We heard you missed us! WE’RE BACK!! ...with a brand-new episode on Madness’ first new studio album in seven years, “Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie.” This album was just released on November 17, 2023, and Poly & Laurie are here to give you the inside scoop. We will do a track-by-track deep dive and take you on a tour through the Theatre of the Absurd. Join us for this very special one-off episode of Stateside Madness!

In this week's podcast, we do a track-by-track deep dive of Madness' April 2023 Record Store Day release, “I Do Like to Be B-Side the A-Side, Vol. 3.” This episode is a  “Bittersweet” one for us because this will be our last regular episode of the podcast. We will occasionally drop a new episode if there is something big (such as a new album release or American tour), but no more biweekly episodes. 

Poly & Laurie would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the past three years: our Stateside Madness team members, Donald and Bobby; M.I.S.; all the fantastic guests who have kindly allowed us to interview them over the years; and most of all, YOU, the listeners. 

Here's hoping for a Madness American tour in 2024....

This week we sit down with ska-tastic Chicago band The Crombies about music and Madness. The boys talk about their 2 Tone influences, playing live shows in the U.K., and Paul Weller's obsession with Al Capone. Want to know more? Just listen!

Songs in this episode:

1. “Monster Ska” – The Crombies
2. “Sweet Lord Mike” – Lord Mike's Dirty Calypsonians
3. “Mad at the World” – The Crombies
4. “English Civil War” (live) – The Crombies
5. “Girl on the Phone” – The Crombies
6. “Click Click” – The Crombies
7. “Hooligans” – The Crombies
8. “Levi Stubb's Tears” – The Crombies
9. “The Prince” – The Crombies