45 Adapters is a band made up of veterans of the Oi scene who got together at reggae and soul DJ nights and decided to make music in between drinking heavily and dancing until the wee hours of the night. In only four years, the band has received critical acclaim and attention across the United States and Europe with a string of warmly accepted EPs and a split with Germany’s Stomper 98. This compilation collects all of their previously released tracks and four new unreleased recordings. The band describes their music as a truck full of Otis Redding records crashing into a truck full of Cock Sparrer records. Even that description fails to truly cover the broad sweep of influences which can be heard in their music. Coming from deep roots in classic Oi and street rock, 45 Adapters also brings smart Mod sounds, nods to 60’s soul and reggae, glam, pub rock and even hints of classic rock to the table. The end result is a truly unique sound combined with original subject matter in what can be a stagnant genre. Razor Cake on “Not One More day”: Make no mistake, there are elements of gruff street rock present, but it’s clear that these lads also have an ear for Jamaican ska and R&B, and it shines through not only in the music, but also in the production of the record. Tim Brooks, MRR on “Don’t Trust Anyone Who Doesn’t Dance”: I dig these skins from NYC; they have a classic early UK skin sound kinda like INFA RIOT or the BUSINESS , but mix it with bass-heavy 70's rock licks like THIN LIZZY or some sh*t. I know - sounds shitty? No way...total sing-along goodness. Good sh*t.