HEPCAT - PUSH 'N SHOVE (RSD25)

1 Push 'N Shove 
2 Tek Dat 
3 'Lude 1 
4 Prison of Love 
5 The Ronnie 
6 Daydreamin; 
7 Comin' On Strong 
8 You and I 
9 Beautiful 
10 The Region 
11 Gimmie Little Sign 
12 'Lude 2 
13 The Spins 
14 Live On

25th Anniversary limited edition color reissue of Hepcat's studio album Push 'N’ Shove. Though Push 'N' Shove emerged from the Hepcat hepsters in the summer of 2000, it sounds like a long-lost ska classic. They nail the old-school sound with dead-eye precision, but still, somehow, it never sounds derivative. The laid back, low-key groove of "Daydreamin'" and "Gimme Little Sign" are a refreshing reminder of ska's original power in days of frenetic ska poseurs. What a treat.