FLOGGING MOLLY’S FORMIDABLE NEW ALBUM LIFE IS GOOD AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
INCLUDES NEW SINGLE REPTILES (WE WOKE UP) AND
THE HAND OF JOHN L. SULLIVAN
INTERNATIONAL HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF
MAY 4TH IN OAKLAND, CA
Toronto, ON – April 10th, 2017 – LIFE IS GOOD, the strikingly powerful album from seminal Celtic rockers, Flogging Molly, is available for pre-order via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon, PledgeMusic and FloggingMolly.com. Each digital pre-order includes an instant download of the new single, Reptiles (We Woke Up) and The Hand of John L. Sullivan. LIFE IS GOOD will be released June 2nd via Vanguard Records.
Reptiles (We Woke Up) is the perfect introduction for an album that serves as a wake-up call to those who have simply stood by while controversial political decisions were made. “We woke up,” sings vocalist/lyricist Dave King, in Reptiles (We Woke Up), “And we won’t fall back asleep.” Watch the lyric video here.
“It’s all quite scary these days,” says King. “A lot of people didn’t make their voices heard because they didn’t think such decisions would have been made in the first place. And now that these decisions have been made, they're like, ‘what the--we were asleep while this was going on, by the looks of it.’ It’s an encouraging thing to see people rise up and take to the streets to demonstrate and march. It’s a positive thing.”
Produced by Grammy Award-winning Joe Chiccarelli (U2, White Stripes, Beck), co-produced by Ross Hogarth and recorded in Ireland, LIFE IS GOOD is filled with rousing songs that are timeless in their sentiment, but directly related to today’s most pressing concerns: politics, the economy, unemployment, planned boomtowns gone bust and immigration policies gone awry. LIFE IS GOOD marks Flogging Molly’s first studio album in six years, following 2011’s highly acclaimed, Speed of Darkness, which reached #9 on Billboard’s Top 200.
Fans can experience Reptiles live—along with a few other special concert previews of the album—on Flogging Molly’s North American headlining tour, which kicks off on May 4th in Oakland, CA (see itinerary below). Ticket orders in select markets will include a digital download of LIFE IS GOOD (upon release). For additional ticket information visit www.floggingmolly.com.
Founded in Los Angeles, Flogging Molly has long been hailed for their compelling lyrics of exile, rebellion, history and struggle told through exuberant anthems with a fierce blend of raucous punk/rock and traditional Irish music.
Flogging Molly is: Dave King (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bodhran), Bridget Regan (Violin, Tin Whistle), Dennis Casey (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar), Bob Schmidt (Banjo, Mandolin), Matt Hensley (Accordion, Piano, Concertina), Nathen Maxwell (Bass Guitar), Mike Alonso (Drums, Percussion).
LIFE IS GOOD TRACK LISTING
There’s Nothing Left Pt. 1
The Hand of John L. Sullivan
Welcome to Adamstown
Reptiles (We Woke Up)
The Days We’ve Yet to Meet
Life is Good
The Last Serenade (Sailors and Fishermen)
The Guns of Jericho
Crushed (Hostile Nations)
Hope
The Bride Wore Black
Until We Meet Again
2017 'LIFE IS GOOD' INTERNATIONAL TOUR:
The White Buffalo to support to support U.S. dates May 4-June 3 EXCEPT May 14 and May 16
May 4th – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
May 5th – Portland, OR –Roseland Theater
May 6th – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
May 7th – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
May 9th – Spokane, WA – The Knitting Factory
May 10th – Boise, ID – The Knitting Factory
May 12th – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
May 13th – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
May 14th – Omaha, NE – Sogol Auditorium
May 16th – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
May 18th – Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Live
May 19th – Morgantown, VA – The Morgantown Ampitheater
May 20th – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
May 21st – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
May 23rd – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
May 24th – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
May 26th –Boston, MA –House of Blues
May 27th –Portland, ME – State Theater
May 28th –Montreal, QC – Metropolis
May 30th – Toronto, ON – Rebel Complex
June 1st – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
June 2nd – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
June 3rd – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
June 2nd-4th – Cincinnati, OH – Bunbury Music Festival
June 16th – Stockholm, Sweden – Grona Lund
June 17th – Copenhagen, Denmark – Komuz Festival
June 23rd – Schussed, Germany – Hurricane Festival
June 24th – Neuhausen Obeck, Germany – Southside Festival
June 25th – Strasbourg, France – Artefact Festival
July 1st – Wurzburg, Germany – Mission Ready Festival
July 2nd – Athens, Greece – Rockwave Festival
July 11th – Sesto San Giovanni, Italy – Carroponte Spazio Mil
July 14th – Dresden, Germany – Dresden Open Air w/The Broilers
July 15th – Berlin, Germany – Dresden Open Air w/The Broilers
August 26th – Indre Osterbro, Denmark – Parken
August 28th – Monchengladbach, Germany – Sparkassepark
August 30th – Thun, Switzerland – Stockhorn Arena
September 1st – Graz, Austria – Messe Graz
September 5th – Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Strijp-S