FLOGGING MOLLY The Power's Out From: Speed of Darkness Released: May 31 Over their last few albums, Flogging Molly has started to drift away from their raucous Celtic punk roots and into the rough waters of what could be considered a mainstream-aspiring compromise of less ragged, more easily digestible folk rock. They've caught a fair amount of criticism from the closed minded set that just want every album to be twelve variations on Devil's Dance Floor , but on Speed of Darkness it's beginning to feel like a natural progression. This is not to say that their signature style isn't still present; the title track rocks with confidence, and Oliver Boy (All of Our Boys) is a pub punk masterwork. There's just a little less bite to the overall sound. It doesn't necessarily mean they're going soft; it seems just as likely the fault of the album's production, which definitely softens the blow of their more rowdy material. The difference is, wh...
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