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NYC ska/reggae legends The Slackers return with stories about our times on the EP Money is King on Pirates Press Records!

NYC ska/reggae legends The Slackers return with stories about our times on the EP Money is King on Pirates Press Records.

The title track, ‘Money is King’ is a cover written by legendary Calypsonian Neville Marcano, AKA the ‘Growling Tiger.’ Its lyrics are as relevant today as they were when it was written back in 1935: ‘If a man has money and wealth, they don’t care if he’s the devil himself.’

With the other four songs on the EP, ‘The Whole World Was In On It,’ ‘Hold On,’ ‘Try to Break Me Down,’ and ‘No One Likes The Truth,’ The Slackers add original stories drawn from the zeitgeist of our times. Politics and history menacing the peoples’ everyday life. Trying to hold on to hope amongst the chaos.

Each of these four originals was composed by a different band member: guitarist Jayson ‘Agent Jay