Finally, the skankable version of NO DREAM we've all been waiting for.
The indefatigable punk icon reworks his anthemic 2020 album No Dream as ska, and wouldn’t you know, it works.
i mean yeah it’s no dream but ska.
and it’s fun as fuck.
for context, jeff rosenstock used to be in the best ska band and one of the best bands ever, bomb the music industry. and this album definitely has the same vibe as his work with them. it’s the same brand of ska that’s fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously but still isn’t cheesy. as expected by a ska album that was announced on april fools day and released on 4/20, at times the songs can feel like ... read more
It's not a very interesting record, it's just a ska version of his album "no dream". But I liked this version more than the original album, I though it was a lot more fun.
NO TIME TO SKANK - 8.9/10
Airwalks (Alt) - 9.1/10
SKrAm! - 9.2/10
S K A D R E A M - 9.3/10
Horn Line - 7.8/10
p i c k i t u p - 6.6/10
Leave It In The Ska - 7.6/10
The Rudie of Breathing - 8.4/10
Old SKrAp - 9.2/10
***SKA - 9.1/10
Monday At Back To The Beach - 7.6/10
Checkerboard Ashtray - 7.3/10
Ohio Porkpie - ... read more
SKA DREAM sees Jeff Rosenstock take a dated style of Punk music and cross it over into the modern age to make it fresh and fun once again!
VIDEO REVIEW:
https://youtu.be/CGUZCjTs6C4
Last year Jeff made one of my favorite albums of the year in the form of NO DREAM. This is that album except now it’s Ska. How could you possibly go wrong with this? What a fucking masterpiece, 10/10
1 | NO TIME TO SKANK 1:27 | 79 |
2 | Airwalks (Alt) 1:41 | 74 |
3 | SKrAm! 2:38 | 74 |
4 | S K A D R E A M 3:11 | 79 |
5 | Horn Line 3:17 | 70 |
6 | p i c k i t u p 4:44 | 78 |
7 | Leave It In The Ska 2:33 | 73 |
8 | The Rudie of Breathing 3:05 | 68 |
9 | Old SKrAp 3:10 | 71 |
10 | ***SKA 2:30 | 68 |
11 | Monday At Back To The Beach 1:13 | 64 |
12 | Checkerboard Ashtray 3:52 | 68 |
13 | Ohio Porkpie 6:01 | 76 |
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