This was originally released on the One Band, 5 Songs Patreon on July 1, 2024.

My nine favorite records of 2024 so far.

Hailing from Boston, MA, The Ducky Boys released six full-length albums, several splits, and one EP between 1995 and 2013. Even though they got their start in the mid-to-late 90s oi/street punk scene, they quickly outgrew those labels to become one of the most underrated punk rock 'n' roll bands of the 21st Century.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Part 1

00:04:40 - “The Ballad of the Forgotten” from Dark Days (1998)

00:06:53 - Part 2

00:09:22 - “Alone Tonight” from Three Chords And The Truth (2004)

00:11:12 - Part 3

00:15:01 - “Kids” from The War Back Home (2006)

00:17:27 - Part 4

00:23:17 - “You Sing the Chorus” from Chasing the Ghost (2012)

00:25:47 - Part 5

00:30:09 - “In the Scars” from Dead End Streets (2013)

00:32:32 - Part 6

00:35:28 - “Stand By Me” from Three Chords And The Truth (2004)

00:38:19 - Part 7

References and Clip Sources:

Wikipedia - The Ducky Boys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ducky_Boys

Discogs - The Ducky Boys: https://www.discogs.com/artist/642813-The-Ducky-Boys

Oklahoma Lefty - Album Review: Chasing the Ghost: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2012/02/album-review-chasing-ghost.html

Oklahoma Lefty - EP Review: Chemicals: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2012/06/ep-review-chemicals.html

Oklahoma Lefty - Album Review: Dead End Streets: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2013/07/album-review-dead-end-streets.html

YouTube - The Ducky Boys - "Stand By Me" (live): https://youtu.be/9YcORQdi8kw

This was originally released on the One Band, 5 Songs Patreon on April 20, 2024.

I first found Punk Lotto Pod in late 2019, or early 2020 while searching for podcasts that covered the best music of the 2010s. After listening to one episode, I was in. Shortly after that, I went back and listened to pretty much everything that they put out up to that point and shot them an email. Four years later I'm still listening but more than that, I found some great friends.

Hosted by brothers Justin and Dylan Hensley, Punk Lotto Pod dives deep into albums from the greater punk and punk adjacent genres/subgenres, providing context from the times, opinions, and analysis, all through the lens of their unique personal histories and anecdotes.

Justin was a guest on One Band, 5 Songs in August 2023 to discuss the legendary Teenage Fanclub.

Punk Lotto Pod: https://linktr.ee/punklottopod

One Band, 5 Songs - Teenage Fanclub (with Justin Hensley of Punk Lotto Pod): https://spoti.fi/3KCuG7C