If there’s a solid piece of advice that Orange County, Calif.-based ska-rock act Reel Big Fish can offer listeners of their latest creation, We’re Not Happy ‘Til You’re Not Happy, it can simply be gathered through the title of one of the disc’s tracks, “Don’t Start A Band.”
Yes, 14 years of hard-learned experience maintaining themselves as one of the most successful and stable third-wave ska-rock outfits has definitely taught the crew something. Frontman Aaron Barrett just wishes he didn’t have to be the first one to dish the caveat emptor.