Skadventure
The Maytals - Never Grow Old (1964)
I never realized ska and reggae were related, but I can hear it here: it's like someone took the backing track I (probably naively) think is in every reggae song and played it after having too much coffee.
This is fine, but not really my cup of tea: I think that's mostly to do with it being from 1964. I'm trying to figure out how to say "this sounds old" without sounding like an asshole, but I think that's going to have to do. Songs about a girl loving you don't really do it for me. I'm jamming out to "Treat Me Bad", having said that, and yes it's partially because I'm choosing to interpret it as a desire, i.e. a 1960s "step on me".
"Don't Let" is also pretty good, with its backing organ and "lead singer talks while backing singers keep going". Okay, I'm coming around on this album.
I keep thinking "hey this sounds like of like The Clash" ("War No More" vs "Wrong 'Em Boyo") and then remembering no, it's the other way around.
Prince Buster - Fly Flying Ska (1964)
The version of this album on Apple Music was definitely sourced from a slightly beat up vinyl record, which is interesting. Pops and almost skips abound. (Apple has also characterized both this and Never Grow Old as reggae)
I'm really enjoying this album so far! "Perhaps" almost sounds like it could be Polish polka. I just had a galaxy brain moment about that, excuse me. I bet there's a certain flavor of racist who would really like this until you told them a black person made it.
"Eye For An Eye"'s intro sounds very familiar. Has another artist covered this? This is a solid album. Still not my usual, really, but maybe it will be that soon? I look forward to my brain being re-written by ska.
"The Greatest" is absolutely a song Kanye West would have written in 1964, this song rules.
Justin Hinds and The Dominoes - Carry Go Bring Come: The Anthology 64-74
So far I'm enjoying it, but maybe I need to take a break while working because it sounds sort of like an extension of Fly Flying Ska, except I don't like it quite as much.
As an aside: are people calling singles "loosies" now? When did that happen? I've never been hip, but now I am also old.
"The Ark" starts with an absolutely bonkers sample. Is someone making sped up chewing noises into a mic? It certainly got my attention. And then it came back! Who let Michael Winslow into this recording booth.
"Never Too Young" also has what I would call a sample if it was produced today, a kind of clacking that almost sounds like a happy Nine Inch Nails effect. So I guess I'll amend my previous statement because they're doing some different things, and I enjoy experimentation. "Try Me" has a cymbal (or cymbal analogue) that sounds downright industrial. This is very interesting.
This song is called "Drink Milk". I am loving their titles.
excuse me
Dandy Livingstone - The Best of Dandy Livingstone (1964-1970s/2017)
The writeup for this album on BrooklynVegan mentions that many of the tracks here are actually reggae or rocksteady instead of ska. I like "Suzanne Beware of the Devil", even though apparently it isn't ska and as such I shouldn't be listening to it!
Most of this does seem like reggae, but as I'm not certain about the differences (besides maybe bpm and the lack of brass instruments?) I'll just sit back and enjoy.
This is ranked up there with Fly Flying Ska as my favorite so far. "Take A Message Maria" is a jam.
The Wailers - The Wailing Wailers (1965)
The first two tracks are a little more big band/early 60s pop rock for my tastes.
I cannot believe they cover "What's New Pussycat".
This one was my least favorite so far, I guess. It also seems to be one of the shortest: once I heard "Simmer Down" I was confused that I was on the last track already. This is a decent track though.
Laurel Aitken - Ska With Laurel (1965)
More songs that sound like polka! In a good way.
This album was sort of unremarkable in the canon thus far: I liked it, but nothing stood out (like some of the backing instruments/sound effects/production/etc in Carry Go Bring Come.
"Clap Your Hands", a bonus track, is probably my favorite so far. "Shake" is obviously a hit, and "Last Night" is fun as hell. I wish they would have been on the album proper!
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 Shanty Town (1967)
I think I would call "007 (Shanty Town)" reggae and not ska, but what do I know! I also feel as though I'm coming close to Chet Hanks territory when I listen to music with the lyrics "rude boy".
"Rudie Got Soul" makes me think of Lemon Jelly's "The Slow Train", which I don't think is particularly ska/reggae-like, but maybe I'm wrong! Or it could just be the "souuuuul".
