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Mad Caddies released new Single “Baby” on January 17

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The Mad Caddies are one of the leading bands in ska and reggae punk. Their long career has taken them to all corners of the world. Now the time has come for the Caddies to travel to new shores with the release of their new album ‘Arrows Room 117’ which is being released jointly by SBÄM Records (Europe) and 55 Rose Reccords (USA). ‘Arrows Room 117’ is the band’s first album since 2018’s “Punk Rocksteady.”

SBÄM has recently just made with their biggest festival to date and work on a 90s punk rock documentary, and has already managed bands like Pulley in their roster. Together with 55 Rose Records, an Orange County-based music label founded by John Barrett, they sign the eighth Mad Caddies Album for 2024.

“Baby is a classic punk rock polka with a horn line that won’t leave your head a groove that will keep your butt shaken and a vocal line that you won’t stop singing.”, says Sean Sellers about the new single “Baby”.

“This is a super fun country Rock song shining light on the golden era of this style of music. It reminds me of Elvis with the production, and how the horns came out. When I first started dating my girlfriend and we fell for each other. I just told her to call me baby and not say my name. I think you get the point”, says Chuck Robertson.

“This album is very personal for me,” elaborates Robertson. “It represents 3 years of hard work back in the woodshed, while half the world stood still. During these strange times I tapped into a new source of creativity and shared new experiences with new friends and great musicians. This body of work and these songs showcase pain and betrayal, love and loss and the bright light of new beginnings.”

“Arrows Room 117” will be released on SBÄM and 55 Rose Records in 2024.

About Mad Caddies:
The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) is an American ska punk band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released seven full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs. To date, Mad Caddies have sold over 500,000 albums worldwide. 

Current Lineup:
Chuck Robertson – Guitar/Vocals
Jon Gazi – Back/Background Vocals/Percussion
Brandon Landelius – Guitar/Background Vocals
Sean Sellers – Drums
Stepháne Montigny – Trombone/Background Vocals
Jason Lichau – Trumpet/Background Vocals

Reviews

(review) SlonOff – ‘Čuemo se…’

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SlonOff iz Zagreba j osmeročlani bend osnovan 2022. No, iako se radi o novom bendu na sceni neki članovi su već poznate njuške underground scene pošto sviraju ili su svirali u bendovima kao što su Home Conflict, Fraktura Mozga, Pičke Vrište…Vratimo se na album koji sadrži desetak pjesama od kojih je jedna Rasta cover. Muzika koju svira SlonOff je miks ska, reggae, melodičnog skate punka, popa i truba i trombon samo još dodaju šlag na ionako već bogatu tortu zvuka. Ono što je najbolje, tekstovi su na hrvatskom i dualni muško/ženski vokali se odlično nadopunjuju izbacujući odlične melodije harmonizirane sa fenomenalnim back vokalima. Uz već izdan poznat single ‘Pizza’ koja je catchy pjesma sam takva, ima tu još pregršt hitova kao što su meni nekako najdraže ‘Ne Misliš Li Ti’, ‘Tebi U Inat’, ‘Nove Stvari’. Sve na ovom albumu je tako pitko, songwriting je odličan i baš ovakav bend je falio hrvatskoj punk rock sceni, ako ga već moram usporediti bili bi to Mad Caddies, te možda Less Than Jake, iako ne volim uspoređivati bendove, ali to je tek toliko da dočaram čitaocu nešto. Volio bih vidjeti ovaj bend i čuti uživo jer sam siguran da su stvarno odlićni i energetska bomba za ples i pjevanje uz njihove hitove. Dakle, odličan album, moja preporuka.

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(review) Mollygogo – ‘Living Under Influence’

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Norway is not only land of metal and fjords, but it also has excellent punk rock scene and Mollygogo are from Bergen, Norway. These guys play melodic punk mixed with ska and reggae parts not unlike bands like Mad Caddies, Less Than Jake and similar. Music is fast and up tempo with many not only ska parts but straightforward melodic punk rock faster parts and just makes you move along with it while listening to this fine record. Saxophone only enriches the sound and makes songs already rich with melody and emotion even richer. Main vocals are excellent, just enough deep and melodic not to be too mellow or snotty, I love it, even reminded me a bit of Chuck Robertson of Mad Caddies in couple of songs like for example ‘St.Lucia’, which is one of my personal favorites on this release. Backing vocal and harmonies sung by other guys fit perfectly to the songs and even made goosebumps on my skin couple of times while listening to the album. There are eleven songs on this little beauty. Lyrics are mainly personal but some can be read between the lines like awesome ‘Peace Talks in Beirut’. I also can say that ‘Famous Last Words’, ‘Only Way’ and ‘Marie’ are highlights for me on this album. This is one of better albums I have listened to in last couple of months.

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