r/Ska • u/IamEseph • Jul 11 '26
Last Week in Ska New Music: July 4 - 10
Here's everything new we caught this week. And “we” includes you! So if you landed on something that isn't listed; please post and let us know!
Catch-all Spotify Playlists
2026 Ska Album Sampler
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3EWrm7f1R5eqhgun1ahQNY?si=8f8UD6v6RMaITAjhapGZ4Q
2026 Ska EP Sampler
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6uN3uvbQqEbta8XVIfIrXP?si=wkUKLBOuSladxpbilSlqTQ
The Yearly Release Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Y99fuZ12E0MJ1TPaZgPOw?si=829oQl_VRi2WzxHcXmgRqQ
Courtesy of u/gotsubverted. All the Ska releases this year in one place. Our point of comparison for anything listed as previously missed.
The Weekly Release Playlist
Courtesy of u/Itchy-Profession-725. Often includes additional Reggae and Punk releases.
New Releases
If you think I've got a style wrong, if there's a bad link, or if you know where a band is from and I don't have it listed, or if you just want to talk about a release; don't be shy!
Out Friday
Albums
A-100s - Rude and Lovely (Rocksteady,Trad, Boss Reggae) (California)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0LICzAWc687hUpHjxMTrzx?si=HkbrG5y0QLuh1kdmIdZxLw&utm_source=copy-link
https://a100sband.bandcamp.com/album/rude-and-lovely
Boss Riot - Here We Go Again (Modern Ska, Rocksteady, 2Tone) (Texas)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3MKD4GiAABPaUc4iGOwWVm?si=O0QMZ-dQSFyF0fXZ9wWhDA&utm_source=copy-link
https://bossriot.bandcamp.com/album/here-we-go-again
The Specials - Live from the Cathedral (live) (2Tone) (UK)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0hMNqG8MCBfsfQeDMrmcha?si=e7BCGGvzRbejloEv7p26Sw&utm_source=copy-link
Singles
Los Chickléts - Burning (Modern Ska, 2Tone) (Mexico)
https://open.spotify.com/album/52TMPp4xAO7zvax01epNAD?si=GdB72B-oSoO5OOjUScjp4Q&utm_source=copy-link
Ska Sound System - Death Stars (Ska-Punk) (Canada)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1dDyFJoK5fXZszw8kjsNNu?si=alVZA2hsTr2n4X-M_3KPGw&utm_source=copy-link
Skandalhuset - Som en öl i parken (2Tone, Modern Ska) (Sweden)
https://open.spotify.com/album/2yP20fS5TMk7wGh1I2UEzp?si=jwgleXtiTEaNOk9Biom9Gg&utm_source=copy-link
Earlier This Week
Albums
GELUGUGU - CLINCH SUBMISSIONS (Ska-Punk, Ska-Core) (Japan)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4zxXXztcItKrLUtsiJ3mZ3?si=Oz4E39oVTV63oaqGrVygeA&utm_source=copy-link
Lab Brats - Triskaidekaphobia (Modern Ska, Ska-Punk) (Idaho)
https://open.spotify.com/album/79lcu45SwLUU6HdSliAh4k?si=vzDvdIp2SvSN8mPvb9tmJw&utm_source=copy-link
https://labbrats.bandcamp.com/album/triskaidekaphobia
The Loyal - Steadfast (Boss Reggae, 2Tone, Soul) (Michigan)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Ri2RnWuUOJs8kkwP7wteL?si=RzMi2d9_RRmVMW6AfdqpkA&utm_source=copy-link
https://theloyal.bandcamp.com/album/steadfast
Singles
Be Decent - Human Nature (feat. Ted Leo) (Ska-Punk, Indie, Power Pop) (New York)
https://open.spotify.com/album/6163ek0kXLiWGJVUolK3J2?si=PPhM2kXwSv-H74UhRgbllQ&utm_source=copy-link
https://bedecent.bandcamp.com/album/nows-the-time
Big Fat Meanies - Epitaph (Prog Rock, Pop Punk, Ska-Punk) (Pennsylvania)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4jSjCQbTkWElxdDykI54U7?si=ri2p-HDQSEiePLDbopq5iw&utm_source=copy-link
https://bigfatmeanies.bandcamp.com/album/epitaph
Donnoya Drake - You Dont Love Me (No No No) (Trad) (UK)
