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Japanese ska is killing it lately!
Premiered Thursday 6/3 @ 9PM ET
the album dropped today, this is the official youtube playlist of the songs, i will also post the link to the premiere video in a minute > Drawing heavily on ska, pop, & punk, WATU’s 2021 full length, ‘Ordinary Life,’ balances soul crushing lyrics about dysphoria & heartbreak w/ endless hooks & furiously catchy choruses. The album, which serves as vocalist Reade Wolcott’s coming out as a trans woman, was recorded in secret in a rented house in Joshua Tree w/ producer Jon Graber. ‘Ordinary Life’ releases June 4th via Bad Time Records. [bandcamp](https://wearetheunion.bandcamp.com/) [website](http://smarturl.it/watuordinarylife)
> inspired by Jeff's new project, SKA DREAM. this is completley improvised, no planning or music was written beforehand. all instruments played by me.
> Happy Drunk Cartel - Happy Drunx, Ska Punk from Los Angeles CA
> Lyrics: It's just gone noon half past monsoon On the banks of the river Nile Here comes the boat only half-afloat Oarsman grins a toothless smile Only just one more to this desolate shore Last boat along the river Nile Doesn't seem to care, no more wind in his hair As he reaches his last half mile The oar snaps in his hand before he reaches dry land But the sound doesn't deafen his smile Just pokes at wet sand with an oar in his hand Floats off down the river Nile Floats off down the river Nile All aboard, night boat to Cairo Night boat to Cairo
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> The playlist includes songs by Fishbone, JER, The Suicide Machines, The [Ch\*nkees], The Slackers, The Selecter, Skankin' Pickle, Mad Caddies, The Uptones, Catbite, Big D and the Kids Table, Bad Operation, The Beat, Goldfinger, Jimmy Cliff, Kemuri, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, MU330, No Doubt, Operation Ivy, Reel Big Fish, RX Bandits, Toots & the Maytals, The Clash, Blue Meanies, Bad Manners, The Pietasters, Sister Nancy, Save Ferris, We Are The Union, The Fad, Culture, Mustard Plug, Slow Gherkin, Westbound Train, Let's Go Bowling, Hepcat, Mephiskapheles, Bruce Lee Band, The Impossibles, Desmond Dekker, The Hippos, Dance Hall Crashers, Rancid, The Bodysnatchers, Left Alone, Prince Buster, Five Iron Frenzy, Edna's Goldfish, Bomb the Music Industry!, Common Rider, The Pioneers, Slapstick, The Ethiopians, Against All Authority, Catch 22, The Aquabats, Sublime, Less Than Jake, Kill Lincoln, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Millencollin, The Aggrolites, Assorted Jelly Jeans, John Holt, The Specials, King Tubby, Lily Allen, Alton Ellis, Streetlight Manifesto, Buck-O-Nine, Amy Winehouse, Arrogant Sons of [B\*tches], The Toasters, and much, much more, and it also includes some ska-inspired songs by Vampire Weekend, The Beatles, Pixies, Weezer, 100 gecs, Parquet Courts, and The Kills. (Had to censor some of the band names because of lemmy's slur filter, the [main band in question is an all asian band reclaiming the term](https://tinyurl.com/ya56jus3). Additional edit: had to switch to a shortened link because the filter also blocked the band's website url.)
[NEW TONE 2020](https://badoperationneworleans.com/new-tone) Bad Operation is a new ska band from New Orleans.
New album by We Are The Union out 6/4. [The music video for the first single off the album is already out.](https://youtu.be/uZyUlhl8yYI) > We Are The Union is a band with many homes, but is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Drawing heavily on ska, pop, and punk rock, the band’s 2021 full length, ‘Ordinary Life,’ balances soul crushing lyrics about dysphoria and heartbreak with endless hooks and furiously catchy choruses. The album, which serves as vocalist Reade Wolcott’s coming out as a trans woman, was recorded in secret in a rented house in Joshua Tree with producer Jon Graber.
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In the description of the video is a [link to the record label, where you can download the album for free.](http://quoteunquoterecords.com/albums.htm) Down at the bottom of the page there are also some Bomb the Music Industry albums, also completely free to download.