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ALBUM REVIEW: The Aggrolites \u2013 Reggae Now! (Pirates Press Records) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Formed in 2002 in Los Angeles,\nThe Aggrolites were initially the live backing band for reggae icon Derrick Morgan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were also asked to record\nmusic for his new album, and although it was never released, the sessions\ninspired the members to stay together and become a permanent band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their sound blends combines 60s\nsoul, funk and skinhead into\nwhat the band describe as \u2018dirty reggae\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Aggrolites are back with their sixth studio album.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That was the name of their debut album, which came out in\n2003, and they\u2019ve since earned a good reputation on the scene, touring with\nMadness and working with Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an initial burst of activity which saw them release four albums in seven years, they seemed to have stalled after Rugged Road, which came out in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three new songs – Aggro Reggae Party, Help Man and Western Taipan – were released on Bandcamp in 2015, and that one-off recording session was the spark that led to this album, their sixth studio effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Aggrolites have worked with the likes of Derrick Morgan and Rancid’s Tim Armstrong. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

All three of those songs have been re-recorded for this record, their first for Pirates Press Records, which was written and recorded throughout 2018, and finds the band right back on form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singer Jesse Wagner notes that it\u2019s \u201csimple, two-chord reggae, feel-good music\u201d, and he\u2019s spot on, as most of these tunes wouldn\u2019t sound out of place if they had come out of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 60s or 70s..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Songs like Pound For Pound, People Win and Invasion could sit comfortably on a compilation of Trojan classics, they’re so old school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also a smattering of fine instrumentals such as Jack Pot, Shadow\nWalk and 15 or 50, which add to the vintage flavour of the album.\n\nNo less a reggae icon than\nDon Letts says the band\u2019s old-school analog sound \u201ctotally captures the spirit\nof the music I grew up on\u201d. Who are we to argue? 8\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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