A Poet’s Life

Tim Armstrong, frontman for Rancid, is releasing a solo album called A Poet’s Life on May 22nd. I have listened to three tracks so far and they are AWESOME. The bit I have heard so far has a first wave ska feel full of up strumming and horns, but updated by Tim’s gravelly vocals, a fairly generous use of sampling, and some complicated mixing.

Here is a sample called Wake Up.