The Toasters - ＂I Wasn't Gonna Call You Anyway＂ Music Video

What this video is

The Toasters, founded in New York City in 1981 by Robert 'Bucket' Hingley, are widely recognized as one of the original American third-wave ska bands, connecting the British 2-Tone movement with a distinctly New York underground sound. By 1996, the release year of Hard Band for Dead, The Toasters were operating at the crest of American ska's mainstream moment, with Moon Ska Records — the label Hingley founded in…

Why it matters

As an MTV '120 Minutes'-featured track from The Toasters' sixth studio album, this video represents a documented artifact of third-wave ska's mid-90s peak visibility on American television. It archives the audiovisual language of Moon Ska Records-era ska: uptempo brass-driven arrangements,…