The Slackers are back, announcing a 5-song EP available on printed 12" from Pirates Press Records, Money Is King, out on Nov. 7. There are 4 original compositions and one cover on the EP, with each of the originals written by different songwriters within the band.
The title track is a cover, originally written by calypso musician Neville Marcano in 1935.
The Slackers last full-length was Don't Let the Sunlight Fool Ya in 2022.
Forget all the silly fourth wave hashtags for a minute. The Slackers have been playing old school ska/dub/rocksteady since 1991 now. Don’t Let The Sunlight Fool Ya is their whopping 15th album (depending how people count the early self-released material). They’re not “prolific,” though. They’re hard workers. There is a clear working-class New York vibe that permeates their every song, … Read more
Has it really been twenty years since this album made its way out into the world? Time does fly by when you are living life, but Redlight does not sound like a two decade old record in the least bit; the Slackers still sound down right in the moment with their second album and that in it of itself is … Read more
You might not like ska music, but The Slackers are the exception to that rule (at least for me and probably should be for anyone else) with their smoother sound and laid back vibes which incorporate a variety of sounds across many different genres from jazz to salsa to soul, which all create the amalgamation that is their distinct style. … Read more
Rafa (Flores y Fuego) SPB: What are some of the best venues to play at in Mexico? Rafa: We are from Guadalajara. Here, the best venues for playing underground music is the “Foro Indepencia” and for bigger bands there is “C3”. Read more
Ben Coleman (Hunting Lions – vocals) SPB: You’ve played with many musicians in your career. In this band, whose songwriting process or stage mannerisms were the biggest adjustment for you to adapt to? Coleman: Between the spark of an idea and the realization of 2 or 3 minutes of music, … Read more
Dick Lucas (Subhumans UK) SPB: How involved were you in the box set project? Lucas: Most of my involvement was with going back through my old diaries to see if what I'd written when we were recording the albums made any sort of readable outline of what happened in the … Read more
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