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Release date: May 18, 2017
Running time: 48:23, 13 tracks
After a couple of 2 track singles and an album, the band from Pilsen are back with their best work to date. “Daily Bread”, the second CD by Cheers! Is a fantastic album. The seven Czech musicians have been able to blend the classic sound of the likes of Flogging Molly with electric guitars and a lot of attitude. There’s hardly no slow moments on this album, but amazing aggro Celtic punk songs.
“Chances” is brilliant opening track in the Flatfoot 56 vein. “London Days” keeps the level up with its gang vocals. “Misery” is angry folk punk at its best. “Saint of the Scene” features gang vocals too. So Cal punk meets Across The Border accordion/fiddle punk on “Here We Are”. “Pie of Shame” is an appealing number with fantastic accordion and electric guitar. ”Dagger”, “Standard” and “Land Where Nobody Lives” follow the path of bands such as Flogging Molly, The Tossers or Greenland Whalefishers, while “Hey Devil” moves to The Dreadnoughts polka territory. Finally, “Once We Reach the Ireland’s Bay” is a top-notch folk ballad where uileann pipes by guest
Zdeněk Bugoš can be heard.“Daily Bread” comes in a four panel digipack with a 16 page booklet. All the lyrics to the songs are included, together with a drawing for every song.
Front man Pafka suggested that I should mention the weak points on “Daily Bread”. That’s a hard work, as the album is excellent. Maybe
Káťa’s whistles are covered by the electric instruments on some tracks. And perhaps the closing track should have been “Once We Reach the Ireland’s Bay”, but the fast-paced “Only Thing” is also a good song to finish up the album.IMHO, Cheers! have reached the summit with “Daily Bread” and probably it’s the right moment to start and European tour. If you are working for a big Celtic or punk festival and you’re looking for kick-ass band, contact Cheers! straightaway.
01 – Chances 3:20
02 – London Days 4:06
03 – Misery 3:55
04 – Dagger 3:43
05 – Here We Are 4:02
06 – Standard 3:58
07 – Pie Of Shame 4:56
08 – Saint Of The Scene 4:18
09 – Mr. Batter 3:43
10 – Hey Devil 3:21
11 – Land Where Nobody Lives 4:39
12 – Once We Reach The Ireland’s Bay 3:06
13 – Only Thing 1:10
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Review by Kinksmarkham
