Fishbone EP 2023 review
Music, Sounds

Fishbone, Fishbone EP: REVIEW

by Darcy MacDonald

“Fishbone returns with a lean, intentional five-song outing that brings them squarely back to their ska and punk roots.”

Fishbone, Fishbone EP (Bottles to the Ground)

Almost 40 years after their self-titled studio debut, one of the greatest unsung bands in the world delivers its spiritual sequel. Fishbone returns with a lean, intentional five-song outing that brings them squarely back to their ska and punk roots. Even the most powerful material from Fishbone’s late ’80s/early ’90s heyday sometimes suffered under the weight of ambition. Fishbone is an excellent ska/reggae outfit, a savage metal band, a paranoid punk group and a swooning soul revue. But being all of those at once (off-stage, anyways) was never viable. This EP proves that less is more. Recorded and produced with NOFX frontman Fat Mike, if the idea here is to leave fans wanting more, they’ve hit all the right notes. 8.5/10 Trial Track: “Estranged Fruit” ft. NOFX

“Estranged Fruit” by Fishbone (with NOFX) from the Fishbone EP

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This review was originally published in the June issue of Cult MTL.

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by Darcy MacDonald

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Darcy MacDonald has been with Cult MTL since day one, a decade ago. Which means today, he’s a middle-aged white guy (albeit one more interested in other people’s ideas than in his own). He was previously a columnist and reporter for Montreal Mirror, and has also created content (FKA “written”) for RBMA, Noisey, Montreal Gazette, The National Post and probably some other great places he’s forgotten about. Music, culture, community and miscellaneous questions in search of answers all come across his desk, sooner or later.