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Turn Up That Dial is their tenth studio album, and the Dropkick Murphys have kept all of their gusto along the way.
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New look, new style: Ashley Monroe shoots for a full-on rebirth with Rosegold. She dons pink hair on the album’s cover and dons electronic music on the album itself, both new guises that come as a surprise because Ashley Monroe doesn’t…