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Music 8 Albums

La Ruda

La Ruda, formerly known as La Ruda Salska, is a French rock band formed in Saumur in the early 1990s. The group developed an energetic sound blending ska, punk rock, alternative rock and prominent brass arrangements, driven by French-language lyrics and a strong live identity. With albums such as Le Prix du silence, L’Art de la joie, Passager du réel and 24 images/seconde, La Ruda became one of the defining bands of…

• Rock
• Ska-punk

Music 8 Albums

Mad Caddies

Mad Caddies is an American band formed in California in the mid-1990s, known for a highly distinctive blend of ska punk, punk rock, reggae, Dixieland, swing and Latin influences. Led by singer Chuck Robertson, the group stands out through its brass-heavy arrangements, lively rhythms and songwriting that shifts between energy, humor and melancholy. With albums such as Duck and Cover, Rock the Plank and Just One More,…

• Punk-rock
• Ska-punk

Music 14 Albums

Max Romeo

Max Romeo was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who became an important figure in 1970s roots reggae. After early work influenced by ska and rocksteady, he developed a more socially and politically conscious style shaped by Rastafarian spirituality and deep reggae rhythms. With songs such as Wet Dream and Chase the Devil, along with the album War Ina Babylon, Max Romeo became one of the distinctive voices of Jamaican…

• Ska-punk
• Reggae
• Rocksteady

Music 1 Album

Operation Ivy

Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in the late 1980s around Jesse Michaels, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman and Dave Mello. Their music blended hardcore punk, ska and reggae, with fast, melodic and socially conscious songs that helped define American ska punk. Despite a very short career, with the Hectic EP and the album Energy, Operation Ivy became one of the most influential b…

• Punk-rock
• Ska-punk

Music 10 Albums

Rancid

Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in the early 1990s around Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, later joined notably by Lars Frederiksen. Rooted in California’s punk and ska scenes, the band developed an energetic sound blending punk rock, ska, reggae and street-punk influences, driven by anthemic choruses and instantly recognizable vocals. With albums such as Let’s Go, ...And Out Come…

• Punk-rock
• Ska-punk

Music 4 Albums

Sublime

Sublime was an American band formed in Long Beach, California, in the late 1980s around Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh. Their music blended ska punk, reggae, dub, punk rock and hip-hop, with a laid-back yet energetic sound, strong Jamaican influences and lyrics often focused on everyday life, excess and California culture. With albums such as 40oz. to Freedom, Robbin’ the Hood and Sublime, the band became…

• Punk-rock
• Ska-punk
• Reggae

Music 4 Albums

The Interrupters

The Interrupters is an American ska-punk band formed in Los Angeles in the early 2010s around Aimee Interrupter and brothers Kevin, Justin and Jesse Bivona. The band developed an energetic sound blending ska, punk rock, reggae and 2 Tone influences, driven by anthemic choruses and a strong rhythmic foundation. With albums such as Say It Out Loud, Fight the Good Fight and In the Wild, The Interrupters became one of t…

• Punk-rock
• Ska-punk

Music 20 Albums

The Slackers

The Slackers is an American band formed in New York in the early 1990s, led notably by Vic Ruggiero. Their music blends ska, rocksteady, reggae, soul, jazz and rhythm and blues, with a warmer and more organic approach than much of the ska-punk scene of the same era. Driven by prominent keyboards, brass and songwriting marked by melancholy, humor and everyday observation, The Slackers became one of the defining bands…

• Ska-punk
• Jazz
• Reggae