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===Reunion and breakup (2007β2022)=== [[File:Mighty Mighty Bosstones fenway01 (6131838436).jpg|left|300px|thumb|The Bosstones playing [[Fenway Park]] in 2011. L-R: Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton, Kevin Lenear, Dicky Barrett, Ben "The Bosstone" Carr]] Because the band left the possibility of playing together again open, rumors and speculation frequently circulated that a reunion was inevitable. The hiatus of Joe Gittleman's band, Avoid One Thing, fueled further speculation of such a reunion. During an ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' Acoustic Session, members of fellow Boston area [[ska]] band [[Big D and the Kids Table]] hinted that the Bosstones were in fact reuniting for another Hometown Throwdown. Jerry Mattes, the creator of the band's bulldog mascot, also acknowledged the chances of a reunion and announced that he was designing a new logo for the band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alternative Press MEDIA |website = [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|url=http://altpress.com/modules/dsp_mediaplayer.cfm?pathXML=xml_mp3.xml&track=15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114085424/http://altpress.com/modules/dsp_mediaplayer.cfm?pathXML=xml_mp3.xml&track=15 |archive-date=January 14, 2010}}</ref> On October 11, 2007, on Boston Radio Station [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN]], [[Dicky Barrett]] confirmed what he called "the worst kept secret in Boston": the announcement that the Bosstones would indeed play a tenth official Hometown Throwdown at Cambridge's famed [[The Middle East (nightclub)|Middle East]] club on December 26β30, 2007. Barrett would not confirm any long-term plans for the band. Soon after Barrett's announcement, Gittleman declared that the band intended to record three new songs to be included on an upcoming collection of unreleased material and vinyl [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]]. The album, titled ''[[Medium Rare (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones album)|Medium Rare]]'', was released on December 18, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mighty Mighty Bosstones to Record New Music for Upcoming Collection |date=October 26, 2007 |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/26209#917246 |access-date=October 26, 2011 |website=PunkNews.org}}</ref> The three new songs marked the first new material recorded since the 2002 release of ''[[A Jackknife to a Swan]]''. After the 2007 Throwdown, the Bosstones played a few shows every couple of months. At two of the March shows in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] and Los Angeles, [[Jimmy Kimmel]] served as a guest star on [[bass clarinet]] during "The Impression That I Get". Former saxophonist Lenear rejoined the band, replacing Fleysher, whose job prevented him from being able to play with the band.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} Despite the activity, the Bosstones remained non-committal on whether they would record and release a studio album. They did make it known that they would no longer tour at the frequency they were known for in the past. On May 15, 2008, it was reported that the Bosstones would be embarking on a short United States tour in July with the [[Dropkick Murphys]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dropkick Murphys / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones |date=May 15, 2008 |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/28896 |access-date=October 26, 2011 |website=PunkNews.org}}</ref> During the tour, the Bosstones made three stops at [[Boston Red Sox]] minor league ballparks. On October 20, 2008, their website announced that they would return to the Middle East in Cambridge to play an eleventh Hometown Throwdown on December 26β29. In late 2008, the game ''[[Rock Band 2]]'' was released and featured a re-recorded version of "Where'd You Go?" that the band had recorded earlier in the year. On November 4, 2008, a MySpace blog announced the recording of a new album, and streamed two new songs, "The Impossible Dream" and "Next to Nothing". On July 29, 2009, the band announced the completion of tracking for the album. On October 16, 2009, the album title was announced to be ''[[Pin Points and Gin Joints]]'' and a free download of the song "Graffiti Worth Reading" was made available. The release date was later stated as December 8, 2009. The band continued to tour through the summer of 2009 with shows in [[Buffalo, New York]], [[Providence, Rhode Island]], [[Asbury Park, New Jersey]], [[Seattle, Washington]], [[San Francisco, California]], [[Anaheim, California]], [[Hampton Beach, New Hampshire]], and [[Victoria, British Columbia]] where they performed at the [[Victoria Ska Fest]] with [[Voodoo Glow Skulls]], [[The Slackers]] and [[Chris Murray (musician)|Chris Murray]]. The band toured during the summer of 2010 with [[Teenage Bottlerocket]] and [[the Flatliners]]. They also hosted their annual Hometown Throwdown festival over three nights in December 2010. In August 2011, Chris Rhodes posted a Facebook update stating that The Mighty Mighty Bosstones had begun work on their next album.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2011 |title=Mighty Mighty Bosstones Working on New Album |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/43944 |access-date=October 26, 2011 |website=PunkNews.org}}</ref> The album, titled ''[[The Magic of Youth]]'', was released on December 6, 2011. March 2017 saw the release of their first recording in six years with a limited edition vinyl 7" featuring a cover version of the [[Burt Bacharach]] song, "[[What the World Needs Now Is Love]]" backed with the track "I Wonβt Go Out Like That". In the time between releases, the lineup saw the addition of former [[Cherry Poppin' Daddies]] keyboard player, John Goetchius in 2008 and Leon Silva in 2016 to replace Kevin Lenear who had departed the band for a second time earlier that same year. In September 2017, Tim Burton announced in a post Riot Fest interview that the band was working on a new album set for release in early 2018. According to