Don’t shut ’em down: Flogging Molly’s new album defends Detroit

While most know Flogging Molly’s Celtic rock roots, lead singer Dave
King splits his time between Wexford, Ireland, and Detroit. That’s where
he wrote the songs for the band’s latest album, Speed of Darkness,
with the milieu of the city serving as his muse. While they were forced
to record in Asheville, NC (Eminem booked the only studio large enough
to hold the seven-piece), there’s plenty of Detroit’s sights and soul on
the band’s new album, which is on sale now.

Excerpt:

Last year while driving downtown to a restaurant, the couple spotted
some graffiti scrawled on a defunct factory: “Shut ’em down.” Mr. King,
initially confused by the message — was it fatalistic or
rebellious? — rewrote it in song. The galloping “Don’t Shut ‘Em Down”
sticks up for the city (or any “modern town”) that has its “windows
smashed open and the doors kicked out.”

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