Within a Mile of Home by Flogging Molly

Within a Mile of Home, Flogging Molly's third studio album, came out on SideOneDummy in 2004, and it wears its heroes on its sleeve: the liner notes dedicate it to Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash. That's about right for a Los Angeles band led by Irish singer Dave King, once of the hard rock outfit Fastway, and built as a seven-piece around the collision of punk and Celtic music.

The record is a pub brawl with a heart, Celtic melodies racing punk guitars and King singing like it's the last round before closing. "The Seven Deadly Sins" is the rabble-rouser that reached the countdowns, and "To Youth (My Sweet Roisin Dubh)" turned up on the soundtrack of FIFA Football 2005. The album reached number 20 on the Billboard 200 and topped the independent chart.

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