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 - Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus Dimed Out (April’15) is as written on the tin: balls to the wall for three minutes. Furious punk with a plenitude of melodies running under, around and inside it. It even has a violin. But it doesn’t have 80’s synths and girly man vocals. So there’s that. The vocals are a bit buried but tough tits. 

For lovers of God honest punk rock here is a song about reveling  in hedonism and giving it everything you got. You should give it everything too. Any punks out their will be happy as a pig in shit with this head-banger. Run out and get this one because this rampant fucking rocker is one of the best indie tunes of 2015 and any year for that matter.

“I'll incite a riot, fire flying all around
When I'm crying out, I'm howling with the wild hounds”

 

Titus Andronicus fights out of New York by way of Glen Rock, New Jersey. They are a punk band who have been pumping out the hard rocking tunes since 2005. Dimed Out is the first single from their concept rock opera album A Lamentable Tragedy (July’15). A double CD and triple LP. The greatest album Titus Andronicus have created to date and the greatest album of 2015.

Shit you need to know:

Rolling Stone described Dimed Out as “blending the breakneck, bare bones stylings with the ambitious orchestral flourishes”. Flood Magazine called it “a passionately delivered anthem”.

The new album includes a Pogues cover A Pair Of Pale Brown Eyes.

A lot of the bands earlier songs were inspired by reading Albert Camus.

Bands mentioned as influences are The Pogues, The Pixies, Neutral Milk, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones. On the leftfield Patrick Stickles was influenced by the awesome Big Country.

Patrick Sickles is a rather cerebral man who embraces topics ranging from philosophy and Nietzsche, history, psychology and socio-political issues.

The lead singer Patrick Stickles is a manic depressive and said in the past “there were some dark times, you know? I was just fucked up.” Not surprising perhaps they have been through fifteen former members before settling on this five.

Need some more raucous brilliance? Try the screamers A More Perfect Union or In A Big City. From Lamentable Tragedy don't neglect to enjoy the brilliance of the classic rocking Fatal Flaw , No Future Part IV : No Future Triumphant , I Lost My Mind and Come On Siobhan.

Stirring the porridge is Fall Out Boy. Hugely successful pop punk rock band from Wilmette, Illinois and proof that there is no justice in this life while the fickle breezes of public taste blow .