The genre-bending band Cherry Poppin’ Daddies are back with a new album entitled Susquehanna.  The Daddies are mostly known for their mid-90′s swing anthem “Zoot Suit Riot,” but many die-hard fans will be quick to inform you that they also dabble in rock, funk, ska, and jazz.  Punknews.org recently reviewed the album, giving it a high grade of 3.5 of 4 stars.  The standout track “Hi and Lo” was described thusly:

(The song) finds the Daddies trying their hand at ska-punk á la the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, skipping along at a pleasant upstroke-heavy speed before arriving at a breathtakingly epic chorus to rival “The Impression That I Get”; with powerful guitars and a fantastic hornline, lead singer Steve Perry strongly, earnestly yelps “I’ve been high / but mostly low / A lifelong lodger on a dead-end road / But I like mine / to shine like gold / The darkest hour turned brighter than a rose.” This is ska-punk at its absolute finest, a product of quality songwriting and musicianship, and a song that is possibly better than Reel Big Fish’s entire repertoire; ska fans burnt out on the superficially sunny and wacky vibe that the genre’s adopted since its mainstream explosion would be hard-pressed to argue.

You can read the rest of the review here.

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