support the Claddagh Fund, only deepened its place in the bands canon. Signed and Sealed in Blood isnt just fists aloft. The Seasons Upon Us proved they can write a holiday song that gets closer to real life than tinsel usually allows. It is cranky and affectionate, with a video that made the rounds every December for good reason. Jimmy Collins Wake nods to Boston baseball lore and reminds you the Murphys never lost their knack for stitching local history into drinking songs. The Battle Rages On barrels forward with a melody that begs for a stack of friends around you. Closer End of the Night eases the room lights down, the kind of sway-and-sing closer that leaves you smiling into your pint. What makes this record tick is the chemistry. You hear Matt Kellys no-nonsense drumming snapping the band into formation, while the string of instruments Tim Brennan and Jeff DaRosa juggle, from accordion to mandolin to banjo, gives the songs their scrappy lift. Scruffy Wallaces bagpipes cut through like a siren. Al Barr and Ken Casey trade lead vocals with that familiar grit and grin, and James Lynchs rhythm work keeps the floorboards firm. Hutt lets the gang vocals fill the corners, yet the mix is clean enough that the whistle lines and guitar chugs never blur. If youre browsing for Dropkick Murphys vinyl, this is one to keep within reach. The songs live on crowd energy, and the format adds a little air around the edges, a touch of room that suits these arrangements. Ive pulled the Signed and Sealed in Blood vinyl off the shelf more times than I can count when friends come by, because it plays like an instant party, start to finish. It also sits nicely alongside earlier bruisers and later curveballs if youre building out a shelf of Dropkick Murphys albums on vinyl. Critics took to it, and fans folded it right into the setlist. You still hear Rose Tattoo and The Boys Are Back erupt at shows, the floor shaking before the first chorus. That persistence says something. The album isnt weighed down by a concept, unlike the storytelling sprawl of its immediate predecessor, so the songs feel loose and ready to travel. Different mood, same heart. If youre hunting a copy, you can buy Dropkick Murphys records online without much trouble, though finding a clean early pressing can be a small thrill. Ive even seen a few tucked into the Irish punk section at a Melbourne record store, which felt just right. Whether you prefer crate digging or typing vinyl records Australia into a search bar late at night, this is the kind of record that rewards you with loud, communal joy. Signed and Sealed in Blood wont convert you if you hate shout-along choruses and piped-up punk, but if you want songs that sound like a Saturday night with your oldest friends, it delivers exactly that. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review