The Punk Site 2024 Top 40: #7 Less Than Jake – Uncharted EP

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From sweaty club shows to uproarious festival dates, Less Than Jake’s deeds are best measured in the smiles they’ve generated for life-long fans and new listeners alike over the last three and a bit decades. 2024 saw Less Than Jake release the 7 track Uncharted EP via Pure Noise Records that sits at number 7 in The Punk Site‘s countdown of our favourite releases from ’24, the EP saw the band deliver everything you would expect from them with a refreshing new twist. As we didn’t get the chance to review this one we leave the last word to Punktastic‘s Kate Allvey.

“Ok, this isn’t the EP which will kick start another ska revival (partly because in some DIY circles, the last one isn’t over yet). But there is a time and a place for a solid, inoffensive record from a reliably fun and unchallenging band, crammed with open, relatable lyrics and candy-coated horn parts. With the state of the world as it stands at the end of 2024, a new Less Than Jake EP feels like a joy, an old friend swinging back through town for a few days, bringing memories of good times and a promise to be back again next summer as they are every year.” (Kate Allvey)