I really enjoyed this one. It was pretty short, at 31 minutes, but I could definitely see me relistening to it.
The Pioneers - Long Shot (1969)
This doesn't sound like ska as I've been told to think of it, which the article acknowledges. I think audio production has improved enough in the five or so years between the earlier albums on my Skadventure, and now I'm really able to appreciate the music.
"Bring Him Come" is much closer to what I would consider ska. And "Boss Festival" is a great track to close out the album with.
Derrick Morgan - Moon Hop (1970)
Apple Music doesn't have this! I had to head to YouTube like a chump. But we're out of the 60s!
I'm liking this, but where is the brass? On the one hand, I have about as much use for genre as I do for gender, but I am explicitly on a vision quest to immerse myself in ska. So I guess if this is ska then it is!
Genre aside, I'm grooving out to these. "Telephone", at the end? Hell yeah. The harmonies actually sound like they belong on one of the earlier albums. Or maybe I'm just trying to have Takes.
Various Artists - The Harder They Come OST (1972)
Apple Music, what the hell? "007 (Shanty Town)" isn't available? Yet it's on Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 Shanty Town (1967). Whatever!
I think I'd like to see this movie now. I added it to my Letterboxd watchlist.
The... whatretheycalled? Rhythm sticks? In "Draw Your Brakes" are nice. Very prominent in the mix. They've also discovered stereo mixing! "Johnny Too Bad" has a cool call-and-response type between the lead and backing vocals.
"Pressure Drop" was a cover! God, I'm such a sheltered white person. I'm really glad I'm listening to these albums now.
The Specials - The Specials (1979)
Oh, so this is why people associate ska with suits and checkerboard patterns, huh?
And "Gangsters" sounds more or less exactly what I would expect "ska" to sound like. We've also got a fairly big jump in years, which I suppose makes sense as we progress from first wave ska to second wave ska. And, as promised, a bunch of covers of first wave songs.
"A Message To You, Rudy" kind of feels like it needs a kick in the pants to it speed up a bit. And then "Do the Dog" sounds like Sandinista! The Clash progressed to Give Em Enough Rope instead of the other way around (I know I'm sidestepping London Calling).
Aw fuck I like ska now. Here we are. I want this album on vinyl (ironic, because I have a new record I haven't listened to because of this pilgrimage).
The toms on "Concrete Jungle". And is the theme on "Little Bitch" used in another song? Is it covered by a third wave ska band?
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.
The Selecter - Too Much Pressure (1980)
"Time Hard" is surely an anthem for our current existence, isn't it? "Everyday things are getting worse", a counterpart to The Decemberists' "Everything Is Awful", but with a beat you can dance to.
This seems like a bridge between first and second wave skas: a bit more raw and Caribbean. With a great closing track in "James Bond"!
Bad Manners - Gosh it’s... (1981)
Ooh, this bass on "Walking in the Sunshine". And "Dansetta" is, like I said on One Step Beyond, just fun. For a while I had a playlist of songs I could dance to if I was in a bad mood and I kind of feel I need to replace that with "just listen to ska."
Jesus, is every track on this album a banger?
And then "End of the World" goes off the rails. I love this album.
The Uptones - Get Out Of My Way: The Early Recordings (1982-1984)
Yep, I hear some punk creeping into this. Are they just chanting "ska, ska ska" on "Get Out of My Way"?
(there are only four people on this cover: is that few people allowed in a ska band?)
"Out to Sea" is a spicy take. I dig it. "Kusa" is kind of undeniably 80s and almost too "earnest" sounding? But I like it.
The Untouchables - Live and Let Dance (1984)
Another album not on Apple Music! Or YouTube? Instead I'm listening to Free Yourself - Ska Hits
The vocals are mixed a little too high for me. Similar to The Decemberists' Castaways and Cutouts. Which might be more okay but the lyrics seem kind of simplistic (e.g. in "I Spy For the FBI")? So far this seems like a band joining a movement and not doing it as well. "I skanked so hard I might be turnin' black and blue" (from "Twist N' Shake") is a good line.
As the album goes on -- and I acknowledge I am listening to a different one! -- I do find myself chair dancing to the songs ("Movin N' Groovin'", "Wild Child").
