Beat / Ranking Roger Public Confidential CD

2019 release. Hot on the heels of their acclaimed 2016 album Bounce, The Beat featuring Ranking Roger release Public Confidential. Expected to delight 2-Tone fans, who endured a 30-year gap before Bounce between albums, Public Confidental continues to showcase the band at their joyful skanking best with 10 brand new songs produced by Mick Lister and Ranking Roger. The band is very much as before but this time even more of a family affair with Roger's daughter Saffren providing vocals as well as Beat stalwart and crowd pleaser Ranking Junior on toasting duties. Completing the line-up are Fuzz Townshend (drums), Chiko Hamilton (sax), Andy Pearson (bass), Andy Perriss (guitar) and Bobby Bird (guitar).