Streetlight Manifesto

This New Jersey ska-punk band made a big impression with their Everything Goes Numb debut in 2003 and, after some lineup changes, followed it with a re-imagining of Keasbey Nights, the debut from one of Streetlight members' predecessors, Catch 22. They're back on track with this new effort, which is full of horns, energy and lyrics a cut above many of the bands in the genre. Lead single/video "We Will Fall Together" has an anthemic chorus and a hint of an eastern European influence that could appeal to Gogol Bordello fans. "Down, Down, Down To Mephisto's Cafe" and "One Foot On The Gas, One Foot In The Grave" start slow before kicking into high gear, while "Would You Be Impressed?" is one of the punkier tracks. While ska-punk has its critics and no longer carries the cachet that it did a decade ago, Somewhere In The Between is a consistent album throughout and shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.