Lipton's Orphan - Dressin' Scottish, Drinkin' Irish, Talkin' Rubbish

 

1. Who are Lipton's Orphan? 

Lipton's Orphan is Frankie McLaughlin the ex-singer and guitar player from Australian Celtic punk band The Rumjacks (2008 - present). He got kicked out of the band in 2020 for getting handsy and is out on his tod. He's put out a handful of tunes since 2022 and Dressin' Scottish, Drinkin' Irish, Talkin' Rubbish (Jan, 2024) is the most successful so far. 

2. What kind of tune is Dressin' Scottish, Drinkin' Irish, Talkin' Rubbish? 

A swaggering Celtic rock ripsnorter with a lot of pipes and and guitar riffs. More rock than punk and without the cringe that accompanies listening to a lot of second-hand Irish heritage Celtic punk; perhaps because Frankie is Glasgow born and bred from Irish stock before he got transported to the colonies. This has the righteous stink of yesterdays drinking, todays hangover and the pride of winning a barroom brawl lathered all over it. 

3. Who do Lipton's Orphan sound like? 

Black Tartans, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, and Smokey Bastard. 

4. Which bands have influenced Lipton's Orphan?

The Pogues, UK Subs, GBH, and Gogol Bordello.

5. What have the great unwashed said about Dressin' Scottish, Drinkin' Irish, Talkin' Rubbish? 

"Talent with his words and a natural knack for telling a story" - YouTube Comments.

"No classic instrument better suits rock'n'roll than the Scottish pipes" - YouTube Comments.

"Celtic punk is still going strong!" - YouTube Comments.

"Carved in the image of a man I never knew,

In the name o' the Faither reart baith guid and true"

The Best Indie Songs of 2015 - The Academic

Irish music is on a bit of a tear at the minute, what with Hozier going global, Kodaline finding fame and fortune, The Strypes kicking arse and taking names, old favorites Ash releasing a new album and now these newcomers The Academic and their meteoric rise. Different (March’15) is an indie rock love song. What elevates it above the norm is the passion in it. There’s no tongue in cheek or sly winks to the audience. No overwrought love for all in the world manifest in cheesy generalizations, bubbly pop, handclaps and choral choruses.

 

 

No. Different has a singleness of purpose both in music and lyric. “I want you, I know that you’re different”. It’s passionate. It’s personal. By the second verse the girl’s clothes are off and that’s as good a metaphor as any to this tunes direct approach. Barely pausing to toss off “Ah hah hahs” this is a tune where the band goes straight for the heart just like the protagonist. Similarities to northern English bands exist but in truth the best thing about The Academic is they are rousingly unique. No messing about, Different is one of the best indie songs of 2015.

“There’s a hurricane of roses on my back”

 

The Academic are an Irish band from Mullingar, a small town in Ireland. They started making music to love in 2013. Different is the debut single off their first EP of the same name (April’15).

Shit you need to know:

Of the song Different this chap said it’s “…a short and snappy hook-laden pop rock song with a chorus that has “future festival anthem” written all over it.”

I'll be buggered if I know what their influences are but they might not hate Bruce Springsteen.

The band have been compared to Kings of Leon. Other comparisons include Catfish and the Bottlemen, The 1975 and Kodaline.

The band have opened for The Pixies and Twenty One Pilots.

Their home town Mullingar is famous for the local music venue The Stables and as the home of One Direction band member Niall Horan.

The Academic do a ‘fuck yeah it’s better’ cover of Taylor Swift Style.

The music press and the music industry are very excited about the bands future, flying lots of labels reps to their gigs and signing them to an international publishing company.

More great The Academic songs are Bear Claws, Girlfriend and Forrest.

 

Sloppy seconds is reserved for Welsh alternative rockers The Alarm and this piece of passionate gold, the live recording of Rescue Me (1987).

About 6.10 for the singalong and all in, it's of religious quality.

“The people tonight are the future of rock n roll”