Fishbone - Fishbone (1985)
Oh man that synth at the start of "Ugly". Chef's kiss.
I think I've heard of Fishbone before. I'm loving the energy. "Lyin' Ass Bitch" is, you know, not great on the lyric front. I added this one to my Apple Music library too.
The Toasters - Skaboom! (1987)
"Weekend in LA" got me to clap with the beat while I was working, which seems like a surefire sign of my appreciation. And a "pickitup"!
I don't really have a ton to say about this except that I'm enjoying it. It seems more solidly second wave ska than the bridge to third wave ska that was Fishbone - Fishbone (1985). This is not a complaint!
Culture Shock - Onwards and Upwards (1988)
Yet another not on Apple Music! Come on, Tim Cook.
I'm liking this but it really just sounds like a British punk album instead of ska. Maybe there's some upstrokeing but that's about it.
Operation Ivy - Energy (1989)
I've been looking forward to this one! It's one of the bands I saw on patches of my cooler friends' jackets in high school.
I listened to it while driving, so clearly I wasn't taking notes real time. What struck me was that at least the first half of the album seemed to alternate between punk and ska, one song each. By the "Officer" they did integrate, which was also cool.
But also, I like punk and, as I've learned this week, I like ska! So even if never the twain did meet I would have enjoyed my drive, and then the twain did meet.
Let's Go Bowling - Music To Bowl By (1991)
"Rude 69". Snicker. But it slaps, in addition to being the sex number.
This seems to be more inspired by second wave ska than Energy, which I like: punk ska has its place and I'm here for it, but I like a nice suite of options!
This is much more instrumental heavy, which I'm into. Again, not all the time, but- oh shit is there "post ska"? I know that Hard Times article had "Explosions in the Ska", but. Is it a real thing people have done? And if not, why not?
The Scofflaws - The Scofflaws (1991)
Ooh, it's slightly more chill. I feel like I could actually be the drummer in this band. Well, "Rudy's Back" speeds up some more.
This is yet another album not available on Apple Music, by the way. Which is too bad because I'm really liking this so far. (My Apple-branded Discover Weekly was chockablock with ska, reggae and dub this week, which was a welcome departure from the pop hip hop it's been feeding me because I like Montero.)
Sax solo on "Paul Getty", hell yeah.
Ooh, this album was rereleased this year on Jump Up Records, which includes stuff from The Specials and The Toasters also... I got all the way to checkout with their "3 LP, 7 inch and slip mat" deal before backing out, mostly because their site is awful and I was not at all confident that they were going to let me choose the albums like the listing said.
I'm not talking about the music much but I am loving it. I haven't jammed out this much since The Specials - The Specials (1979)/Madness - One Step Beyond (1979). With some of the goofball energy of Gosh It's Bad Manners ("Pee Wee Herman"? Heck yeah!)
Bim Skala Bim - Bones (1991)
This sounds different. In a good way! The Scofflaws - The Scofflaws (1991) was much more "pure" ska (at least second wave ska?) but "All For One" in particular so far is certainly ska, but also kinda 90s rock instead of punk.
Ska is good! I like ska! (written at the start of "In Our Midst")
And then a ska version of Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage"? What? Okay!
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Don't Know How to Party (1993)
I think I was able to see the Mighty Mighty Bosstones at a local festival but didn't? I don't think there were two stages but I definitely remember looking over and wondering why there was a band with a trombone or some shit, anyway Papa Roach is almost on, hell yeah.
This sounds very different from the "knock on wood" song! (which the list says is called "The Impression That I Get") The vocals are kinda like Pegboy.
"Get into the Mighty Mighty Bosstones" is not something I had on 2021 Bingo but here we are.
This has sounded the least ska of anything recently, but I've enjoyed a more hardcore interlude. This is definitely now what my mental image of the Bosstones has been.
Mustard Plug - Big Daddy Multitude (1993)
Vocals are almost getting into They Might Be Giants/Barenaked Ladies territory?
Is there New Zealand ska? I want ska with a kiwi accent.
"Too Stoopid"'s instrumental bridge was pretty good.
I think I might be in the wrong headspace for this? "Thigh High Nylons" seems more annoying to me than goofy and fun. Oh lord and then there was a rap section. "Dysfunktional" redeems them though.
