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No Dream (stylized as N O D R E A M [2]) is the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Rosenstock. It was released on May 20, 2020, without any promotional lead-up. The album was released on Polyvinyl Record Co. in the United States and by Specialist Subject Records in the United Kingdom.
On July 13, 2021, the band announced via Consequences of Sound that their first new studio album of all original material in eight years, Do Your Art, will be released on October 22, 2021, through SideOneDummy records. The 20-song album was recorded in early 2021 and produced by Matt Appleton of Reel Big Fish, the Inevitables, and Goldfinger. [10]
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in the second half of 2021. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject.
Ska (/ s k ɑː /; Jamaican Creole: skia, ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. [1] It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat.
BrooklynVegan included the album in their 2021 list "64 Essential Ska Albums from 1964 to Present". [5] Originally released on the band's own label Pass The Virgin, it saw wider release after being licensed by Moon Ska Records for national distribution [ 4 ] starting in 1995.
The album was well-received: BrooklynVegan and Punknews.org included the album in Best of 2022 lists, [27] [28] Pitchfork's Nina Corcoran called it "a modern classic in the ska-punk canon", [29] and music critic Anthony Fantano awarded the album an 8/10 score [7] and included it on his 2022 "Loved List". [30]
The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991.The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz.The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North and South America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records.
This is a list of notable bands and musicians who performed primarily ska or ska-influenced music for a significant portion of their careers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.