Celtic Punk titans The Rumjacks usher in the new year with their new single ‘Cold Like This’ featuring vocals from Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys. It’s the latest preview from their forthcoming album ‘Dead Anthems,’ due out February 7th, 2025 via Four Four.
“Loved being a part of this track with my old friends The Rumjacks,” shares Casey. “I love the band and the song and look forward to hearing the rest of the album”. The song came to be by chance while walking home from a Boston bar with a windchill of -20F/-28C shares lead singer Mike Rivkees. “It was written in sea shanty format, and when I got home, it was stuck in my head from humming the chorus the whole time, so I knew I had to record it.”
The band’s forthcoming 6th LP follows their 2021 LP ‘Hestia’, which was lauded by Kerrang as “the complete package” full of “social commentary, lore and affecting storytelling.” ‘Dead Anthems’ was recorded in Asbury Park, NJ and co-produced by The Rumjacks’ Mike Rivkees along with The Bouncing Souls founder Pete Steinkopf, who has lent his talent to albums from artists such as Beach Slang, The Menzingers, and Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem).
The band have also announced a massive UK and European tour for the new year as well, and have been confirmed for the 2025 Red Bridge Festival lineup in Quebec, Canada next June – check out the dates below.
2025 Upcoming Tour Dates:
January 31st – VHS Club – Florence, Italy
February 1st – Acri Tom Club – Mantova, Italy
February 2nd – Legend Club – Milan, IT
February 4th – Sala Upload – Barcelona, Spain
February 5th – 16 Toneladas – València, Spain
February 6th – Gruta 77 – Madrid, Spain
February 7th – Sala Malatesta – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
February 8th – Cerveceria GONG – Oviedo, Spain
February 9th – Zorrotzako Gaztetxea – Bilbao, Spain
February 26th – MusikZentrum – Hannover, Germany
February 27th – TRIX – Antwerp, Belgium
February 28th – DIFF’ART – Parthenay, France
March 1st – La Gespe – Tarbes, France
March 4th – Backstage Club – Munich, Germany
March 5th – Dynamo – Zurich, Switzerland
March 7th – Flex – Vienna, Austria
March 8th – Lucerna Music Bar – Prague, Czech Republic
March 9th – Klub Proxima – Warsaw, Poland
March 10th – Beatpol – Dresden, Germany
March 11th – Logo – Hamburg, Germany
March 13th – SO36 – Berlin, Germany
March 14th – Luxor – Cologne, Germany
March 15th – Le Trainon – Paris, France
March 16th – Das Bett – Frankfurt, Germany
March 17th – Melkweg – Amsterdam, Netherlands