"Summertime" to "Murder in the Tulip City" is a sharp pivot. They like their hard rock starts and then transition into upstrokeing huh.
"This is your brain, this is your brain on ska" -- this is a dated reference, right? Whatever, I'm the key demographic.
"Pickpocket Man" is much more ska punk, out of nowhere!
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Vasos Vacios (1993)
Oh hell yeah. The energy of this album is ridiculous!
And the bassline on "El Satánico Dr. Cadillac"? Get out of here!
They even toss in a The Clash cover, which from my previous album reviews you know I'm a sucker for. (except that was also a cover)
I didn't write much but I fucking loved this album.
Dance Hall Crashers - The Old Record (1993)
Finally, some women-fronted songs!
By "Pick Up Lines" my impression is that this is fun and "fine" but nothing really stands out? It could be that I've been -- shudder -- focusing on work while listening? And then I find myself chair dancing to "Street Sweeper".
Skankin' Pickle - Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle (1994)
A solid album so far. I don't have a ton to say. "Thick Ass Stout" makes me glad I didn't know about this album back when I did social media for a brewery. "20 Nothing" is a nice non-ska song with trumpets.
And then there's just a song about Margaret Cho?
The Skatalites - Hi-Bop Ska (1994)
I listened to this in the car, so my notes are pretty sparse.
On track 3 now: I'm liking the instrumentals. It's like first wave ska but with more modern mastering.
I wound up "love"ing probably a third of the tracks. I really dug this one.
Blue Meanies - Kiss Your Ass Goodbye (1995)
Ooh, back to hardcore ska punk.
"Vote No"'s early guitars are reminiscent of Korn, except the other way around, and that isn't an insult like you might think. And "Grandma Shampoo" sounds like it could be from Gogol Bordello.
I was in the mood for a more noisy album this morning, so it's scratching that itch. It's the least ska of anything since Culture Shock - Onwards and Upwards (1988).
But then they close with "Johnny Mortgage", so I guess I should shut up.
Voodoo Glow Skulls - Firme (1995)
Gotta go fast! /sonic
The mini skit at the start of "Empty Bottles" makes me glad I listened to The Skatalites - Hi-Bop Ska (1994) in the car instead of this one!
"Land of Misfit Toys" is an interesting way to end it! Weird, but I like weird.
No Doubt - The Beacon Street Collection (1995)
I've been listening to these albums in the car only when my partner has had headphones and an audiobook. So far the selections have not been their cup of tea, but they love No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom", so it would have been fun to say "ha ha actually you like ska!"
It was only semi-ska til Gwen Stefani toasted at the start of "Total Hate '95", which is a good song. And the bass on "Greener Pastures"!
"Snakes" is a fucking banger. "Squeal" sounds like the beginning of "Down With the Sickness". Why is no one talking about this?
The Pietasters - Oolooloo (1995)
"Something Better" still sounds like polka. I'm not complaining about this, but it is a hill I am willing to die on.
I found myself snapping along to the beat on "Freak Show", which is clearly a good sign.
"Girl Take It Easy" definitely has some Jamaican influence that's been absent in other recent albums. I'd even go so far as to say this is straying into reggae territory.
The Suicide Machines - Destruction by Definition (1996)
I'm loving the energy and punk-pop (as opposed to pop-punk) sing along style.
I still don't understand how ska and punk came together to be ska punk. I don't mind it, I just would not have predicted it.
During "Inside/Outside" I thought the lyrics were "you fucked up on the internet", which would surely make this a Garbage Day anthem.
"So Long" ends with "good fucking bye" and it's the second to last song on the album?
Less Than Jake - Losing Streak (1996)
Another band I've heard a lot about but never listened to!
"Wait, is he singing 'Johnny Quest thinks we're sellou- yes that is the line."
I don't have a lot to say, but it was a solid album.
Hepcat - Right On Time (1997)
Ooh, we're back to "wait, isn't this reggae"? It's pleasant though.
Similar to The Skatalites - Hi-Bop Ska (1994), in that it seems to be continuing first wave ska but with '97's recording and mastering abilities.
"Open Season Is Closed" has some great lyrics!
Link 80 - 17 Reasons (1997)
Apple Music categorizes this as "Alternative", cementing in my mind that their categorizations -- and most musical categories, generally -- are pointless.
