Album: The Kilograms – Beliefs and Thieves
Beliefs & Thieves by The Kilograms After dropping a few EPs last year, the debut
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Single: Space Monkey Mafia – Malas Raíces
I don’t know if there is a band anywhere that has me as excited as Space
Single: The Boy Detective – The Wanton Will of the Harlots’s Hand
I keep gushing about the Michigan ska scene, and the Michigan ska scene keeps rewarding
EP: Your New Drug – First Hit’s Free
If you tried to blend early 80s and 90s punk like the Descendents, Screeching Weasel,
Single: Killer Diller – Don’t You Want Me
DON'T YOU WANT ME by KILLER DILLER Killer Diller is one of the many phenomenal
EP: Girth Control – Life’s Too Short Pt. II
Life's Too Short Pt. II by Girth Control One year ago Girth Control dropped a
Album: Merry Malady – HEALTHY LIFE
HEALTHY LIFE by Merry Malady On February 28th the world was introduced to the debut
Single: Neighborhood Kids – Who’s Next
WHO'S NEXT? by The Neighborhood Kids I was fortunate last week to have run into
Single: HummusVacuum – G-U-I-L-L-O-T-I-N-E
G-U-I-L-L-O-T-I-N-E by HummusVacuum A small emo-punk band out of Columbus, Ohio just put out my
Single: Catbite – Die in Denver
Doom Garden by Catbite First Time in DENVEEEEERRRRRRRRR! Holy shit, when lead singer Brittany Luna
Single: The Kilograms – Faith and Love
The debut album from the Kilograms is set to release on April 5th, and this
Album: Brunt Of It – It’s A Mad, Bad, Sad, Rad World
It's A Mad, Bad, Sad, Rad World by Brunt Of It It’s been a crazy
Album: The Pomps – Partial Eclipse Of
Partial Eclipse of The Pomps by The Pomps In 2022, I discovered the Pomps for
Album: Bite Me Bambi – Eat This
Listening to Bite Me Bambi’s newest album, “Eat This” is like opening a box of
Single: The Resignators – Sugar High 2025
Sugar High 2025 by The Resignators The Resignators have been skanking across Australia for two
EP: Huge Puppies – Out
Out by Huge Puppies I’m always excited to discover a new ska band, and even
Single: Bobby Edge – Get Fucked, Buttercup
Bobby Edge continues his onslaught of creative new music. In 2023 his debut album was
Album: Panoramic View backed by the Sunshine Melodies – Revolution Resolution
Revolution Resolution by Panoramic View backed by The Sunshine Melodies On New Year’s Day, 2025,
Album: Los Ocupados – Only Ska Can Save Us
Only Ska Can Save Us by Los Ocupados For the second time already this year,
Album: Catbite x Laura Jane Grace – Operation Ivy Live at The Empty Bottle
Operation Ivy Live at The Empty Bottle (Laura Jane Grace/Catbite) by Catbite, Laura Jane Grace
Single: The Pomps – That’s Not A House
Partial Eclipse of The Pomps by The Pomps The Pomps propel us into 2025 with
Single: Thirsty Curses – Breakfast Schmeckfast
Raleigh, North Carolina’s Rock and Roll genre tourists have a new album releasing in February,
Album: Mr. Scientist – Mr. Scientist
After 7 years together, Mr Scientist went and put out their Self Titled debut album
Single: Boy Detective – Unrealized Gains
My biggest swing and miss in 2024 was The Boy Detective. Somehow I missed both
Split EP: Mega Infinity x Bad Mary – The Mega Bad Disaster Party
The Mega Bad Disaster Party by Mega Infinity Welcome to the Mega Bad Distater Party,
EP: Admiral Ackbar’s Dishonourable Discharge – Q: Are We Not Ska? A: We Are AADD
Q: Are We Not Ska? A: We Are AADD by Admiral Ackbar's Dishonourable Discharge This
Album: The Abruptors – Everything You Know Is Wrong
Everything You Know Is Wrong by The Abruptors Less than two years after their last
Album: Backyard Superheroes – Mass Hysteria
Mass Hysteria by Backyard Superheroes Backyard Superheroes may be the perfect band for anyone who
EP: Mutiny – Avant Guardian, Vol. 1
In my opinion Mutiny is probably the most interesting band around. Their debut EP came
Single: Fishbone – RxPxOxS
Ska and Funk legends Fishbone, first formed in 1979 and have been putting out music
EP: Bumsy and the Moochers – Bumsy and the Moochers
Anywhere But Here by Bumsy and The Moochers Chicago area’s Bumsy and the Moochers have
EP: Caitlin Edwards – Candy Corn
Before I listened to ska, I was a huge fan of punk- mostly bands that
Single: Lo(u)ser – Overtime
Overtime by Lo(u)ser The most interesting man in ska is at it again. If you’ve
EP: The Wicked Bees – Knees
On October 18th, the Wicked Bees put out their first album in 7 years, and
Single: Space Monkey Mafia – Death of the Party
Death of the Party by Space Monkey Mafia Last month I wrote about Space Monkey
EP: Buena Suerte – Nuevos Viejos
This week Buena Suerte has re-released new masters of a pair of tracks from the
Single: Sound System Seven – Revolution
Revolution by Sound System Seven Sound System Seven is one of a growing number of
Single: Indica in Decay – Salvia at Subway
SALVIA AT SUBWAY //Ashcan Edition// by Indica In Decay Indica in Decay is an experimental
EP: The Goodwin Club – Join the Club
The Goodwin Club just did the impossible. They released a second debut EP? Is that
EP: Brasser – Ruidoso
Ruidoso by Brasser Out of Vancouver, British Columbia Brasser has unleashed their debut four song
Single: Whiskey Brisket – Pilot
It’s not often I get to write about a band from my own hometown. OK,
Single: Bite Me Bambi – Do the Damned
Bite Me Bambi is constantly paving their own path and doing things very differently than
Single: The Abruptors – Such a Mess
Such A Mess by The Abruptors The Abruptors have announced a third studio album on
Album: Stuck Lucky – Counting Curses
Counting Curses by Stuck Lucky After eight long years of singles and EPs, Stuck Lucky
Album: Left Hand Hotdog – Left Hand Hotdog Radio
Atlanta based ska band Left Hand Hotdog just released their debut album Left Hand Hotdog
Album: Carsie Blanton – The Red Album
The Red Album by Carsie Blanton Carsie Blanton is an American Folk music icon- just
Album: The Operators – Self-Titled Second Album
Self-Titled Second Album by The Operators Supernova Ska Fest 2024 was the first weekend of
EP: The Maka Sticks – The Nation’s Skapital
The Nation's Skapital by The Maka Sticks The Maka Sticks in a new ska band
Single: Half Past Two x Catbite – Wrong For You
Half Past Two has been incredibly prolific at putting out new music. Back in January
Single: MUTINY – O Salutaris
Earlier this year Mutiny dropped their debut EP- a four track skacore banger that featured