At this point, I'm not sure if it's really surprising when Jeff Rosenstock releases a "surprise album," as he has a few under his belt. All commentary asside, the prolific ex-Bomb The Music Industry! musician continues to delight fans with new music, which is the important detail here.
Earlier this week, Rosenstock shared Ska Dream, via Polyvinyl: a ska-tinged re-imagining of last year's No Dream album.
Rosenstock is joined by an all-star cast of musicians on the album, which started as a joke and grew into the full 13-song collection before you.
We live in different cities and don’t see each other a lot. This record was arranged through file-sharing, as SKA DREAM is the obvious 2021 analogue to The Postal Service’s Give Up. Drums were recorded by Matt Embree (Rx Bandits) in his practice space in Long Beach, CA. Mike Huguenor’s guitar was recorded at District Recorders in San Jose, CA. All other instruments were recorded in our respective homes.
The list of performers is lost (and impressive), so hit the jump see see the full thing.
This record includes contributions from Jer Hunter (JER, Skatune Network, We Are The Union,), Rick Johnson (Mustard Plug), Laura Stevenson, Ara Babajian (The Slackers, Leftover Crack), Boboso, Sean Bonnette (AJJ), George Clarke (Deafheaven), David Combs (Bad Moves), Chris Farren, Augusta Koch (Gladie, Cayetana), Angelo Moore (Fishbone), Franz Nicolay, nonregla, Elise Okusami (Oceanator), Mike Park (Bruce Lee Band, Skankin Pickle, Asian Man Records), PUP, Anika Pyle (Katie Ellen, Chumped) & Shannon Toombes.
Jack Shirley recorded and mastered the album.
SKA DREAM Track list:
01. NO TIME TO SKANK
02. Airwalks (Alt)
03. SKrAm!
04. S K A D R E A M
05. Horn Line
06. p i c k i t u p
07. Leave It In The Ska
08. The Rudie of Breathing
09. Old SKrAp
10. ***SKA
11. Monday At Back To The Beach
12. Checkerboard Ashtray
13. Ohio Porkpie