This blends ska and punk more skillfully than the other ska punk bands have, in my opinion: it's not "we yell and then some songs there are horns", bringing ska into punk, but speeding up the ska (even more!) and making it angry, keeping the horns around the entire time.
"What Can I Do?" - "I feel like I'm the only one that doesn't wear a mask". You should wear a mask, Danielle Steel's son! We're in a pandemic!
Haha holy shit it stopped playing after "Burning Down" and I thought "well that's weird, usually it will play another album automatically, but I'm going to be in a meeting soon". And then a few minutes later it started again, because their handling of "secret track" was just to have like five minutes of silence. So I actually said "what the-" out loud, to myself.
The 90s were a mistake.
Slapstick - Slapstick (1997)
This one is kind of flying by without standing out too much. I'm not sure I would describe it as "one of the best ska-punk records of the '90s, period", but it's not bad.
"My Way" is pretty nice. "Earth Angel"? I mean, I don't hate it -- I played Stubbs the Zombie, I'm into this -- it's just a surprise!
Catch 22 - Keasbey Nights (1998)
I'm liking these so far! The bass on "Walking Away" in particular: it's frenetic without being rushed.
There are parts where the guitars start to sound like we're going to get some hardcore and then jk here's some upbeat horns!
"1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4" is a great ender too.
The Chinkees - Are Coming (1998)
Jeez, the opening track. Also, when I saw the band's name I thought "this better be the guy from Asian Man Records".
The album has flown by for me but I've really liked it.
Wait why is the final track 46 minutes long. What the fuck is about to happen here?
It's interesting that there was an album from 1998 about anti-Asian hate, when we've been having the same conversations in 2021.
What in the Beverly Hills Cop 2 Theme Song is this secret track.
My laptop restarted before it finished, but it seemed to have restarted, so... I'm considering this album done.
Slow Gherkin - Shed Some Skin (1998)
This sounds different from previous ska punk in other ways I can't quite define, but I'm really liking it. I really liked the others too! But this one is scratching an itch for me. It might be the organ. Pretty sure I'm a sucker for an organ.
They really like their organ, don't they. Again, not complaining! The title track is a jam.
Rancid - Life Won't Wait (1998)
I've heard of Rancid! But never listened to them. And I would not have thought they were ska at all. Actually, were they on the soundtrack to that SNES Spider-Man game "Maximum Carnage"? I know Green Jelly was. Maybe green jelly sounded rancid to me and I've been confusing the two in my head.
Good god "Intro" is fast. I've liked the variety of styles, while still being a consistent sound. "Hooligans" into "Crane Fist" is a great one-two punch.
Against All Authority - All Fall Down (1998)
This seems much more punk heavy than ska, for the most part. I say that and then "At Our Expense" starts.
This is simultaneously brash and grating as hell, but also catchy?
It strikes me that the period where I got into punk was mostly seminal classics (The Clash) and recommendations from my hardcore friend, which explains why I've barely heard of many of these bands!
Big D and the Kids Table - Good Luck (1999)
Okay, first off, great band name. Second off, "Myself" is basically exactly what I want from "ska punk", which is to say: fast, full of upstrokes and horns, and kinda yelly.
"Don't be dumb, Casey" -- okay apparently it's "don't be dumb / can't see" but I definitely like how I initially heard it better, especially since I work with a Casey. This is definitely a nice guy anthem, so that sucks, but it's catchy.
Choking Victim - No Gods, No Managers (1999)
That bass on "500 Channels"! And the guitars on "Suicide", also very good.
And metal growling on "Fuck America", interesting! Really running the gambit here.
The Planet Smashers - Life of the Party (1999)
Aw yeah, straight up ska, give it to me! I think I'm primary a second wave ska fan. It's all good, but that's what does it for me the most.
"No Matter What You Say" even gets a little reggae! I've been in a bit of a blind panic trying to get some code written during this album, but I've really liked it so far. "Kung Fu Master" is also good, though I'm giving the name some hefty side eye.
Panteon Rococo - A la Izquierda de la Tierra (1999)
"No Te C..." almost starts like a few different songs are playing at once, but they somehow fit together?
That continues with the occasional muted screaming in the background ("Asesinos"), which feels incongruous but also rad.
