It must be the genre because I've never heard a bad word about any of the big names in ska. I've often had chats with Ian at Immediate Clothing and he reckons Pauline Black and Rhoda Dakar are the loveliest people he's ever met.
Cheers! I don't know if you saw my post in the albums thread about Nev Cottee but think his new album might be up your street. It's available in Resident or ordering direct from Bandcamp where you can stream the entire album. Especially recommend tracks 4 and 5.
Edit: Here's the link...
No worries! These chaps are extremely good. They're playing at the Brighton Skanival on Sunday alongside Rhoda Dakar, Jerry Dammers, Too Many Crooks and more. http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/the-brighton-skanival/10043974
I'm guessing you follow these chaps: https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-homer/
Predominantly ska and old-school reggae and the DJs are proper long-time Brighton fans who also post on here.
I used to subscribe to Mojo but after the millionth article on Floyd, Beatles, Zeppelin, Bob Dylan I ditched it. I even tried to get involved with the Mojo Magazine forum years back too but it was extremely cliquey to the point of hostile and a lot of music snobbery too which I can't be doing...
I don't have Spotify but can back up what everyone said of Soundcloud (although the search function is not very good IMO) and I would also add Bandcamp. Bandcamp is absolutely brilliant for new music and I love their ethos. Can't be faulted. https://bandcamp.com/
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