Band Change Riddim – Various Artists

Brassy, restless, and a little bit militant, the Band Change Riddim feels like one of those late-2000s dancehall sets that wanted movement in every bar. Anthony B’s “Bad Mind People” and Chuck Fenda’s “Night Turn To Day” lean into the harder roots edge, while Queen Ifrica and Pressure keep the conscience tunes at the centre, and Stacious and Teflon add a sharper street-level pulse. Anthony Cruz’s title cut is the hookiest moment in the pack, and the version makes clear this was made for sound system pull-up business. With 11 tracks and 12 artists on the billing, it sits right in that 2008 run where dancehall was still heavy on the drum pattern but open to songs with a more melodic, singalong swing.