It's a nutty, but truly inspired idea--the Melbourne Ska Orchestra intends to release one song per week during 2018 as part of their "52 Selections/One Year of Ska" project (52 weeks in a year, right?).
So far, they have released terrific covers of Prince Buster's "Al Capone" and Justin Hinds and the Dominoes' "Botheration." All tracks are available for sale/streaming (you can listen to both songs via the links above) through a host of services, including Google Play, iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube.
You can sign up to receive email notifications reminding you when a new track is available (each Friday).
This is an extraordinary promotional effort by the band--and a big gift to ska fans around the globe.
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The tracks don't seem to be free nor available in the US? You can buy them from the Australian iTunes/Play stores.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm wrong, but I don't see the freeness here besides supporting the man (itunes, spotify, etc) :-/
ReplyDeleteJon and Djouls,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments and pointing all this out. I screwed up about them being free. It looks like these tracks can be streamed (which I've had no problem doing). I'll update the post accordingly.