guitarist Lawrence Katz and producer Ted Hutt's Instagram accounts, recording started on Friday, November 17 at Kingsize Soundlabs in Los Angeles, California. The new album's title was announced to be ''[[While We're at It]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gotlieb |first=Jed |date=January 10, 2018 |title=Dicky Barrett Says the New Bosstones Album Will Be Angry |url=http://diffuser.fm/mighty-bosstones-interview/ |access-date=January 10, 2018 |website=Diffuser.fm}}</ref> ''While We're at It'', the band's tenth album, was released on June 15, 2018. It is the final part of a musical trilogy that began with ''Pin Points and Gin Joints'' in 2009 followed by ''The Magic of Youth'' in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patti |first=Mike |date=January 24, 2018 |title=Mighty Mighty Bosstones to Release New Album 'While We're at It' |url=http://www.thepier.org/mighty-mighty-bosstones-to-release-new-album-while-were-at-it/ |website=ThePier.org}}</ref> For the initial 2018 tour dates supporting the album, Silva could not participate due to his commitments performing with [[Justin Timberlake]]. To temporarily fill in for Silva, the band brought in Roman Fleysher<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chase |first=Ted |date=September 28, 2017 |title=Tim Burton of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones |url=http://www.qromag.com/interviews/tim-burton-of-the-mighty-mighty-bosstones/ |access-date=June 30, 2018 |website=QROMag.com}}</ref> and [[Peter "JR" Wasilewski]] of [[Less Than Jake]] to play saxophone on select dates. On January 25, 2021, it was announced that the Mighty Mighty Bosstones had signed a new record contract with [[Hellcat Records]]. In conjunction with the announcement, the band released a new single titled, "The Final Parade" which features guest appearances by [[Jamaica]]n singer [[Stranger Cole]] and members of [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], [[The Interrupters (band)|The Interrupters]], [[Fishbone]], [[Stiff Little Fingers]], [[The Suicide Machines]], [[Less Than Jake]], [[Murphy's Law (band)|Murphy's Law]], [[H2O (American band)|H<sub>2</sub>O]], [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]], [[Sonic Boom Six]], [[The Toasters]], [[Bim Skala Bim]], [[Big D and the Kids Table]], Doped Up Dollies, [[The Aggrolites]], [[Dance Hall Crashers]], [[The Aquabats]], [[Buck-O-Nine]], [[The Porkers]], [[The Pietasters]], Los Skanarles, Buster Shuffle, [[Kemuri]], [[Big Bad Voodoo Daddy]], and [[The Specials]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |date=January 26, 2021 |title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Sign with Hellcat, Share New Song Featuring Members of Rancid, the Interrupters |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-sign-with-hellcat-share-new-song-featuring-members-of-rancid-the-interrupters/ |access-date=January 26, 2021 |website=Kerrang.com}}</ref> In March 2021, the band announced their first album since signing to Hellcat Records, ''[[When God Was Great]]'', would be released on May 7, 2021, and released the album's second single "I Don't Believe in Anything".<ref name="When God was Great">{{Cite web |last=Chesler, Josh |date=March 3, 2021 |title=The Mighty Mighty BossToneS Announce ''When God Was Great'', Release 'I Don't Believe in Anything' |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/03/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-announce-when-god-was-great-release-i-dont-believe-in-anything/ |access-date=March 4, 2021 |website=Spin}}</ref> The album's third single, "The Killing of King Georgie (Part III)", a song about the [[murder of George Floyd]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Dave |date=May 14, 2021 |title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Have Reached a Towering Achievement in the Field of "No." |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a36433625/mighty-mighty-bosstones-george-floyd-song/ |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]}}</ref> was released on April 21, 2021. On January 27, 2022, the band announced that they had split up. The statement shared by the band reads: "After decades of brotherhood, touring the world and making great records together we have decided not to continue on as a band. Above all, we want to express our sincere gratitude to every single one of you who have supported us. We could not have done any of it without you. Love Always, The Mighty Mighty BossToneS."<ref name="bv">{{Cite news |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |date=January 27, 2022 |title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Break Up |language=en |work=[[BrooklynVegan]] |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-break-up/}}</ref> Although the band chose to keep their reasoning for the split private, speculation suggested that it was over Barrett's stance on [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shanahan |first=Mark |date=February 2, 2022 |title=What We Know About the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Breakup |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/02/arts/what-we-know-about-mighty-mighty-bosstones-breakup/ |access-date=May 17, 2025|website=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> and his participation in the production of a video promoting the "Defeat the Mandates" anti-vaccination mandate rally held by [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |date=January 28, 2022 |title=The Mighty Mighty BossTones Are Very, Very Broken Up |url=https://www.avclub.com/mighty-mighty-bosstones-break-up-dicky-barrett-1848438463 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref> In February 2022, Barrett was a guest on ''The Highwire with [[Del Bigtree]]'' podcast where he confirmed that it was his anti-vaccination views that had made the rest of the band uncomfortable.<ref>{{Cite AV media |last=Bigtree |first=Del |author-link=Del Bigtree |date=February 2022 |url=https://thehighwire.com/ark-videos/the-mighty-mighty-brave-ones/ | title=Episode 255: The Mighty Mighty Brave Ones |work=The HighWire with Del Bigtree |type=Podcast}}</ref>
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