AKA The Syndicate – It’s Our World
This is the second album from Ska/Reggae collective and easily meanders from heavy reggae basslines to upbeat keyboard driven ska, all complete with great brass sound and lyrics that tell a story!
The album kicks off with ‘Overview’, a dark ska reggae feels with haunting vocals, almost ghost town like in its sound. A great start!
Following on are 11 more tracks of ska and reggae goodness. There isn’t a weak track on this album. From the heavy reggae bass lines of title-track, ‘It’s Our World’ and ‘Less Chat’ to the slightly more upbeat ska rhythms of ‘Shake the Tree’ and ‘Frances’, this is a great offering.
Standouts for me are the aforementioned ‘Shake the Tree’ and ‘Frances’, ‘Waiting for Monkey’ (The story of a loving dad being denied access to his child and a true story in this case for one of the band, and the brilliant ‘Let the World go by’, featuring Monty Neysmith of Symarip fame! 👊
Available on sexy vinyl and CD (as well as the usual streaming sites), get your copy now…my vinyl is on it’s way! Buy it on the AKA The Syndicate web site here:
- Pauly
