Hepcat are a third wave ska band formed in southern California in 1989.
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Their soulful harmonies and mellow rhythms were unlike those of contemporaries and more akin to musicians from the heyday of 1960s Jamaican ska, also referred to as the first wave.

Hepcat's debut album, "Out of Nowhere" was released in 1994 on New York-based ska label Moon Records. Two years later, they followed it up with "Scientific" on BYO Records. In 1998, after signing with Epitaph Records subsidiary HellCat Records, they released "Right on Time," scoring a modest hit with the swinging "No Worries" and scored a spot on the Vans Warped Tour. 2000 saw the release of "Push n' Shove," their first album without founding members Raul Talavera and Alex Désert, although the latter appears as a guest vocalist on two tracks.

The band went on indefinite hiatus after 2000, and no new material has surfaced since. Trumpeter Kincaid Smith formed Soul Traffic, a five-piece funk band. Drummer Scott Abels has played with the Rancid side project Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and the southern California reggae act The Aggrolites. Vocalist Alex Desert has had a successful career in film and television, appearing in the movies PCU, Swingers, and High Fidelity; and the television show Becker.

In early 2004, a remastered version of Out of Nowhere was released with two additional bonus tracks, an early version of "Nigel" and "Club Meditation," both of which appeared on their first single. Occasionally, Hepcat reconvenes to play a few shows a year in the California area. Often, this lineup is that which performed on "Scientific."

They take their name from a term for a 1940s-50s jazz musician.

Penny Reel
Hepcat Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Penny Reel' by these artists:

Jamaica 69 Penny reel, penny reel Te estoy buscando y no te encuentro …

We have lyrics for these tracks by Hepcat:

All for You One kiss is like a thousand hours each time I'm…
Black Sky Black sky before dawn The moon shines down below the earth …
Bobby & Joe Bobby and Joe out there do the rambo Doin' that dance…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Country Time It was after midnight had come that the new year had…
Dance Wid Me Come on, baby dance wid' me Come on, baby dance wid'…

Dance Wid' Me Come on, baby dance wid' me Come on, baby dance wid'…
Daydreamin I like the way that you walk into the room And…
Earthquake & Fire Earthquake and fire This is the only place for a man…
Earthquake and Fire Earthquake and fire This is the only place for a man…
Goodbye Street A last coffee, and a loving kiss.. Our eyes meet and…
Hooligans Listen my brother and understand Don't play like a donkey…
i can Go on and treat me like a jerk Well, when he…
I_Cant_Wait Go on and treat me like a jerk Well, when he…
Lovin' Man From the Day I was boooorn, (ooo, ooo) I was born…
Mama Used to Say Girl, now don't you know it's wrong To depend on someone…
Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey was a nigger who was born in Jamaica Marcus…
Miss Congeniality Little Miss Congeniality She's living in her own reality H…
Nigel I was the rudest boy front Kingston to Spanish town Me…
No Worries All of the wonderful things - In life you can't…
Police Woman Oh police woman, what can I do You're the strength and…
Prison of Love It's a crime to love is so divine You got me…
Rudies All Around Rudies all around Rudies don't fear Rudies all around Rudies…
Same O' Same O' Don't get mad with me. (Don't.) Don't get bad with me.…
Skavez At 12, the night was too long I find the night…
Tek Dat Gal dem look so good and a gwaan whoe hey…
The Secret Ooh we know, yes we know now Ooh we know, yes…
Together Someday I know that you see me staring at your pretty…

You and I You and I on a black sand shore Watch the seagulls…

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