Nashville’s (and formerly Rochester, New York’s) rowdiest pint-swilling Irish psychobilly punks, 1916, have dropped their sixth full-length album, Conscience of Kings, and it detonates! Produced by the legendary Ted Hutt, this 12-track, 37-minute riot of Irish punk, rockabilly swing, and foot-stomping Celtic fire is the breath of fresh air that the scene needs.
Kicking off with the high-octane “America,” the lads drag you straight into tales of immigration, the fight, and hard-won freedom. “The Mollies” is a gritty, shit kicker about the Molly Maguires and the battle for miners’ rights in Pennsylvania, while “O’Rorke” charges like a rockabilly cavalry charge through Johnny Reb’s lines. They twist the trad classic “I Know My Love” into something fresh, fierce, and original, while “On the Radio” delivers pure catchy punk-power-pop. “Covered in Gold” is a slow-burner, “Drums of War”, “Upon the Green”, and “Here in the Days” keep the foot stomping, shitkicking, working-class fire burning bright—no filler, just pure passion and melody crashing into chaos.
Turn it up until the neighbors complain — then turn it up again.
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