Libido by Buck-O-Nine

Libido, Buck-O-Nine's fourth album, came out on TVT Records in 1999, with the San Diego ska-punk crew trying to stretch their sound past the usual upstroke-and-holler. It arrived at a tricky moment: Twenty-Eight Teeth and "My Town" had lifted them into the mainstream, but the third-wave ska boom was losing its fizz. Scott Kennerly, there since the band's start, was still on bass in his last year with the group.

The horns stay front and center, trumpet and trombone barging in over quick-fire snare and choppy guitar, and the Hamilton Spectator heard a band keeping ska's manic energy alive with a knowing wink. The Calgary Herald was less sold, figuring the record already sounded nostalgic the year it came out. A year later, Buck-O-Nine quit touring full-time.

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