And then "Pecho Tierra" is like a Pantera riff with rapping?
RX Bandits - Progress (2001)
RX Bandits are ska? I thought they were, like, prog or something. Apparently that's also true.
Hey. Uh. This isn't ska my dude. I mean The Dear Hunter did just release a new preorder today so I guess it's appropriate, but I'm letting other genres lay fallow right now to go through this list!
I guess either "Vcg3" or "Consequentual Apathy" was kind of ska. I guess I can see this. I guess. (on "In All Rwanda's Glory")
I'm enjoying this, but still think my time is being wasted a little.
The Slackers - Wasted Days (2001)
And now we're back in the first wave ska debate of "wait, isn't this reggae"? (actually, probably dub I think)
I kind of let this one go by me. Except I saw "Wanted Dead Or Alive" and thought "ha like the Bon Jovi song", and then it was a cover!
Folly - Insanity Later (2004)
So far not ska, but I haven't listened to much hardcore recently, so okay!
"Please Don't Shoot the Piano Player, He's Doing the Best He Can" is -- in addition to a great title -- sure a mix of ska and hardcore, somehow! And it works! Well I'll be.
Overall though this is still barely ska. I think we're clearly post-third wave ska and into "it pops up here and there when someone is influenced".
The Flaming Tsunamis - Fear Everything (2006)
This is kind of all over the place! Not in a bad way.
Firmly in post-ska in my opinion, but this is a great album. Exactly my sort of loud/prog/weird/punk.
In particular, the building noise wall on "Weaug, Teaug, Peaug (The Powder of Life)".
The Fad - Kill Punk Rock Stars (2008)
Ha, the way the horns kind of creep in on "Creepshow". Almost to say "ha ha did you think this was just a pop punk album NOPE SURPRISE IT'S SKA LOL"
"One, two, one two fuck you" (on the title track) seems like it should be beneath me but it's definitely not, I liked it.
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Walkin' (2012)
Yet another album not on Apple Music... but apparently the band has all of their albums posted to YouTube, including this one.
The title track is extremely my shit. I haven't heard enough toasting recently. The rest of it too, so far: I feel like my preferences are well enough established now that this should not be a surprise.
Horn solo! Sax solo! Give me all of the solos. ("Merry Go Round") And then some guitar shredding ("Hungry Beast")
Fuck me, I love this album. Why is it not on Apple Music? The energy on "Return of Supercharger". "All Good Ska Is One"'s whole... thing.
The Bruce Lee Band - Everything Will Be Alright, My Friend (2014)
Oh wow, this was only 21 minutes. It was over before I knew it! Mike Park is certainly a master of the genre. That's... about all I have to say I guess.
The Interrupters - Fight the Good Fight (2018)
This is what the writeup says it is: on the poppier side, but also catchy as heck. Yeah, I like this ("Not Personal").
Wait, on "Outrage": "Where they go one, they go all" -- is this like, proto-QAnon shit?
Catbite - Catbite (2019)
2019! That's so close to now! Apple Music categorizes this as "punk", which... ha. It is very good, and I'm happy I'm listening to albums of bands I can conceivably see live some day! (Assuming I ever see live music ever again)
I'll be honest: I'm looking forward with being done with this list so I can listen to other things again. I have a backlog of new music! I've enjoyed the hell out of this ride, but I'm also glad I have four albums including this one left.
Kill Lincoln - Can't Complain (2020)
Mm, the horns on "Used Up"... chef's kiss.
This would up being all I wrote. New Tone ska is sure big on short albums, huh?
Bad Operation - Bad Operation (2020)
Yeah. I feel bad. I liked this album! But I let it go by entirely. The organ on "Baby in Arms" is, as you'd expect from me, great.
We Are The Union - Ordinary Life (2021)
The final entry! I actually already bought this album on vinyl after seeing "Sound System" with Eve 6. But it hasn't arrived yet, so this is my first listen to it.
"Morbid Obsessions" is pretty dark for being this damn upbeat!
"Boys Will Be Girls" is both a good song and about gender nonconformity, so fuck yeah. Enby ska anthem!
I'm done! This certainly has been a skadventure. I learned a lot, filled in a huge blind spot of mine, and need to learn how to skank now.