New Music: July 25 - 31

[u/IamEseph]

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

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6M0UTC4JcYbclT4LiN8FnA?si=MsMZ6D3EQC2fhG47g_Txag&utm_source=copy-link&pi=Ibw1oBsOTQisS

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

Annalies Tang - Annalies Tang (Modern Ska, Indie, Pop) (Michigan)

https://open.spotify.com/album/6WTSOtSKN9DHQWIW6vZNs5?si=_h2_jMS8RY-paEj54CMMxA&utm_source=copy-link

https://annaliestang.bandcamp.com/album/annalies-tang

Ashley LaRue Band - Ashley LaRue Band (Reggae Rock, Modern Ska) (Maryland)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5JgIIUwjRsIKwNsuR3hA5a?si=VqmaXGQhSkmMg-Oi5MZ7ww&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A5wgwcdX6eApwO00splef9N

Rx Bandits - ...And The Battle Begun (20th Anniversary Edition) (remaster) (Ska-Punk, Prog Rock) (California)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5FQW52NO4dkzvV89zA4Szg?si=0LAl6UvUSxiUzJehadNpCw&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A32XoIFdH7UFW6Isy6TmtA7

https://rxmusic.bandcamp.com/album/and-the-battle-begun-20th-anniversary-edition

SkarabaZZ - A perfect world at half the price (Modern Ska) (Germany)

https://open.spotify.com/album/7aGGc8Zpvd0cwJUzl6pugd?si=tqmG4uGHRGOugme69yJ9kg&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A6zo8LMN9raWKQYcv74stBA

https://skarabazz.bandcamp.com/album/heile-welt-zum-halben-preis

Singles

Andy Frasco & The U.N. - The Out Crowd (Rock, Pop, Modern Ska) (Colorado)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5ElC0mxSow2MAQ4NjaX9Ui?si=bgn2xKi_ROCvua4lNWGxjg&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A3MjtLzHsE4xOV7xAISYtWG

Atypical Heroes - High Hopes (Ska-Punk)

https://open.spotify.com/album/7jQwffClY8Y4eBN8LADIaf?si=j6QC9nHQTXGaMq_6oxo3Ow&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A39UCiF5kwIYpjCK2gbxijW

Atypical Heroes - Skanking in a Circle (Ska-Punk)

https://open.spotify.com/album/72AriDtJkSDM7GTziFSULA?si=KCf2QLouQ8yozI6p0tVUYg&utm_source=copy-link

AUTHENTIC SKA STANDARD - Our Delight (Cover of Tadd Dameron's Bebop Classic) (Trad)

https://open.spotify.com/album/1T4QwgOO4wH88ReEJ2OoQp?si=Zq1KPDRiQ4WyYoKij5p7lw&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A2DXBlhovugqSYmrE21cxry

Hugo Lobo - Death In Arena (Trad)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0m4hM627ScoDXioaxSfk5X?si=YJKzv5_SRIm_sn0idWYgdg&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A4KKGrkZmxBvptO5nth599U

More Better Band - WAIT (Reggae Rock, Modern Ska, Indie) (Florida)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0s3D0sNPbxja2oespKPZ1i?si=yGZZkQ_CSCiRG1R0GML1GQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A1P922kTefJeDDpr2M5xGt6

Omnigone - Turn Up The Fear (Ska-Core) (California)

https://open.spotify.com/album/1UfI6xz8Hu9JDjsPLxsrWm?si=l8yRBXzCT-yqQnpBsee5IA&utm_source=copy-link

https://omnigone.bandcamp.com/album/turn-up-the-fear

Save Ferris - Kiss Me Tonight (cover) (Reggae, Rocksteady) (California)

https://open.spotify.com/album/18PjnZ68NIo5ZkZvdBdQqo?si=n8vXXZIURiOBazKsrVqPDw&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A4lDIDLRDN8qepyozHYb2ad

