Seeing that this is the unofficial last weekend of the summer, I thought it would make some sense to listen to (and share with all y’all) some music that is pretty much made exclusively for hot and lazy summer days. Ska, reggae, dub, etc… you know what I mean. Music that creates images of sandy beaches, clear blue skies, umbrella drinks, flip-flops and floral prints.
One such album is Pepper’s most recent Pink Crustaceans & Good Vibrations. It is not a complicated thing though; rather, it is mostly surf-inspired good-time laid-back party music that touches a Sublime-ish nerve a lot of the time. Occasionally the band strays and gets a little more aggro, but even then it still has an island vibe. Maybe it is because I saw Pepper at last year’s Warped Tour or maybe because these Southern California guys originally called the beaches of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii home, but this sounds like summer.
Pepper isn’t really doing anything unique, but who cares? They sound like they’re having a damn good time. This isn’t an album I could listen to every day unless I could see ocean waves breaking from my bedroom window but it is great background music for spending days with your feet in the sand.
MP3 | Pepper – Davey Jones’ Locker Pink Crustaceans…
MP3 | Pepper – The Phoenix Pink Crustaceans…
