Sometimes, things just come together. All the steps- and missteps- that went into making this album happened at exactly the right time. And now, Independence Day, it's releasing.

It took a long time, and a lot of effort to pull everything together. Some of these songs have been in the works for the better part of a year, and others came together relatively quickly. I do like setting deadlines for myself, it's good practice at learning how to schedule work out- something I'm still improving on. At the very least, setting deadlines makes things happen.

When it comes to a collabs album, I had so much fun matching genres with all the talented artists I worked with. All the songs should be somewhere in the middle of our styles. All of the songs are ska, but they all lean in different directions. Track list and styles below; singles marked with a star (*).

1. Goodness Gracious ft. Flying Racoon Suit (pop jazz)
2. Fade Away ft. Common Sense Kid (dream pop / alt pop)*
3. Funny How It All Works Out ft. Hexadecibel (Flume-style reggae)
4. Live This Way ft. Lumpy (indie rock)*
5. Money ft. Mega Infinity (alt rock)
6. Sing Myself to Sleep ft. Foxing Day (DIY / bedroom rock)
7. Violins for Violence ft. Yours Sincerely (chiptune ska-punk)*

The experience of working with each of these musicians is one that I won't soon forget. Some contributed unique lyrics and melodies, some instrumental solos, and one collaboration even designed a custom synth sound for the track. Each left their own special mark on the tune, and none of these songs would be the same without them.

There is more to come this year- no more collabs, but it's just a matter of time until we try for round two. I still have a couple extra songs kicking around with specific bands in mind, and I have a couple more ideas for new collabs. One band couldn't fit it into their schedule. Hey, that's already a whole EP right there!!

We had a lot of fun putting it together, I hope you have fun listening.

01 Goodness Gracious

7 decades of pop music, created in a new style of the 2020's: synth ska. 

Sad Songs With Happy Endings, which came out on July 4th of this year, was pop ska- ska with pop influence. This includes synth, but it also includes skanking guitars. This is not synth ska.

Jubilee, our first album, was ska pop- pop with ska influence. But on that album were a few songs that took it a step further, and actually used synths to play the classic ska offbeat rhythm. This is synth ska.

I only speak with such authority on this distinction because as of today, the only releases on Bandcamp tagged as Synth Ska came from Atlas & Oracle. I'm not kidding, check it out: https://bandcamp.com/tag/synth-ska

We honestly don't know if there's demand for this kind of music (though the success of Walls Come Crashing may say something), but we have a lot of fun making it. This one has been in the works for a long time- initial recording sessions kicked off about 14 months ago. 

A lot has happened during that time. I feel like we could all use some songs that just sound pretty.

Atlas

Levitating (Dua Lipa cover)

HandClap (Fitz & the Tantrums cover)

This Modern Love (Bloc Party cover)

Friday I'm In Love (The Cure cover)

Won't Back Down (Tom Petty cover)

I Just Want To Be Your Everything (Andy Gibb cover)

Daydream (The Lovin' Spoonful cover)

Skulduggery - Cherry Lee Mewis Ft Big Pot 7

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Jubilee fully releases on 10/11/2022. Pre-order now on Bandcamp- click the Support link!

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