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Minneapolis’ ska giants release their debut disc, which is the ska world’s first CD PLUS: it includes a 7 MINUTE LIVE VIDEO! While many talk about going back to the roots of Jamaican ska, SUSPECT BILL does and takes the music back even further — to the roots of jazz itself — big band style with all the brass, glamour, style, and swing that entertained America between the wars. SUSPECT BILL’s big horns have been compared to top U.S. bands TINY HAT ORCHESTRA and the CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES, and yet they create a sound all their own: a superb mix of chilling minor melodies, powerful horn lines & solos, jazz drumming, bluesy female vocals, and uptempo 60’s Jamaican ska. The band’s infectiously catchy ska re-arrangements of jazz standards are sure to bring a long-lasting grin to ska fans old and young. Step aside “traditional” ska bands, this is the real “old-skool” sound — one that’s NOT “3rd WAVE” in any way!
