Legendary 2-Tone artist, The Selecter have announced and October 10th SF show at the Independent to celebrate 35 years of their now classic album TOO MUCH PRESSURE. Alongside original hits, the band will also be playing select tracks from their latest album Subculture – released in 2015. In a time of global uncertainty, The Selecter continues to provide an optimistic soundtrack, as they once did 35 years ago and their message is as relevant as ever. The UK release of Subculture in June, 2015 landed the band in the Top 40 and earned them their largest sales week since cult-classic Celebrate The Bullet came out in 1981. In the US where the album dropped on October 2nd, the band was featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition, “Decades On, The Selecter Maintains A Steady Groove And A Political Eye,” in Pitchfork’s piece “Remembering the Real Lessons of 2 Tone Ska” and in VICE’s Noisey, “The Selecter’s Pauline Black on Bringing Diverse Two-Tone Music Since 1979.” Expect to hear loads from their debut TOO MUCH PRESSURE including hits like “Three Minute Hero,” “Missing Words” and “On My Radio” alongside newer hits like “Walk the Walk.” The anarchic passion that fuelled Selecter gigs during the 2 Tone era when they toured with The Specials and Madness at the peak of their early fame is still there, except now the group seems more driven than ever.
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