Recorded in Ireland, Float marked a homecoming of sorts for a band that had spent years building one of punk's most devoted live followings from the ground up in Los Angeles. Dave King and company carved out their corner of the scene by fusing Celtic folk instrumentation with punk urgency in a way that felt genuinely lived-in, and by 2008 that foundation was sturdy enough to support something more expansive. Flogging Molly's latest album, Float, recorded in King's native Ireland, delivers still another iteration of the band's sonic evolution. More mature yet retaining the immediacy that marks all of their work, Float may find the widest audience acceptance of any Flogging Molly album. Hard charging tunes 'Paddy's Lament' and 'You Won't Make a Fool Out of Me' give way, as listeners have come to expect, to more sober ruminations on tracks like 'Float'. The overall effect is a symphonic layering of sound that possesses a unique rhythmic flow from boisterous to bereaved and back again. Long time fans and new discoverers will be equally astounded. 11 tracks. Tracklist 1. Requiem For A Dying Song (3:30) 2. (No More) Paddy's Lament (3:24) 3. Float (4:53) 4. You Won't Make A Fool Out Of Me (2:43) 5. The Lightning Storm (3:29) 6. Punch Drunk Grinning Soul (3:48) 7. Rural Decay (0:32) 8. Us Of Lesser Gods (3:19) 9. Between A Man And A Woman (3:21) 10. From The Back Of A Broken Dream (3:21) 11. Man With No Country (3:04) 12. The Story So Far (4:11) UPC: 603967134827Label: Side One DummyRelease Date: 3.4.08Format: CD