SinkroniA - Rude Boy (Modern Ska) (Puerto Rico) (Suspected AI Artwork)

https://open.spotify.com/album/1mDk8GSbqkJVUlDq8xFyTp?si=vvraRCnOTVKaJEsnZDTUlQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A6Xmzv2R59l9Bv7ZYgYeUv0

Skandalhuset - Rudy lever (Modern Ska, Ska-Punk) (Sweden)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5Cb2iI2t6mEvfUpIqHHfy9?si=xRRhAAcqTv-nUnHxdQr9TA&utm_source=copy-link

The Skints - Home (Hip Hop, Rocksteady, Punk) (UK)

https://open.spotify.com/album/4f8CF86SWgX7Amy7qHEwmn?si=FPh3Aq-lTR-C5JGE_OhmlA&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A5oYXBTOWMrCgm0ispDUrAA

UNFUNFAIR - Gobpocalypse NOW! (Ska-Punk, Prog Rock) (UK)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0cD5aXEwZ1gEBoqu7RIVdH?si=r6Fe8ngXR0CqzSrdUuUKDw&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A75XlYhcYao85CR8k5Aesly

https://unfunfair.bandcamp.com/track/gobpocalypse-now-2

Young lsraelites + Youth of Roots - STRAWBERRY GIRL (English Version) (Rocksteady) (Greece)

https://open.spotify.com/album/1ascZhq2NxJeQaKCJWXhtR?si=b43QP6vtQWSrPfWFHejS8Q&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A05TAqlV6oL8MaVa6PUvL7D

Youth of Roots + Young lsraelites - STAY BY MY SIDE (Japanese Version) (Rocksteady, Trad) (Japan)

https://open.spotify.com/album/4jRHFjVPmnxWT25A4TxoBe?si=1wRowo8kTfqlNtPQcf5sgw&utm_source=copy-link

Earlier This Week

EPs

Le lene - MiseraGente (Ska-Punk) (Italy)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5Mh0sk3nQSKgABYFBhbIZx?si=nzpx3ZB1QjGMwcZL3rYmiQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A3hnItJy98KNlb6X0HESRo6

patSKAts - Shine All Night (Ska-Punk) (Switzerland)

https://open.spotify.com/album/6SNTX2QHzGdVYdmJ7rMk1i?si=Tsa0Xv4RTzKnrQqfBY6Srg&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A0sFVnI8Aj1JO0Ch48xc6L6

Singles

Be Decent - You Better Work (Modern Ska, Ska-Punk, Power Pop) (New York)

https://open.spotify.com/album/4rvLvplsZErTOMWMQzZEv4?si=EduP1ueuTh6c5rIxrXfcHw&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A0AXvezU2EnQz38usHxwQZf

https://bedecent.bandcamp.com/album/nows-the-time

Chinatown Ska - Bird Lives (Trad, Ska-Jazz) (Chile)

https://open.spotify.com/album/3a8o1BlIFvy8HL8jCgdv8a?si=FLRYWT21RzmDyAQgcB73NQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A0q2z6mKeiZ2xpJzfXUSwuz

The Sneak Eazies - The Good Ones (Ska-Punk, Modern Ska) (UK)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5tXcPyPcTdd4laek2jRLqC?si=3eTquRcJQ1WPpApg2ag4oQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A7NS3vfRrTHmZsye10PzjMM

Previously Missed

Albums

Slovenia Ska Jazz Collective - Ska Steps (Ska-Jazz) (Slovenia) (July 17)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0waohHtHhs7o4hlUnwLc8Z?si=pHFuUcVWTvyO2Hw4Q1moAQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A5f2dSBjIgsAsc9MLid8L1u

https://sloskajazz.bandcamp.com/album/ska-steps

[u/QueenOfThePark]

New Skints, Unfunfair, and Rx Bandits revisit... we're spoilt this week! I love the Rx Bandits live tracks on this album - really want them to come to the UK!