Madness - One Step Beyond (1979)

Madness - One Step Beyond... (1979)

Well the opening track is just plain fun.

I don't have a ton to say except that I'm digging the hell out of this album. I don't feel as though I know much about ska, and yet lots of musical cues make me say "ah! now that's what I call ska!"

I also feel like they're doing a lot of other cool stuff that maybe isn't ska itself. "Swan Lake" in particular is a jam.