Mad Caddies
Mad Caddies are a Solvang, California ska punk band whose music stretches the form with reggae, dixieland jazz, Latin rhythms, punk rock, pop hooks, and occasional sea-shanty eccentricity. Formed in 1995, the group became one of Fat Wreck Chords' most distinctive ska-adjacent acts, releasing albums such as Quality Soft Core, Duck and Cover, Rock the Plank, Just One More, Keep It Going, Dirty Rice, Punk Rocksteady, and later work. Mad Caddies fit accepted scope through ska punk, punk rock, and pop punk, even when their arrangements wander into styles far outside standard punk vocabulary. Chuck Robertson's vocals give the songs a relaxed but expressive center, while horns, upstroke guitar, and quick rhythm changes make the music feel constantly in motion. The band can be rowdy, romantic, funny, melancholy, and musically playful, sometimes within the same album. Their importance lies in refusing to reduce ska punk to a single tempo or joke. Mad Caddies treat it as a flexible platform for touring-band craft, pulling from barroom swing, Caribbean rhythm, and California punk without losing their own personality. Their best songs feel loose on the surface but carefully arranged underneath.
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Mad Caddies Discography
13 tracks
- 1 I'm so Alone 4:08
- 2 Distress 3:49
- 3 Cup O' Tea 1:42
- 4 The Bell Tower 2:42
- 5 No Se' 2:41
- 6 Crew Cut Chuck 1:55
- 7 Goleta 1:24
- 8 Big Brother 3:26
- 9 L.G.'s 3:19
- 10 Polyester Khakis 2:20
- 11 Preppie Girl 2:35
- 12 Mum's the Word 1:36
- 13 Sad Reggie 4:51
12 tracks
- 1 Road Rash 2:00
- 2 The Gentleman 2:15
- 3 No Hope 1:26
- 4 One Shot 4:51
- 5 Macho Nachos 3:17
- 6 Monkeys 2:44
- 7 Econoline 2:13
- 8 The Joust 3:46
- 9 Betty 3:21
- 10 Apathetic 2:13
- 11 Medium Unwell 3:03
- 12 Popcorn 3:53
5 tracks
- 1 Falling Down 3:09
- 2 Nobody Wins at Laundromat 1:59
- 3 Something's Wrong at the Playground 2:10
- 4 Destro 2:25
- 5 S.O.S. (Double Fisted Power Slam Remix '00) 3:12
13 tracks
- 1 Shaving Your Life 2:06
- 2 Mary Melody 3:08
- 3 B-Side 2:58
- 4 Days Away 3:44
- 5 Bridges 2:41
- 6 We'll Start to Worry When the Cynics Start Believing 3:17
- 7 Weird Beard 2:44
- 8 Easy Cheese 2:13
- 9 Hound Bound 3:37
- 10 Depleted Salvo 2:59
- 11 Chevy Novacaine 2:39
- 12 Booze Cruise 2:25
- 13 All American Badass 2:41
15 tracks
- 1 Drinking for 11 3:55
- 2 Contraband 1:17
- 3 Villains 2:14
- 4 Silence 2:47
- 5 Just One More 3:26
- 6 Day by Day 2:47
- 7 Leavin 2:59
- 8 Rockupation 3:04
- 9 Last Breath 3:21
- 10 Spare Change? 3:09
- 11 Riot 2:28
- 12 10 West 3:05
- 13 Good Intentions 3:03
- 14 Wet Dog 3:09
- 15 Game Show 3:19
19 tracks
- 1 Intro - Live 1:46
- 2 Macho Nachos - Live 3:39
- 3 10 West - Live 2:54
- 4 Leavin - Live 2:51
- 5 Weird Beard - Live 2:52
