I was turned on to ska at the same time everyone else in my generation was. When the ska/swing revival of the late ’90s took place: Squirrel Nut Zippers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Reel Big Fish, Rx Bandits, etc (and for CCM fans, there was Five Iron Frenzy, Supertones, and The Insyderz). And since that revival wave came and went, I’ve had an undying, passionate love for music with horns and people saying “Oy! Oy! Oy!”
And so, 13 years after my first run-in with ska and first learning how to “skank,” I’m sitting at home browsing JapanFiles when I run into a band being promoted as Japan’s premiere ska group. One Step Bus is the band’s name, and their latest album is entitled SKAlcohol. I couldn’t help myself. I immediately downloaded the album.
Was I pleased, or sorely disappointed? Find out after the jump! (more…)
