SKA DREAM

by Jeff Rosenstock

SKA DREAM cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 April 2021
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:28
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally conceived as an April Fools' joke, this project operates as a complete, top-to-bottom re-recording of his acclaimed 2020 indie punk album 'NO DREAM' in a pure ska punk style. Featuring numerous guest appearances from prominent ska musicians, the release surprisingly matches the emotional weight of the original while adding frantic upstrokes and horn sections. It became an instantly beloved staple of the modern ska revival.

Genres

Descriptors: political, alienation, melodic, saxophone, reworkings, DIY, dance, infectious, party

Tracklist

  1. NO TIME TO SKANK (1:27)
  2. Airwalks (Alt) (1:41)
  3. SKrAm! (2:38)
  4. S K A D R E A M (3:11)
  5. Horn Line (3:17)
  6. p i c k i t u p (4:44)
  7. Leave It In The Ska (2:33)
  8. The Rudie of Breathing (3:05)
  9. Old SKrAp (3:10)
  10. ***SKA (2:30)
  11. Monday At Back To The Beach (1:13)
  12. Checkerboard Ashtray (3:52)
  13. Ohio Porkpie (6:01)

Credits

  • Jeff Rosenstock - primary artist, design [design junk], vocals, guitar, tenor saxophone [tenor sax], baritone saxophone [bari sax], organ [farfisa], synthesizer [juno 106], synthesizer [moog prodigy], synthesizer [lyra], electric piano [wurlitzer], bells, effects [space echo], songwriter [songs], arranged by [skarranged by]
  • Dan Potthast - acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
  • John DeDomenici - bass
  • Christine Mackie - bells
  • Ara Babajian - cymbal [additional cymbals]
  • Kevin Higuchi - drums, percussion
  • nonregla - effects [additional cool dub shit]
  • Mike Huguenor - guitar
  • Chris Farren - guitar, vocals
  • Ben Levin - illustration [illustrations]
  • Jack Shirley - mixed by, mastered by
  • Rick Johnson - organ [hammond], organ [farfisa], synthesizer [casio cz101]
  • Franz Nicolay - piano [luxurious piano]
  • Matthew Embree - recorded by [drums recorded by]
  • Ryan Perras - recorded by [mike's guitar recorded by]
  • Angelo Moore - saxophone [sax solo]
  • Mike Park - tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
  • Jeremy Hunter - trombone, trumpet
  • Anika Pyle - vocals
  • Augusta Koch - vocals
  • David Combs - vocals
  • Elise Okusami - vocals
  • George Clarke - vocals
  • Laura Stevenson - vocals
  • PUP - vocals
  • Sean Bonnette - vocals
  • Shannon Toombs - vocals
  • Boboso - vocals [sick bars]

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