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I go through waves of listening to ska. Streetlight Manifesto is in my top 10 if not top 5 all time. With that said, I'm not writing about streetlight today. Asian Man Records has been on quite a tear as of late putting out absolutely fantastic ska. Last fall they put out The Abruptors debut LP, Love And Other Disasters (for some reason the album isn't up on Bandcamp but Wait and See is a digital single that's also on the album). They have, as far as I could tell, 2 primary vocalists (male and female) with the sax player hopping in for 3 part harmonies. The female singer has a bit more of a smokey bluesey voice, while the guy has a bit of a higher register with a slight nasally delivery (there's something about his voice that reminds me of the Five Iron Frenzy singer, it's not a copy but it's like a distant cousin to the Five Iron Frenzy guy's voice). The music is bouncy, it has one foot in two tone, one foot in 3rd wave with headphones on listening to Jamaican ska (they identify as Ska Soul Reggae). The Abruptors manage to avoid both the punk and cornball trappings that can come with 3rd wave influence..but, to me anyway, the 3rd wave is present. Really relaxing music that's not sleepy. This band would be super fun to see live, really dance-able, I can picture huge bouncing skank pits when I listen them. If you're at all into any wave of ska, check them out.

This week I cracked open a bag that's been in the salty cellar for a minute, Deep River Snacks Sweet Maui Onion Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips. It felt like last summer sweet maui onion was going to be taking over, but it hasn't appeared to explode like I anticipated. Anyway, from my experience the flavour is bangin' regardless of the brand. Deep Rivers Sweet Maui Onion are not the most fragrant chips. When I crunched on the first one I found a kettle cooked chip that I believe is slightly thinner than you're average kettle cooked, providing for a light but crunchy chip. Not much for skins. The chips have a nice blending of salt, sugar and white onion. The onion flavour sticks around to dominate the aftertaste. Some of the chips have a bit of an oily taste but it's more of a compliment to the seasoning rather than an abrasive takeover. This bag of chips taste like a breezy spring day, I can't explain it, they just do. I think sweet Maui onion would taste really good in a mix with mesquite bbq, they're similar but still their own thing. If you see a bag od Deep River's sweet Maui onion pick em up, if you see another brands take on the flavour it's a safe bet that if what I've written above sounds good to you you'll probably enjoy them. I'm going to go finish this bag and play out the b-side of Love And Other Distasters.  

Stay hydrated,
marc

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