Celtic Punks The Rumjacks are ushering 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.

Casey comments:

Loved being a part of this track with my old friends the Rumjacks. 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.

He explains:

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. 

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 (Gaslight Anthem).

The band has also announced a massive UK and European tour for 2025 as well. All upcoming tour dates can be found below and via therumjacks.com/shows, with additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

JANUARY

31 – Florence, Italy @ VHS Club

FEBRUARY

01 – Mantova, Italy @ Acri Tom Club

02 – Milan, IT @ Legend Club

04 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Upload

05 – València, Spain @ 16 Toneladas

06 – Madrid, Spain @ Gruta 77

07 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain @ Sala Malatesta

08 – Oviedo, Spain @ Cerveceria GONG

09 – Bilbao, Spain @ Zorrotzako Gaztetxea

12 – Brighton, UK @ Patterns

13 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece

14 – Leeds, UK @ The Key Club

15 – Glasgow, UK @ The Cathouse

17 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla

18 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Room

19 – Wolverhampton, UK @ KK’s Steel Mill

20 – Milton Keynes, UK @ The Craufurd Arms

21 –  London, UK @ The Underworld

22 – Southampton, UK @ Papillon

26 – Hannover, Germany @ MusikZentrum

27 – Antwerp, Belgium @ TRIX

28 – Parthenay, France @ DIFF’ART

MARCH

01 – Tarbes, France @ La Gespe

04 – Munich, Germany @ Backstage Club

05 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Dynamo

07 – Vienna, Austria @ Flex

08 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna Music Bar

09 – Warsaw, Poland @ Klub Proxima

10 – Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol

11 – Hamburg, Germany @ Logo

13 – Berlin, Germany @ SO36

14 – Cologne, Germany @ Luxor

15 – Paris, France @ Le Trainon

16 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Das Bett

17 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg

JUNE

07 – Quebec, Canada @ Red Bridge Fest