Dropkick Murphy has teamed up with Violent Femmes on a new single “Gotta Get To Peekskill.” The song is fight against the Klu Klux Klan and is set to be featured on Dropkick Murphy’s upcoming album Okemah Rising, due on Friday, May 12. Check out the new song below.

“Gotta Get To Peekskill,” along with Okemah Rising, is not the first time Dropkick Murphy has made music to interpret the words of late folk legend Woody Guthrie. The new song features the vocals of Violent Femmes frontman Gordon Gano and Dropkick Murphys singer Ken Casey as they trade verses on the track, singing Guthrie’s lyrics about confronting the KKK. In a recent press release, Casey shared: “We had the privilege of collaborating with the Violent Femmes on this feisty track. Acoustic Dropkicks sounds a lot like the Violent Femmes in my opinion, so the collaboration is musically and symbolically fitting. And singing a song about fighting the Ku Klux Klan is always extra fun.”

Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie also commented, “We have always loved the Dropkicks’ aggressive approach to roots material. They don’t need any help, but it was a pleasure to contribute flamboyant acoustic bass guitar. I was moved by the vocal interplay between Gordon and Ken. Mysteriously, the end result sounds suspiciously like Dropkicks meets Femmes. Which is a good thing!”

Both Dropkick Murphy and Violent Femmes will be touring beginning in the summer. An official music video for “Gotta Get To Peekskill” will be released on Thursday, April 6. (Consequence)

Stream “Gotta Get To Peekskill” here.

Pre-order Okemah Rising here.

Photo Credit: Boston Lynn Schulz