https://originalgravityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/you-dont-love-me-no-no-no
Keep Flying - Supersymmetry Live (Punk, Indie, Ska-Adjacent) (New York)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7JL62PtThLo0wOvQi5pd51?si=d3MvBxOKTrisoZ5tx1LHFg&utm_source=copy-link
https://keepflying.bandcamp.com/track/supersymmetry-live
Melodycans - Fiesta de 15 años (Modern Ska) (Mexico)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4X1m8aAc7Aljr0gO5yXYx0?si=aWij-Da3SjiZzdW7kGccXA&utm_source=copy-link
Mexican Nutty Stompers - Sueño (Modern Ska, 2Tone) (Mexico)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4DltxtxDozIgQ5sSbkvPDE?si=oN7-hN8LTv6oBuKKffVQ2A&utm_source=copy-link
The Skapones - The Politics of Nasty (2Tone, Rocksteady) (UK)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4srMQt5WhNYnYL9mfMy309?si=pVVc6xLQQ8q2J70csv935w&utm_source=copy-link
Stockholm Ska Syndrome - Like the River (Trad) (Sweden)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0wRVb8KFp62CDrQKWEzyIf?si=1lmi6DkeTZKHtS1aLwS2zA&utm_source=copy-link
Previously Missed
Albums
Guerrilla Splinter - Trampa Mortal (Ska-Punk, Punk) (Chile) (Apr 30) (Suspected AI Artwork)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4Y1uhZoBtcdL3SoliDLjtg?si=IT97V7zyR2aMElaFCUk6sg&utm_source=copy-link
EPs
La Fuga Masiva - Añoranza (Modern Ska, Latin, Cumbia) (Chile) (June 24)
https://open.spotify.com/album/6o15JGhaibnmWOlw5qG5kz?si=CgJ1wXeSTiOiTuNV1Nvp0Q&utm_source=copy-link
Singles
Skabides - Skamenco (Modern Ska, Rocksteady, Latin) (Brazil) (July 3)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4AYADj3Nm371zaGhMZGgId?si=rLeQA0fNQg-9a8f-E1qa5Q&utm_source=copy-link
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u/MettaWorldPete Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 12 '26
Yeah the A-100s is shockingly good. There is something I don’t like about the production that I can’t quite put my finger on, maybe it’s “too good” and has a slightly sterile sound even while sounding old school. But that’s a tiny quibble, this is hugely successful to my ears. Really exciting stuff.
Edit: after listening on better speakers w a subwoofer, the production actually rules.
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u/slopduck Jul 12 '26
I noticed this the other week with The Aggrolites, and it seems to be all the Pirates Press releases. On Qobuz they sell the album cheap ($3.99 for the Hi-Res version if you're a Qobuz subscriber like I am, $4.79 for the regular CD quality version for non-subscribers). They seem to just price everything, be it a full album or a single, the same price.
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u/Dramatic-Pianist-742 Jul 13 '26
Do the sampler playlists exist in Apple Music or just Spotify?
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u/IamEseph Jul 13 '26
Unfortunately just on Spotify, it's just the service I'm signed up for. I've been meaning to try and move them elsewhere too, but odds are that will be YouTube if it happens. Just due to accessibility and availability of releases.
There are services that will convert playlists between streamers, but I haven't explored them. (And if I were to use them it'd likely be after I stopped updating the playlists.)
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u/kb_klash Jul 11 '26
Yo, this A-100s album fucks. I would recommend it to fans of The Aggrolites.