- 6 No Hope - Live 1:33
- 7 Contraband - Live 1:18
- 8 Monkeys - Live 3:25
- 9 Days Away - Live 6:26
- 10 The Gentleman - Live 2:23
- 11 Villians - Live 2:21
- 12 Last Breath - Live 3:07
- 13 Mary Melody - Live 3:28
- 14 Drinking for 11 - Live 3:45
- 15 Preppie Girl - Live 3:03
- 16 Mum's the Word - Live 1:30
- 17 Road Rash - Live 2:03
- 18 Silence - Live 2:45
- 19 All American Badass - Live 5:29
15 tracks
- 1 The Dirge 1:53
- 2 Backyard 3:01
- 3 State of Mind 3:46
- 4 Today 2:39
- 5 Without You 3:07
- 6 Reflections 3:13
- 7 Lay Your Head Down 3:28
- 8 Tired Bones 2:52
- 9 Coyote 4:09
- 10 Don't Go 3:00
- 11 Pyramid Scheme 2:27
- 12 Souls for Sale 3:40
- 13 Riding for a Fall 4:38
- 14 Whatcha Gonna Do 3:08
- 15 End Dirge 4:02
2 tracks
- 1 State of Mind 3:47
- 2 Backyard 3:02
24 tracks
- 1 Backyard 3:03
- 2 Leavin 2:59
- 3 No Hope 1:27
- 4 Drinking for 11 3:53
- 5 Mary Melody 3:08
- 6 State of Mind 3:47
- 7 Falling Down 3:09
- 8 Just One More 3:26
- 9 The Bell Tower 2:40
- 10 Monkeys 2:46
- 11 Days Away 3:44
- 12 Silence 2:46
- 13 Road Rash 1:57
- 14 Whatcha Gonna Do 3:08
- 15 All American Badass 2:28
- 16 Reflections 3:13
- 17 The Gentleman 2:16
- 18 Last Breath 3:21
- 19 Popcorn 3:48
- 20 Tired Bones 2:53
- 21 Preppie Girl 2:35
- 22 Weird Beard 2:42
- 23 Save Us 2:20
- 24 Why Must I Wait 4:01
12 tracks
- 1 Brand New Scar 4:02
- 2 Love Myself 2:48
- 3 Down and Out 4:41
- 4 Shoot out the Lights 3:19
- 5 Dangerous 3:12
- 6 Bring It Down 2:26
- 7 Shot in the Dark 3:55
- 8 Little Town 3:36
- 9 Airplane 2:47
- 10 Callie's Song 3:42
- 11 Back to the Bed 3:26
- 12 Drinking the Night Away 3:06
2 tracks
- 1 Brand New Scar 4:02
- 2 Dixtress 3:05
12 tracks
- 1 Sorrow 3:28
- 2 Sleep Long 3:02
- 3 She 3:01
- 4 ... and We Thought That Nation-States Were a Bad Idea 3:14
- 5 She's Gone 3:48
- 6 A M 3:10
- 7 Alien 8 2:39
- 8 Some Kinda Hate 3:19
- 9 2RAK005 2:49
- 10 Sink, Florida, Sink 2:51
- 11 Jean is Dead 3:06
- 12 Take Me Home (Piss off) 3:19
1 track
- 1 I'm Going Surfing for Xmas 2:15
1 track
- 1 She's Gone 3:48
1 track
- 1 She 3:01
5 tracks
- 1 Let It Go 3:05
- 2 Waiting for the Real Thing 3:17
- 3 Strange Days 3:40
- 4 Dogs of War 2:59
- 5 Wake My Baby 3:17
1 track
- 1 Waiting for the Real Thing 3:17
1 track
- 1 New Song 3:04
1 track
- 1 Let It Go 3:05
1 track
- 1 Palm Trees and Pines 3:40
12 tracks
- 1 Green Eyes 3:22
- 2 Palm Trees and Pines 3:40
- 3 Arrows Room 117 3:52
- 4 Beatiful Bed 3:58
- 5 Darkness 3:59
- 6 Everywhere You Go (There You Are) 3:13
- 7 Run 3:08
- 8 Baby 2:53
- 9 Ride or Die 3:14
- 10 Backroads 3:10
- 11 Looking for the Answers 3:24
- 12 In the Morning 3:57
3 tracks
- 1 Green Eyes 3:22
- 2 Baby 2:53
- 3 Palm Trees and Pines 3:40
2 tracks
- 1 Baby 2:53
- 2 Palm Trees and Pines 3:40
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