BAD OPERATION released their debut record in 2020 and instantly turned the ska scene on its head. 

Combining two-tone ska with both traditional and punk elements, the New Orleans band coined the term NEW TONE to describe the contemporary paradigm they were spearheading in the ska community; one that saw the music evolving creatively, while simultaneously returning thematically to the socially conscious, progressive, and political roots of the genre.

Their songs felt entirely original, but contained enough through-lines to the various iterations of ska that every generation could agree that they were doing something extremely exciting. BAD OPERATION believes in the joyous retaliation of ska.