Checkered Past (EP)

Checkered Past
EP by Save Ferris
Released	February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10) [1]
Genre	Ska punk
Length	15:43
Label	Withyn/Columbia
Producer	John Avila
Save Ferris chronology
Modified (1999) Checkered Past (2017)
Singles from Checkered Past
"New Sound" Released: 2017

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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

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

• 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

1. "Checkered Past – EP by Save Ferris". iTunes. February 10, 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 February 25, 2017.