It has been a pretty great year for ska! A few key ska-punk releases caught the attention of the mainstream, while more than a few ska books were released, culminating in what we describe as a total media blessing in our 2021 recap episode of Hornpod.
After a thorough post-mortem of the year, we’ve settled on our favorite releases, presented here for you and posterity.
Matt’s List
- Big D and the Kids Table – Do Your Art
- We Are The Union – Ordinary Life
- Combo Lulo – Neotropic Dream
- Wild Man Riddim – Panatlantic
- The Freecoasters – A Different Kind of Heat
- Danny Rebel & the KGB – Toss It Up
- Catbite – Nice One
- Vieja Skina – Matices
- Western Standard Time – Tombstone
- Mr. Kingpin – Introducing…
JJ’s List
- The Big Takeover – Spilling Water
- The Slackers – Dub Classics
- Wild Man Riddim – Panatlantic
- Catbite – Nice One
- Man After Man – Galactic Echo
- The Articles – Action Claw vs Gorilla Grip
- Jeff Rosenstock – Ska Dream
- The Freecoasters – A Different Kind of Heat
- Beat Sunset – Progress
- We Are The Union – Ordinary Life