The Mighty Mighty BossToneS just revealed The Constant via the band’s YouTube. The track is off of their long-awaited socially-charged upbeat and optimistic new album While We’re At It, which is due out on June 15th via their very own Big Rig Records.
‘I wrote ‘The Constant’ with award-winning songwriter Jonathan Kimmel while the band and I were writing part one of this trilogy The Mighty Mighty BossToneS’ album Pin Points and Gin Joints,’ explains vocalist Dicky Barrett. ‘At that time we made the decision that it would be better suited for part three, so it was shelved for many years. BossToneS’ keyboard player Johnny J.G. Goetchius mastered and perfected the keyboard part making the song what I consider to be undeniable.’
The Constant will be available at midnight for purchase on iTunes, Amazon Music, and Google Play and is also available for streaming via Spotify and Apple Music. Limited Edition pre-order bundle items include brown vinyl, orange vinyl, CD, t-shirt, coffee mug, and coloring book. Bundles can be purchased here prior to June 15th.
The album was produced and mixed by Grammy Award winning producer Ted Hutt (Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Lucero, The Bouncing Souls, The Gaslight Anthem) and mastered by Grammy Award-nominated Greg Calbi (David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan) at Sterling Sound. This collection of timeless soon-to-be ska classics brings to light current events and showcases the band’s signature ska-core sound. It’s a very intellectual approach that paints a lyrical picture with upbeat and optimistic brush strokes.
From celebrating our significance (Wonderful Day For The Race) to the desecration, destruction, and demolition of a historic Boston neighborhood (“The West End”) to loss (“In Honor Of”) to the classic American working-class story of the under-appreciated laborer being chewed up, passed over, mistreated, ignored, and finally spit out by the heartless corporation (“The Constant”) to being blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s (“Hugo’s Wife”) to railing against the current state of American politics (Divide, Here We Are) – While We’re At It chronicles the harsh realities of life and gives hope for a better future.
Nine years later, The Mighty Mighty BossToneS trilogy is finally complete. ‘Pin Points and Gin Joints is about the journey, the story, and the people involved,’ explains Barrett. ‘It looks fondly and proudly at where they’ve been and who they are and ultimately comes to the conclusion that there is so much more to do and see. The Magic of Youth is an album filled with hope and great optimism. Finally, While We’re At It applies the wisdom while maintaining an understanding that some things might be out of your control. Its most powerful message is it’s not what you had or what you have or what you hold onto – it’s how you handle what you’re handed when it’s handed to you.’
The unstoppable tried-and-true The Mighty Mighty BossToneS are Dicky Barrett (vocals), Joe Gittleman (bass fiddleman), Chris Rhodes (trombone), Tim Burton (saxophone), Joe Sirois (drums), Leon Silva (saxophone), Ben Carr (dancer), Lawrence Katz (guitar), and John Goetchius (keyboard). Their new album While We’re At It will be released on June 15th via Big Rig Records.