On the surface it may seem that Canadian ska sextet The Planet Smashers have a simple cure for pretty much anything. Celebrate the end of a relationship? Dance. Need cheering up after being hammered by the cops? Dance. Being duped once again and being let to believe that acting as a drug mule might make those financial troubles disappear? Dance.
Make no mistake, these veterans have been keeping the sound of the legendary 2 Tone label alive since 1994, so politics and asking serious questions have always been part of equation. Wrapping their concerns in upbeat and highly energetic music has kept them sane. This is catchy criticism that never goes out of style.
On the Dancefloor is released via Stomp Records (vinyl, CD, digital).
Tracks:- Wasted Tomorrows
- Meet Me on the Dancefloor
- Alien
- Things You Do
- Falling
- Police Brutality (feat. Neville Staple)
- Torpedo
- Bags of Cash
- Belly Up
- Walk on Back
- Lies
- Wiping Out
- Easy Like I Do
- 09/25 Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights, OH
- 09/26 The Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
- 09/27 Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids, MI
- 09/28 Reggie's, Chicago, IL
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