Long Beach Dub Allstars – Long Beach Dub Allstars

It’s been two decades since LONG BEACH DUB ALLSTARS first banded together after the tragic passing of Sublime singer Bradley Nowell. Twenty years later they have returned with a new self-titled release. The album has already made a splash, debuting at #1 on the iTunes Alternative Chart and hitting #28 on the overall iTunes chart. Celebrating lost family members and each other, the Long Beach Dub Allstars have returned with a back to basics approach. The new album is 10 tracks deep and harnesses their feel-good vibrations and SoCal musical roots as they put everything into one musical melting pot of Reggae, Ska, Dub, Hip Hop, and Punk. Long Beach Dub Allstars takes the listener through a range of emotions with good-times anthems like “Tell Me,” while paying tribute to fallen friends and family on “Owen Brothers,” addressing the current level of gun violence that plagues America on “Youth,” and frontman Opie Ortiz reflecting on the passing of his mother on “Dream.” Collected together, the 10 songs add to the musical legacy of the Long Beach Dub Allstars and prove that these musical professors have honed their chops during their time out of the spotlight.