Checkered Past (EP)

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Checkered Past
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)[1]
GenreSka punk
Length15:43
LabelWithyn/Columbia
ProducerJohn Avila
Save Ferris chronology
Modified
(1999)
Checkered Past
(2017)
Singles from Checkered Past
  1. "New Sound"
    Released: 2017
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Review scores
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Punknews.org [1]

Checkered Past is an EP by ska punk band Save Ferris that was released on February 10, 2017, on Withyn Records.[2] The EP marks the band's first release in 18 years since 1999's Modified and their first since lead singer and founding member Monique Powell reformed the band with a brand new lineup after years of legal battles with the former members of the band.[3] The EP was produced by Oingo Boingo bassist John Avila and features a guest appearance by Neville Staple of The Specials on the EP's first single, "New Sound".

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Monique Powell, except where noted.

  1. "Anything" – 2:44
  2. "New Sound" (Powell, Patrick Ferguson) – 3:32
  3. "Golden Silence" – 3:08
  4. "Do I Even Like You?" – 2:32
  5. "Goodbye Brother" – 3:47

Personnel[edit]

  • Monique Powell – lead vocals
  • Gordon Bash – bass and backing vocals
  • Patrick Ferguson – guitar
  • Richard Velzen – trombone
  • Jonathan Levi Shanes – keyboards
  • Brandon Dickert – drums
  • Connor McElwain – trumpet
  • Alexander Mathias – saxophone
  • Joe Berry – additional saxophone

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Checkered Past – EP by Save Ferris". iTunes. 10 February 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Conaton, Chris (February 7, 2017). "Save Ferris: Checkered Past". Pop Matters. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Save Ferris – Checkered Past – Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2017-02-25.