Upstanding Youth

Blah, sorry I have been relatively inactive recently (I.E. i didn't post for three whole days), thus i bring you Upstanding Youth. Upstanding Youth’s Ska/ Punk music is what got me through finals junior year. The Band hails from North Shore/ Kailua, Hawii. Their song “451”, has the Reggae and Ska elements to get you off of your feet and skanking. The song opens with dangerous sounding saxophones, almost mimicking the distorted punk guitars, but the brass and reeds move quickly to a reggae sound. The bass line walks up and down all over the song. Vocalist Marc Allred a similar voice to many a ska singer, and the harmonies are nothing new, but it all sounds good. The song goes lighter on the punk elements than some of their other tracks off of the CD “Still”. The solos are taken nice and easy, and complement the rest of the song rather than dominate it. Their heavy influence from Reel Big Fish and Sublime is clearly evident in their music. Dear friend, please visit http://www.myspace.com/upstandingyouth