Good morning everyone,

How are you doing, alright? I hope so. I’m still on holiday but in incredibly exciting news have found a ska bar in the village where I’m staying. I love ska so here is a Fem Fri recommending three woman fronted ska bands.

We start in the second wave, with this absolute classic. I don’t think The Selecter are as famous as they deserve to be! They are well worth seeing live as well. 🎺

The Selecter: Celebrate the Bullet

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rFXbcOfybQY

Now here’s one of the sweetest songs to come out of ska’s third (and my favourite) wave. I have loved this track for more than two decades now. 🎷

The Usuals: Orange Boy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rFXbcOfybQY

Finally, it’s easy to forget – probably because Gwen Stefani would prefer you to – that No Doubt were actually a third wave ska band, at least for their first two LPs. Let’s enjoy that fact together today. 🏁

No Doubt: Squeal

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=He6he2HPCSo

Pickituppickituppickituppickitup,

Alex.