Following in the footsteps of a friend's tumblr, I've decided to post more music that you should know all about and love. If you don't, that's okay (you've probably never heard of them, it's mostly obscue pseudo post-underground electronica doo wop rock), because I'll offer you a brief background!
New York City slickers The Slackers have been a staple in my natural progression as a teenager with a love for all things reggae. I mentioned before that I absolutely adore ska and reggae music, and these guys were a consistent addition to every burn I did on my Sony MiniDisc, all the way back in 2001.
With "Yes It's True" off their 1998 album The Question, the maturity these guys show with such a fun-loving, happy genre of music is especially striking. This is, at heart, a sad song, but feel the mood of it. Swinging melodys and upbeat horn toots go on as Vic Ruggiero and Glen Pine harmonize perfectly, with a dense progression. The bridge with the flange echoes memories of being a teenager, fondly discovering the opposite sex, while being completely terrified of them. All at once this song made the 12-year-old me feel like a longing ex-lover and a man with a master plan, cruising the morning pavement to grade school.
Listen.
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