One of the most moving and politically charged writers, Michael Franti and his band Spearhead, return with their eagerly awaited album, All Rebel Rockers. Franti, a pioneer of early industrial music and radical hip-hop, has never been afraid to speak his mind or seek the truth. The man has balls so big that he walked around the Middle East with just a small camera crew and an acoustic guitar just to find out what the fuck has been going on. That film, I Know I’m Not Alone, was released right before his last album, Yell Fire, which, at the time, was a career high – but it looks like All Rebel Rockers might change all that. Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, with reggae's most prolific production team, Sly & Robbie (No Doubt, Alicia Keys, Sean Paul, Bob Dylan), this new release deviates from Franti's previous sound and comprises a hybrid dub-infused soul flavor with some hard-hitting dub rock production. Alongside Dave Shul (guitars), Manas Itene (drums), Carl Young (bass) and Raleigh Neal (keyboards), the album also features Zap Mama founder Marie Daulne and Jamaican soul/dancehall star Cherine Anderson. You need this.