The Beatdown’s First Record Out June 15th
That’s right! The long-awaited debut full-length album from The Beatdown, a Montreal reggae formation featuring most of the members of One Night Band, will be out June 15th! The album will be out on Stomp Records, and the cover art has also just been released. The band has a huge cross-Canada tour booked for this summer, so make sure you check ‘em out if they pass near your city! They will also be playing at the Victoria Ska festival in July with Fishbone and the Aggrolites.
Check below for a message from Alex, the singer of the band, and a video of The Beatdown playing live at last year’s Montreal Ska Festival.
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Heya folks,
We’ve got some big news for you today! After months and months of hard work, we’re finally set to knock out our debut album! Coming out in stores on Stomp Records on June 15th, the new album features twelve tracks of heavy heavy reggae & ska just like you love it!
The whole process of recording has been really cool and laid back. We took the time to write the best songs possible and been lucky enough to be able to add a lot of friends in the making: Josh Fuhrman (Kingpins, Planet Smashers, One Night Band) on tenor sax, Larry Love (One Night Band) on organ, Patty Tee (Kman & The 45s) on trombone and Mathieu Magny (RDC) on vocals.
Cheers to all our friends for singing/playing on the record, to Julien for letting us use the studio nights and days, to Steph Gauthier for making our record look incredible but most of all, cheers to everyone out there who is as excited about this record as we are. We can’t wait for you to hear it.
To have a preview of the new album, go on our Myspace page and check out the new songs.
Starting July 1st, we’ll be embarking on a full Canadian tour with select dates with the Aggrolites and our first appearance at the Victoria Ska Festival. This should be a lot of fun so make sure you come out to the show when we hit a town near you.
Cheers
Alex & The Beatdown
www.myspace.com/jointhebeatdown
www.facebook.com/thebeatdown
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