Dropkick Murphys – This Machine Still Kills Fascists (LP)

Album Info Hide Show Artist: Dropkick Murphys Album: This Machine Still Kills Fascists Released: USA & Europe, 2022 Tracklist: A1 Two 6’s Upside Down 3:29 A2 Talking Jukebox 3:14 A3 Ten Times More 2:11 A4 Never Git Drunk No More 3:26 A5 All You Fonies 2:49 B1 The Last One 3:34 B2 Cadillac, Cadillac 2:53 B3 Waters Are A’Risin 3:03 B4 Where Trouble Is At 2:34 B5 Dig A Hole 3:10 Bonus Track B6 Never Git Drunk No More (Alternate Version) 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 took a sharp left with This Machine Still Kills Fascists, and it suits them. Released on September 30, 2022, the record trades their electric roar for a hard-strummed, acoustic stomp built around the words of Woody Guthrie, drawn from the Guthrie archives with the blessing and guidance of Nora Guthrie. It is not a covers album. These are brand new Dropkick Murphys songs set to Woodys unpublished lyrics, written and recorded with an ear for front-porch grit and union-hall bite. The band cut the album in Tulsa at The Church Studio, the historic spot tied to Leon Russell and a short hop from the Woody Guthrie Center, and longtime collaborator Ted Hutt produced. You can feel the room in the performances, the creak of wood and the push of breath. Stripping away the electric guitars turns out to be a feature, not a limitation. Tim Brennan and Jeff DaRosa lean into banjo, mandolin, and acoustic guitar, while Matt Kellys drums snap like a marching cadence. The melodies sit closer to the bone, which lets Guthries plainspoken lines hit with extra force. Ken Casey steps into the main vocal role here, since Al Barr was on hiatus at the time, and Caseys weathered bark turns unexpectedly tender in this setting. The band has been here before, of course. Their breakout Im Shipping Up to Boston came from a scrap of Guthries words. This time they built a whole world around that method, and it feels earned. The singles tell the story. Two 6s Upside Down rolls like a prison yard shuffle, equal parts tall tale and gallows humor, and it became a fan favorite the minute it hit the setlist. Ten Times More is a rallying cry you can shout from the cheap seats, the kind of song that makes sense at a picket line or in a pub. The sweetest surprise is Never Git Drunk No More, a duet with Nikki Lane that plays like a barstool confession. Lanes drawl nudges Casey to soften his edges, and the song swings instead of stomps. Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours turns up for I Know How It Feels, and his voice folds into the Murphys acoustic clatter like he has always been there. When the guests arrive, they feel like neighbors dropping by, not star turns. Hutt keeps the production unfussy. You hear hands on strings, sticks on rims, breath before a line. That matters on a record built around words. Guthries writing was direct and humane, often funny, always pointed. The Murphys treat the lines with respect but not reverence. They crack jokes, they holler in harmony, they push the tempo when the lyric calls for it. And when they slow down, the songs feel like letters from an older, wiser friend. It is easy to imagine these tunes at Cains Ballroom down the road, boots on the floor, voices up to the rafters. Critics caught the shift right away, noting how the acoustic palette sharpened the bands political streak instead of muting it. Fans did too. At shows, these songs slide in between the bagpipe anthems and never lose the room. The project resonated enough that the band followed it with a companion album, Okemah Rising, in 2023, again mining the Guthrie archives. Together they form a portrait of a band in its third decade still finding new corners of its sound. If you collect Dropkick Murphys vinyl, this one is a treat. The arrangements breathe, the low-end thump is warm rather than booming, and the harmonies sit right in the pocket. This Machine Still Kills Fascists vinyl belongs next to The Warriors Code and 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory, a different flavor that still tastes like the Murphys. It is the record you pull when you want the fight songs without the feedback. And if you are looking to buy Dropkick Murphys records online, this stands out among Dropkick Murphys albums on vinyl because it captures a specific moment and place, Tulsa in the background, Guthries spirit in the foreground. Whether you shop local or hunt around sites that ship vinyl records Australia wide, keep an eye out for this one. It is a rootsy detour that deepens the catalog, and it plays like the band huddled around your living room, singing you into the night. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review