I’m going to make a confession: I don’t like Streetlight Manifesto nearly as much as I love Kalnoky-era Catch 22, but unless you’re a ska-nerd, that probably means nothing to you. What all you normal people need to know is that Streetlight Manifesto’s “Receiving End of It All” is horn-tastic (post-?)ska triumph with—in my opinion—one of the best instrumental bridges out there.
https://gizmodo.com/catch-22-walking-away-5973436
“The Recieving End of It All” is the penultimate track off Streetlight Manifesto’s 2007 sophomore (if you don’t count the ‘meh’ 2006 re-recording of Keasbey Nights) effort Somewhere In the Between. Riddled with lyrics that are at once super-specific and hopelessly vague—a Streetlight staple—the track has an appropriately hoppin’ bassline, sophisticatedly noodley horn parts, and obligatory shout-chorus back-up vocals. But the real meat of the song, the truly great part, doesn’t hit until 3:35 where a slow, soft instrumental breakdown builds up to just a killer crescendo.
If you can dig this track, the whole album is really worth a listen, even if you thought you left ska behind in the 90s. Get skankin’ [Spotify, Amazon, iTunes]
