Turn Up That Dial

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Turn Up That Dial
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Studio album by
Dropkick Murphys
ReleasedApril 30, 2021
Recorded2020
Genre
Length39:06
LabelBorn & Bred
ProducerTed Hutt
Dropkick Murphys chronology
11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory
(2017) 		Turn Up That Dial
(2021)
Singles from Turn Up That Dial
  1. "Smash Shit Up"
    Released: January 31, 2020
  2. "Mick Jones Nicked My Pudding"
    Released: March 21, 2020
  3. "I Wish You Were Here"
    Released: November 24, 2020
  4. "Middle Finger"
    Released: February 23, 2021
  5. "Queen of Suffolk County"
    Released: March 31, 2021
  6. "L-EE-B-O-Y"
    Released: May 26, 2021
  7. "H.B.D.M.F."
    Released: August 6, 2021

Turn Up That Dial is the tenth studio album by American band Dropkick Murphys and was released on April 30, 2021, on the band's Born & Bred Records label. It is the band's first studio album in four years since 2017's 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory.[1]The album was preceded by the singles and music videos for "Smash Shit Up", "Mick Jones Nicked My Pudding", "I Wish You Were Here", "Middle Finger" and "Queen of Suffolk County".[2]A music video for the song "L-EE-B-O-Y" was released on May 26, 2021 [3] and a music video for "H.B.D.M.F." was released on August 6, 2021.[4]

Background[]

Co-lead vocalist Ken Casey explained the album by saying, "On this record, the overall theme is the importance of music, and the bands that made us who we are. We just hope [the album] takes people's minds off their troubles. We're so fortunate and grateful to be in the position to share a little happiness in our own way. Our gratitude levels are off the chart. [...] If there's a message to this album, it's, 'Put your fist up and play it loud.' We've all done plenty of lamenting, so the main goal was to keep this fun. The darker the times got, the harder we fought to uplift with this music."[5]

Casey said that the previous album, 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory "came from a darker place and with the new album we wanted to bounce back. Inspiration automatically kicked us in the opposite direction. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and things were so down, more than ever, we thought, nobody wants to hear an album about how bad 2020 was in 2021. For the most part, it's onward and upward and let's get out of this thing and have some anthems." "Chosen Few" addresses former President Trump's response to the pandemic while "I Wish You Were Here" is a ballad about the death of Al Barr's father. "I could write 37 (expletive) albums about how much I hate (Trump), but he dominated the news for four years, he wasn't going to dominate our record," Casey said. "And the song about Al's dad, well, it's an 11-song album and we thought, 'Here are the 10 songs to put a smile on your face. ... Then we stop and take a moment to acknowledge Al's dad and acknowledge 500,000 plus people lost."[6]

Promotion[]

On May 1, 2021, the band held a record release party livestream where they performed the album in it's entirety along with other songs from previous albums. The band also announced that they would tour in support of Turn Up That Dial beginning with a European tour from January to February 2022 with dates in North America expected to follow.[7][8]

Track listing[]

Turn Up That Dial track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Turn Up That Dial"3:42
2."L-EE-B-O-Y"3:23
3."Middle Finger"2:35
4."Queen of Suffolk County"3:51
5."Mick Jones Nicked My Pudding"2:40
6."H.B.D.M.F."4:07
7."Good as Gold"3:20
8."Smash Shit Up"3:49
9."Chosen Few"3:31
10."City by the Sea"3:47
11."I Wish You Were Here"4:21
Total length:39:06

Personnel[]

Dropkick Murphys

Additional musicians

  • Lee Forshner – bagpipes
  • Kevin Rheault - bass guitar

Charts[]

Chart performance for Turn Up That Dial
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 92
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 53
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 51
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 15
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] 8
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[20] 2
US Billboard 200[21] 74
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] 9
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[23] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 13

References[]

  1. ^ Reilly, Nick. "Dropkick Murphys announce new album 'Turn Up That Dial' and share new single 'Middle Finger'". nme.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/DropkickMurphys/posts/296514075163451
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ka4R1nNNVA
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvyZI0dGvVE
  5. ^ Carter, Emily. "Dropkick Murphys have announced a new album, Turn Up That Dial". kerrang.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Gotleib, Jeff. "Dropkick Murphys chart onward, upward and upbeat course". bostonherald.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Stocio, Nick. "Dropkick Murphys announce virtual release party to celebrate new album". msn.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Turn Up That Dial Tour 2022". dropkickmurphys.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 May 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1627. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 10, 2021. p. 6.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top Albums (Week 18, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  21. ^ "Dropkick Murphys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "Dropkick Murphys Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  23. ^ "Dropkick Murphys Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  24. ^ "Dropkick Murphys Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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