There is no reason a “Ska-Punk” record should sound fresh and vibrant in 2018 but almost 30 years after it’s release Operation Ivy’s debut LP still jumps from your speakers with an urgency that hasn’t aged a day. They wouldn’t release any new music after Energy but these 19 tracks left a legacy that most bands would kill for. We dive deep.
Recommended Listening
Crimpsrhine Duct Tape Soup
Ecnochrist
Comp: They Don’t Get Paid, They Don’t Get Laid, But Boy Do They Work Hard! (features Downfall track Long Way To Go)
Dance Hall Crashers The Old Record
Rancid Roots Radicals single
Book
How To Run/Ruin A Record Label
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