Album: Encore by The Specials (2019)
Genre: Ska | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Energetic
Record Label: Island
Format: Album

Description: "Encore"   is an album by English 2 Tone and ska revival band The Specials, released February 1st, 2019 on the Island label.
The first full-length studio release in nearly 18 years for the reformed British ska-punk band sees the return of Terry Hall to the line-up.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Artist Background: The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups. The band wore mod-style "1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits, and loafers)." In 1980, the song "Too Much Too Young", the lead track on their The Special AKA Li... Part of the Coventry, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Ska movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers

Music Scene: Part of the Coventry, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Ska movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Ska, Rock/Pop, Energetic, 2010s, Album, Island


"Encore"   is an album by English 2 Tone and ska revival band The Specials, released February 1st, 2019 on the Island label.
The first full-length studio release in nearly 18 years for the reformed British ska-punk band sees the return of Terry Hall to the line-up.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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