{"id":5326,"date":"2021-01-25T17:32:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T17:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5326"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T17:32:48","slug":"the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-release-epic-new-track-as-a-love-letter-to-ska-music-as-they-sign-to-hellcat-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5326","title":{"rendered":"The Mighty Mighty Bosstones release epic new track as a &#8216;love letter to ska music&#8217; as they sign to Hellcat Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston ska-punk legends The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have announced they&#8217;ve signed to Hellcat Records &#8211; and celebrated by releasing a new track featuring an array of special guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Final Parade is an upbeat slice of fun lasting nearly eight minutes which tells the story of the band&#8217;s long journey, from their formation in Massachusetts in 1983 to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It features a host of vocal cameos and guest appearances from members of Rancid, The Interrupters, The Specials, Less Than Jake, The Aggrolites and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The track has been referred as \u201cthe ska summit\u201d by Rancid&#8217;s Tim Armstrong, who co-produced the track with fellow Grammy award winner Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Mighty Mighty BossToneS - &quot;THE FINAL PARADE&quot; 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