Good news, everyone!  We are less than a month away from a brand new Pama International album!  The legendary dub group have announced that their newest record Pama Outernational will hit stores in April 2010.  The album has already received some critical acclaim:

“Pama Intl continue their inexorable rise” 4 Stars
- Mojo

“12 hook-filled tracks, vintage rocksteady spiked with soul… An album of substance”
- Q Magazine

“acknowledges the glory days of Studio 1 but sounds fresh and relevant today”
- Record Collector

“I’d simply say, it’s brilliant.” Album of the Month
- Scootering magazine

I’m listening to the album right now and I have to say that the sounds are rich and diverse, with soul-infused dub that make the songs sound like instant classics!  The band issued a press release to highlight Pama Outernational:

King Tubby & Lee Perry‘s dub stylings meet the southern soul sounds of 1960′s Stax, all the time remaining distinctly Pama Intl. The classic sounds of yesteryear, with a social commentary firmly cemented in the 21st century.

The resulting soundclash is fronted by long time musical cohorts Sean Flowerdew and Finny (who cut their teeth together in UK ska-upstarts The Loafers, before joining 2 Tone supergroup Special Beat) and The Specials/Fun Boy 3 singer and guitarist Lynval Golding. They’re backed by a wonderfully diverse array of musical talent, including members from Acid Jazz label stars Lord Large, Kasabian, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Pop Will Eat Itself and Lynval’s fellow Special, Sir Horace Panter. Co-producing the album with Flowerdew is John Collins (producer of The Specials iconic ‘Ghost Town’).

2009 was yet another huge year for Pama Intl, with not one but two support tours with The Specials, countless festival appearances including Glastonbury and overwhelming response to ‘Outernational’. 2010 looks set to exceed all expectations.

Check out the album art and track listing after the jump.

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