Cassidy's Brewery "One Brew over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Release date: November 18, 2017
Running time: 32:21, 10 tracks
The Serbian Celtic punk / rock scene is alive and kicking. Well-known bands have released their CDs in 2017 (Orthodox Celts, Irish Stew of Sindidun), but also a new band has delivered their debut album: Casssidy’s Brewery. Hailing from Belgrade, Cassidy’s Brewery are a beer-soaked Celtic punk band. They were established in 2008, but their current line-up dates from 2016. They are Uroš Marjanovic aka “Dain” (lead vocals, tin whistle, accordion), Nikola Zecevic aka “Zec” (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Nemanja Jovanovic aka “Neca” (lead guitar, backing vocals), Damjan Dakic (fiddle), Stanko Zecevic aka “Pirke” (bass), and Nikola Milojkovic aka “Japanac” (drums, lead and backing vocals).
Their debut album is titled “One Brew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. The title is based on the Ken Kesey’s book “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. A movie was shot in 1975 and Jack Nicholson got his first Academy award. Then, I daresay that Cassidy’s Brewery are taken a Jack Nicholson approach.
The final result is quite good. The five originals are top-notch and the 5 covers get the Cassidy’s Brewery treatment. Unfortunately, most of them are overexposed standards. The set of tunes “Loboscouse” is my fave. The lads have chosen “The Fermoy Lasses” (Irish Stew of Sindidun added recently this reel to one of his songs too) and “The Musical Priest”. “Raggle Taggle Gypsy” and “Ye Jacobites by Name” have been arranged in the right way while “Rolling Down to Old Maoui” sounds similar to The Dreadnoughts rendition.
The self-penned songs are the proof that Cassidy’s Brewery’s future is bright. The opening numbers “Sail Away” and “Old Man’s Bones” have a Celtic punk sound that can rival with the best German bands, thanks to the fiddle and the accordion. “Heroes” was the first track that we ever heard by Cassidy’s Brewery. They released a video clip for this excellent track some months ago. Finally, “Punkchevo” and “Mariner” are a couple of punk goes metal songs.
“One Brew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is available at Bandcamp as a Name Your Price download, and the lyrics to all of the songs can be found there too.
Track listing
01. Sail Away 04:06
02. Old Man's Bones 03:16
03. Raggle Taggle Gypsy 02:56
04. Drunken Sailor 02:16
05. Lobscouse 02:38
06. Rolling Down To Old Maui 03:28
07. Ye Jacobites By Name 03:12
08. Heroes 03:12
09. Punkchevo 02:44
10. Mariner 04:11
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Review by Kinksmarkham
Release date: November 18, 2017
Running time: 32:21, 10 tracks
The Serbian Celtic punk / rock scene is alive and kicking. Well-known bands have released their CDs in 2017 (Orthodox Celts, Irish Stew of Sindidun), but also a new band has delivered their debut album: Casssidy’s Brewery. Hailing from Belgrade, Cassidy’s Brewery are a beer-soaked Celtic punk band. They were established in 2008, but their current line-up dates from 2016. They are Uroš Marjanovic aka “Dain” (lead vocals, tin whistle, accordion), Nikola Zecevic aka “Zec” (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Nemanja Jovanovic aka “Neca” (lead guitar, backing vocals), Damjan Dakic (fiddle), Stanko Zecevic aka “Pirke” (bass), and Nikola Milojkovic aka “Japanac” (drums, lead and backing vocals).
Their debut album is titled “One Brew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. The title is based on the Ken Kesey’s book “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. A movie was shot in 1975 and Jack Nicholson got his first Academy award. Then, I daresay that Cassidy’s Brewery are taken a Jack Nicholson approach.
The final result is quite good. The five originals are top-notch and the 5 covers get the Cassidy’s Brewery treatment. Unfortunately, most of them are overexposed standards. The set of tunes “Loboscouse” is my fave. The lads have chosen “The Fermoy Lasses” (Irish Stew of Sindidun added recently this reel to one of his songs too) and “The Musical Priest”. “Raggle Taggle Gypsy” and “Ye Jacobites by Name” have been arranged in the right way while “Rolling Down to Old Maoui” sounds similar to The Dreadnoughts rendition.
The self-penned songs are the proof that Cassidy’s Brewery’s future is bright. The opening numbers “Sail Away” and “Old Man’s Bones” have a Celtic punk sound that can rival with the best German bands, thanks to the fiddle and the accordion. “Heroes” was the first track that we ever heard by Cassidy’s Brewery. They released a video clip for this excellent track some months ago. Finally, “Punkchevo” and “Mariner” are a couple of punk goes metal songs.
“One Brew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is available at Bandcamp as a Name Your Price download, and the lyrics to all of the songs can be found there too.
Track listing
01. Sail Away 04:06
02. Old Man's Bones 03:16
03. Raggle Taggle Gypsy 02:56
04. Drunken Sailor 02:16
05. Lobscouse 02:38
06. Rolling Down To Old Maui 03:28
07. Ye Jacobites By Name 03:12
08. Heroes 03:12
09. Punkchevo 02:44
10. Mariner 04:11
Website
Soundcloud
Click to buy or DOWNLOAD:
Bandcamp
Review by Kinksmarkham
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