Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Sights and Sounds: Dropkick Murphys, 2013 GRAMMY® Nominees album

The year is just over a week old, and already there is plenty of news about high-profile releases. Here are the latest highlights pulled from my inbox and deposited here...


DROPKICK MURPHYS' NEW ALBUM
'SIGNED AND SEALED IN BLOOD'
RELEASED TODAY VIA BORN & BRED RECORDS
BAND PREPPING FOR 2013 ST. PATTY'S DAY TOUR; BEGINS FEB 21

Dropkick Murphys - Signed And Sealed In Blood 

Boston-based rock band the Dropkick Murphys are excited to release their new studio album Signed And Sealed In Blood, out today (January 8, 2013) via Born & Bred Records. The album is their second with producer Ted Hutt (Gaslight Anthem, Old Crow Medicine Show), which was recorded at Boston's Q Division Studios and mixed by Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes). "We had such a great time writing our last album Going Out In Style, we were excited to get back into the studio right away," says bassist/co-lead singer Ken Casey. "Where Going Out in Style was a concept album - kind of intricate and difficult - this one is catchy, fun, and as sing-along as can be."

Signed And Sealed In Blood is taking the band, over a decade into their career, to places they've never been before. Their holiday song "The Season's Upon Us" saw them breaking through Modern Rock radio, and charting higher than they ever have. The band are featured in the current issue of Billboard Magazine, and on New Year's Day were featured on NPR's widely listened program "All Things Considered"(http://n.pr/U16PxT). Also, Ken Casey of the band has been invited by Bruce Springsteen to sing a song in his MusiCares tribute concert during GRAMMY week. This is all in advance of the release of the album's first proper single, the take-no-prisoners, made-for-the-sports-arena anthem - "The Boys Are Back."

Dropkick Murphys will be supporting the new album with their 2013 "St. Patrick's Day Tour," which will begin on February 21 in Cleveland, OH and concludes with three dates in their hometown of Boston, MA including the fulfillment of the band's career-long dream of headlining the Boston Garden, now known as TD Garden on March 15. The Garden show will be billed as "Dropkick Murphys Irish Festival," with bands and attractions on two stages. The entire tour will have an epic finale on St. Patrick's Day (March 17) at The House of Blues on Boston's famed Lansdowne Street. For a full itinerary, please see below.

Dropkick Murphys are: Al Barr (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, accordion, whistle, vocals), Ken Casey (lead vocals, bass guitar), Jeff DaRosa (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, vocals), James Lynch (guitar, vocals), and Scruffy Wallace (bagpipes, tin whistles).

St. Patrick's Day Tour
Feb 21 - Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
Feb 22 - Chicago, IL @Aragon Ballroom
Feb 23 - Duluth, MN @ Twin Ports Brewfest
Feb 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
Feb 26 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Feb 27 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's
Feb 28  - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
Mar 02 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
Mar 03 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
Mar 04 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Mar-05 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
Mar-06 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Mar 08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Mar 09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Mar 10 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Mar 11 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Mar 12 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Mar 13
  - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Mar 15
 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Mar 16 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Mar 17 - Boston, MA @ House Of Blues



2013 GRAMMY® NOMINEES ALBUM CONTAINS 22 TRACKS FEATURING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ARTISTS AND MEMORABLE SONGS  

Album, Available Digitally and in Stores Jan. 22, 2013;
Gives Music Fans Two Chances to Attend Music's Biggest Night®


SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2013) — Capitol Records and The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY Recordings® will release the 2013 GRAMMY® Nominees album on Jan. 22, 2013 and provide lucky music and GRAMMY fans two chances to attend the 55th or the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards®. The album features 22 critically acclaimed smash hits from a myriad of chart-topping artists from various genres.
The 19th edition of the best-selling collection includes many of the most widely recognized GRAMMY categories representing nominees for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Album. The album is made possible by a special arrangement with all of the major music distribution companies and rotates labels from year to year. A portion of the proceeds from the album benefit the MusiCares Foundation® and the GRAMMY Foundation®— two charitable organizations established by The Recording Academy.
In conjunction with the 2013 GRAMMY Nominees album, Capitol Records and The Recording Academy will offer two opportunities to attend the annual GRAMMY Awards. First, when pre-ordering the 2013 GRAMMY Nominees album atwww.grammy.com/2013grammyalbum by Jan. 21, music fans can enter to win a trip to the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 10, 2013. Additionally, providing another chance to win tickets to Music's Biggest Night®, each 2013 GRAMMY Nominees album purchased in stores will include a special game piece featuring a unique entry code for the GRAMMY Ticket Game. To participate, the code must be entered at www.grammy.com/2013grammyalbum for the opportunity to win a trip for two to the 56th Annual GRAMMYAwards in 2014. The second-place winner will receive other official GRAMMY Awards merchandise.

The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Sunday, Feb. 10 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

2013 GRAMMY Nominees Album Tracklist:

1. THE BLACK KEYS
"Lonely Boy"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album


2. KELLY CLARKSON
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Record Of The Year
Song Of The Year
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Vocal Album

3. TAYLOR SWIFT
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Record Of The Year


4. GOTYE
"Somebody That I Used To Know”
(feat. Kimbra)
Record Of The Year


5. KATY PERRY
"Wide Awake"
Best Pop Solo Performance


6. FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONÁE
"We Are Young"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year
Best New Artist
Best Pop Vocal Album


7. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
"Shake It Out"
Best Pop Vocal Album



8. P!NK
"Try"
Best Pop Vocal Album



9. MAROON 5 FEAT. WIZ KHALIFA
"Payphone"
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance



10. CARLY RAE JEPSEN
"Call Me Maybe"
Song Of The Year
Best Pop Solo Performance


11. MIGUEL
"Adorn"
Song Of The Year


12. ED SHEERAN
"The A Team"
Song Of The Year


13. HUNTER HAYES
"Wanted"
Best New Artist


14. THE LUMINEERS
"Ho Hey"
Best New Artist


15. ALABAMA SHAKES
"Hold On"
Best New Artist
Best Rock Performance


16. MUMFORD & SONS
"I Will Wait"
Album Of The Year
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Song


17. FRANK OCEAN
"Pyramids"
Album Of The Year
Best New Artist


18. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
"We Take Care Of Our Own"
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album


19. JACK WHITE
"Freedom At 21"
Album Of The Year
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album


20. MUSE
"Madness"
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album


21. COLDPLAY
"Charlie Brown"
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Album


22. ADELE
"Set Fire To The Rain"
(Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
Best Pop Solo Performance






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