The song might seem to have a bit of an Irish feel with the whistle bit in the middle, but the song itself is set in Glasgow, Scotland - Buckfast, Govanhill, the Clyde, sectarian marches and Burberry clad neds are Glaswegian institutions.

A.C.

(Govanhill Young Team)

I can't wait for this album. Ted Leo is someone I discovered via the old Wednesday Morning Download column, and quickly became one of my favorites. If the rest of the album is half as fun to listen to as this track was, I can see this being an instant favorite.

Definitely here the same vibe as the recent Hold Steady album, so you're not crazy.

I've loved Ted Leo since Hearts of Oak and it's so gratifying to see that he's finally getting more recognition. He's arguably one of the best guitar players of our time. His music doesn't seem so Irish to me but more just songs packed with politically charged essays.

After hearing this song I cannot wait to hear the rest of the new album. Even Spin gave it 4 and 1/2 stars. Though they're usually wrong, they're right about this one.

This is a great track, and a bit of an enigma. I am an American ex-pat living and teaching high school in Scotland. This morning my media studies students asked me whether Buckfast was sold in America. I joked that if it wasn't, their next project could be to create a marketing campaign for americans - branding Buckie as an exclusive exotic import ala Cristal.

Just now I open up my newest downloads from Salon Daily Downloads and hear this Ted Leo track! My question: how many of Ted's fans are going to know what Buckie is? Or that it is as thirst quenching as banana flavored Maddog, made by catholic monks, and a major player in many a Scottish stabbing?

On a related topic, how many scottish Teenage Fanclubs fans knew what Maddog 20/20 was when they heard the track?