To call the Slackers ska revivalists is to paint them with a brush that's been stained by too many punk-pop acts with a couple of Specials albums in their collections and some big ideas in their heads. The New York-based Slackers have been around long enough -- they formed in the early ‘90s -- to see the ska wave rise and fall a couple of times during their lifespan, and they've maintained their momentum by sticking to ska's core musical values. That doesn't mean they're necessarily sticklers for tradition, though; on The Great Rock-Steady Swindle they deftly manage the difficult balancing act of delivering a real-deal, old-school ska sound while still keeping one foot pointed toward the future.

Track Listing
1 How It Feels
2 Because
3 Mr. Tragedy
4 Sabina
5 Cheated
6 Daddy
7 A Long Way Off
8 Bo Evil
9 Tool Shed
10 Ain't No Sunshine
11 Don't Look Back
12 Anastasia
13 Thank You
14 The TV Dinner Song
15 The Same Everyday