"If you grew up in Rhode Island years ago, you'd see all these mobsters on the news and then run into them at a restaurant on Federal Hill. They were criminals but also very colorful characters, and I wanted the album to partly reflect a certain nostalgia for that kind of seediness."
"Most of the stories on the album are from my parents' generation and the generation before that, when the idea of a Catholic and a Protestant getting together was very scandalous. With that song in particular, I liked the idea of writing about Catholic guilt and premarital sex and adding in a little bit of Looney Tunes-style violence."
Deer Tick announces their ninth album Coin-O-Matic, releasing June 5 via ATO. The album title references a cigarette-vending-machine company that served as headquarters for mobster Raymond Patriarca. The record examines Rhode Island's hidden histories, focusing on working-class families and their collision with the mafia underworld. Lead singer John McCauley explains the album partly reflects nostalgia for the seediness of that era, when mobsters were both criminals and colorful characters visible in everyday life. The first single, "Mary Singletary," explores Catholic guilt, premarital sex, and religious conflict from previous generations. The band announces an extensive North American tour beginning June 9 in Brooklyn.
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