alright, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires had an album a year prior to this, but the band has shifted between several different genres over the years. 1961’s Joy Ride looks to have been primarily a rocksteady album, so we’re gonna[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alrighty, we’re starting the Skaject off with Derrick Morgan’s first full LP in 1962, Forward March! Forward March is a great opener, and a nice independence message. i really cannot get enough music like this about Jamaica’s independence. i can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
aight im gonna start off with a note, just because in my own personal journey through this discography ive been stopping for music videos along the way, and this record is tied to the music videos in a way that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
so back in 2017, i had an idea to fill a Discord music bot’s auto-queue with ska music (i still really enjoyed the name i came up for it: The Rude Bot), to create an endless ska radio in our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
as picked last week, i’m reviewing Green-House’s 2020 EP Six Songs For Invisible Gardens: Peperomia Seedlings kicks off the record – real soft marimba tones and pleasant water sound effects. very serene and calming. Sansevieria opens by pairing long keyboard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
yknow it’s been a real busy month for music and it’s not looking like it’s slowing down. let’s check out Mystery Skulls’ newest LP – Beam Me Up: Beam Me Up kicks off with Pleasure, and yknow what i am[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
a quick turnaround in Gorillaz time, next album is 2018’s The Now Now: first up, its Humility (Feat. George Benson). i still really like this track’s chill dance grooves, moving between surfy and funky jams, this one’s great and the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
at some point in the last year and a half, i was recommended The Fearless Flyers’ Tailwinds and absolutely loved it. so i was extremely excited to see this EP drop earlier this month and dig into it. Fearless Flyers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
so after several years of silence, the Gorillaz returned in 2017 with another record! it’s time for Humanz! Intro: I Switched My Robot Off is a nice little soundbite to kick things off. Ascension brings in Vince Staples for vocals,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
as picked last week, i’m reviewing Coeur De Pirate’s self-titled 2008 record, well, Cœur De Pirate (which translates to “Pirate’s Heart”): gotta love opening an album named “Cœur De Pirate” with Le long du large, “Along the Open Sea”, a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…