Street Dogs – Savin Hill

5 years ago, Mike McColgan shocked the punk community by announcing that he was leaving the Dropkick Murphys to become a firefighter. The Street Dogs is his triumphant return to the punk scene. The four piece punk band are ready to drop their debut album, Savin Hill, onto the world on September 25th. It features not only them, but many guest appearances by close friends including: Dicky Barrett of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Ken Casey and Al Barr of the Murphys, Mike from Hot Rod Circuit and much more.

The 15 track album is full of great punk rock anthems. The sound is somewhat similar to that of the Dropkick Murphys, with some major differences (ie: no bagpipes). They open the CD with the title track and single, “Savin Hill”. This gives you quite a good feel for what is to come. Harsh vocals which are somewhat scratchy but still lean toward the melodic side of the spectrum. As for the lyrics, they aren’t ground breaking but still cover more important stuff then just girls and booze. Problems in the working class, the passing of a close friend, some relationship songs, to songs about standing up for yourself plus more.

Produced by former Bosstone guitarist/songwriter/producer, Nate Albert, the album is a good debut album. You can easily tell that the band means business and knows what they are doing. If you are a fan of the Murphys, then this is a cd for you