Some Ska Band
‘It’s Going Down’
Self-released
Here’s some real ska-jump-and-jive-soul for ya, sluggo. Think The Slackers, with a smirk. With ska-meister Charles Benoit – he of the poison pen and the
savage saxophone – driving the bus and producer Sam Polizzi
keeping said bus from driving over the cliff, tension runs high and so does the
fun. Some Ska Band is pure, skankaliciously-careening
ska, with nods to other genres that keep it fresh and
courageous, both in attitude and application. There are some mellow, rock-steady
reprieves peppered in as well, amid nine rude cuts that’ll surely knock your
checkerboard sox off.
Some Ska Band played a free CD release party for “It’s Going
Down” on January 15, 6 p.m. at Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood Street.
This article appears in Jan 23-29, 2019.
