The Slackers
L to R: Vic Ruggiero, Ara Babajian, Marcus Geard, Dave Hillyard, Jay Nugent, Glen Pine
Background information
Also known as	The Nods
Origin	Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Ska, rocksteady, reggae
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Hellcat, Moon Ska, Whatevski Records, Indication Records, Pirate’s Press Records, Special Potato Records, Paper + Plastick
Members	Vic Ruggiero Jay Nugent Dave Hillyard Glen Pine Marcus Geard Ara Babajian
Past members	Marc Lyn T.J. Scanlon Luis Zuluaga Jeremy Mushlin Allen Teboul Dunia Best Tobias Fields Eric "Erok" Singer Dave Hahn King Django
Website	Official Site

The Slackers are an American ska band formed in Manhattan, New York, in 1991.^[1] Their music blends ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz, drawing heavily from 1960s Jamaican music while incorporating American and British influences.^[2]

Emerging from New York City's early-1990s ska scene, the band became associated with the revival of traditional ska and rocksteady in the United States in the 1990s, distinguishing themselves from the more punk-oriented third-wave ska movement through an emphasis on roots reggae, rocksteady, and soul-based arrangements.^[3]

Over a career spanning more than three decades, the Slackers have released numerous studio albums, toured extensively across North America, Europe, South America, and Japan, and maintained a largely independent, do-it-yourself approach to recording and touring.^[1]