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HB Surround Sound
12+ albums
reggaeskaska-punkpunk rockmelodic
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It’s been since the 2006 release of Mad World that HB Surround Sound has put an album out. Prior to that, they had 2 releases that included a self-titled along with the Kill All The Critics album. After taking a few years off, HB Surround Sound has returned with a fresh new sound with what the group describes as Super tight NEW WAVE SKA/PUNK in the vain of Operation Ivy, Rancid, The Clash and The Specials. True RudeBoys 4 Life; HB Surround Sound will make you dance & that was their aim with their 2011 Back To Reality EP release. Album Review: Summer’s finally arrived up in NYC and I only want to do two things: get hammered and dance like a madman to loud, unrelenting ska-punk. Someone must have sent HB Surround Sound a note on my behalf because luck would just have it that tomorrow they’ll be releasing their new EP, Back To Reality, for FREE and distributing it over The Pier as a FREE download. I’ve spent the past week bouncing around lower Manhattan with this EP blasting on my headphones, and, I can’t lie, it’s done as much to help brighten my mood as the gorgeous weather. Combining stellar pop sensibility, car careening off a cliff urgency, and deep grooves that could have been ripped straight from One Step Beyond…, Back To Reality is sure to fire a burning arrow straight through the heart of any ska-punk devotee. The EP opens on strong footing with the life-shot-in-the-gutter themed Breakdown. Brazen and unabashedly drenched in booze and sweat, the song opens with a wal
