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Cover of Hose Down the Street

EP · 2025

Hose Down the Street

by Skatalite Joe & the Ginger Horns

Four hot-weather ska tunes: a busker, an apology, a heatwave and a retirement party.

Tracks

  1. 1. Hot Hot Hot Day Ska, Hose Down the StreetThirty-four degrees by ten and the whole street out with garden hoses. The horns are the spray.summer ska, playful ska2:02
  2. 2. Busker Corner Ska, Play That Guitar LoudBusker on the corner with the case open. That's where we started, so this one's a salute.busker ska, anthemic ska1:43
  3. 3. Note Under the Door Ska, Say Sorry QuickAn apology on a napkin under the door. It's the quickest song we've ever written.driving ska, playful ska1:42
  4. 4. Gold Watch Ska, Cake in the Break RoomLast day on the factory floor, balloons on the door, and cake in the break room. A happy goodbye to close the EP.celebration ska, joyful ska1:50

Liner notes

We cut this in one sweaty weekend with the doors open and the neighbours leaning over the fence. Four tunes, four small scenes, a busker, a napkin, a garden hose and a gold watch. It's short because it was too hot to keep going, and we didn't stop grinning.

Skatalite Joe & the Ginger Horns