Beat ska revivalists mix new wave, punk, soul and socio-political commentary into a near-perfect danceable groove. It’s almost impossible for me to narrow down my favorite tracks but if I have to choose: “Mirror in the Bathroom,” “Two Swords,” “Twist & Crawl,” “Ranking Full Stop,”  and “Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret” which educated my Reagan-era youth into the plight of my Thatcher-era Britain contemporaries. Allmusic’s Jo-Ann Greene writes of the record, “[it] was a stunning achievement, its driving, frenetic numbers grounded in punk’s fury smashing into the loose-limbed grooves and melodies of rocksteady inspired songs, and banging head-on into sweeter pop fueled pieces.”

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