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Anthem is a 2022 studio album by American Celtic punk band Flogging Molly. It is their first studio album since 2017's Life Is Good, and also their first album to feature banjo player Spencer Swain.

Anthem
Studio album by Flogging Molly
Released	September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)
Genre	Celtic punk
Length	39:14
Label	Rise
Producer	Steve Albini Gavin Glass
Flogging Molly chronology
Life Is Good (2017) Anthem (2022)
Singles from Anthem
"These Times Have Got Me Drinking" Released: March 2022[1] "The Croppy Boy ’98" Released: June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07)[1]

Recording, release, and reception

The album is the first for the band on Rise Records and reunites them with Steve Albini, who recorded two albums of theirs almost 20 years prior.[1] Edwin McFee of Hot Press reviewed the release, giving it a score of seven out of 10, noting that this album shows off the band's best qualities, without departing from their "tried and trusted style".[2]

Track listing

1. "These Times Have Got Me Drinking" / "Tripping Up the Stairs" – 4:13
2. "A Song of Liberty" – 3:38
3. "Life Begins and Ends (But Never Fails)" – 3:17
4. "No Last Goodbyes" – 3:30
5. "The Croppy Boy '98" – 3:10
6. "This Road of Mine" – 3:18
7. "(Try) Keep the Man Down" – 2:55
8. "Now Is the Time" – 4:00
9. "Lead the Way" – 3:45
10. "These Are the Days" – 4:19
11. "The Parting Wave" – 3:16

Personnel

Flogging Molly

• Mike Alonso – drums, percussion, spoons
• Dennis Casey – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, backing vocals
• Matt Hensley – accordion, backing vocals
• Dave King – vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán, backing vocals
• Nathen Maxwell – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Bridget Regan – fiddle, tin whistle, bagpipes, vocals
• Spencer Swain – banjo, mandolin, backing vocals

Technical personnel

• Steve Albini – recording, production
• Gavin Glass – recording, production
• Adam Greenspan – mixing
• Kevin Moore – design, layout
• Ryan Rawtone – cover

Charts

2022 chart performance for Anthem

Chart	Peak
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	150
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	22
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[7]	38
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[8]	23

See also

• List of 2022 albums

References

External links

• Anthem at Discogs (list of releases)
• Anthem at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Review at CrypticRock
• Review from Distorted Sound
• Review from Glide Magazine
• Review from TopShelf Music

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