SONG: "Murder Shanty"
ARTIST: The Rumjacks
ALBUM: "Sleepin' Rough"
YEAR: 2016
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Sydney, Australia
YEARS ACTIVE: 2008 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Murder Shanty" is a tale about the passing of the seasons and the cycle of life.
THE RUMJACKS DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2010 - Gangs Of New Holland (Laughing Outlaw Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2015 - Sober & Godless (Four Four Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2016 - Sleepin' Rough (Four Four Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2018 - Saints Preserve Us (Four Four Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2019 - Live In London (Acoustic Sessions) (Four Four Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2019 - Live In Athens (Four Four Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2021 - Hestia (Four Four Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON THE RUMJACKS:
The Rumjacks formed as a band back in 2008, hailing from Sydney, Australia though most of the bandmembers now reside in Europe. The band's first release was an EP in 2009 called "Hung, Drawn & Portered". Their debut full length album was released in 2010, titled "Gangs Of New Holland". This album contains the song "An Irish Pub Song" which has over 85 million views on YouTube! The band's next release would be 2015's "Sober & Godless". This was followed up a year later in 2016 with "Sleepin' Rough". 2018's "Saints Preserve Us" would be the band's last release with vocalist Frankie McLaughlin. Though the band supported McLaughlin through three domestic violence charges in 2012, his behavior and violence towards the band and the crew gave The Rumjacks no other choice but to sever ties with him. McLaughlin was replaced on vocals with Mike Rivkees. The first album with Rivkees was 2021's "Hestia". The Rumjacks most recent release was an EP in 2022 called "Brass For Gold". The Rumjacks are a celtic punk band very much in the same vein as the Dropkick Murphys. In fact, Rivkees, a native New Englander, filled in for Dropkicks frontman Al Barr for a tour when Barr was caring for his ailing mother. The Rumjacks are top notch and Rivkees has proven to be a pretty awesome replacement on vocals for McLaughlin.
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
The Real McKenzies
Dropkick Murphys
The Killigans
Flatfoot 56
Street Dogs
TEN THE RUMJACKS SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. An Irish Pub Song
2. Saints Preserve Us
3. Sainted Millions
4. A Fistful O' Roses
5. Blows & Unkind Words
6. Light In My Shadow
7. A Smuggler's Song
8. Fact'ry Jack
9. The Black Matilda (acoustic version)
10. Crosses For Eyes
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