Search - Radio Noise :: Soul to Sleep

A brilliant debut from an underappreciated ska band.

Molly Friedrich | Seattle, Wa | 10/06/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album really stood out to me over ten years ago when I first got it, and it still shines with a soulful unique pop ska sound today. The sound is true to ska music and seems to channel a lot of 2 Tone influence throughout. I think that the song writing and they lyrics really stand out from a lot of the goofier/drunken fratdork types that started "ska" bands in the late 90s. The lyrics are very powerful and thoughtful and sung with a wondeful sort of undefinable passion you just don't hear much. There are a lot of experimental ideas, although you can't quite call it art-ska there are plenty of rythym variations/tempo changes/secondary non-ska influences that it just all really feels fresh in a scene that can get a little too formulaic at times.



This band has connections to The Mudsharks and to Let's Go Bowling, both very solid bands in the scene on their own right. Check them out, and definately don't pass up this CD as I definately consider it a rare gem of the 3rd wave."