Newest SKAbsessions

  • New Single – Mass Hysteria Anyone have Backyard Superheroes releasing new music this month on their bingo card? Well, look at that – you are a winner! Today, the band dropped a heavily teased new single and accompanying music video featuring none other than Coolie Ranx . Mass Hysteria may be about the world as…

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  • Contributed by: Jess Grossman Edited by: Punk Rock Ryon This is Not Croydon Fest (TINCF) has my fucking heart.   For a very long time, I got out of the show scene.  First, bringing my boy Ox into the world changed my priorities and I couldn’t make it happen.  We finally got him to his…

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  • A big congrats to The What Nows?! on the release of their highly anticipated album, Neglected Objective.  This may have taken longer than expected, but it’s evident in the sound that it was not rushed and no corners were cut.  What we have here is a high quality, crisp as fuck ska punk album. If…

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  • My initial exposure to Girth Control was about a month ago when they reached out to say hello and tell me that they had some new singles streaming.  I do my best to check out the music of any band that reaches out to me directly.  I admire the initiative and the hard work they…

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  • Mutiny!

    Did I stay up until midnight on a Monday night to hear this one drop last night? You’re damn right I did. Did I struggle today because of it?! Nah, not a chance. All I had to do was throw this back on, it was like instant energy coming in through my earholes! In case…

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  • This compilation, ‘New York New Tone‘, made up of bands strictly from the Northeast (CT, NY, NJ, PA), was dropped by new label Root Down Sounds in December 2023 and has been getting a lot of playtime by us (and rightfully so!).  Whether you are a new ska listener or have been listening for what…

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  • Artist: Foolish Relics Album: Too Old? Genre: Ska/Punk/Reggae Released: October 2022 Reviewed by: Jess G. Finding new music in your 40’s is a truly wonderful thing.  I learned of Foolish Relics earlier this year when I connected with frontman Dino through a community formed around Supernova International Ska Festival.  Like most that I connect with…

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