released Kids on the Street

While the mainstream’s growing focus on punk and ska by the mid-1990s presented the Daddies with further commercial opportunities, Perry still insisted foremost on maintaining complete creative control of the band. In February 1996, the Daddies released their third self-produced studio album on Space Age Bachelor Pad, Kids on the Street . Another musical departure from their previous record, Kids on the Street was mostly a reflection of the band’s growing punk and ska influences, eschewing the Daddies’ trademark brassy funk and swing in favor of guitar-driven rock, punk and ska, as well as stylistic detours into jazz and country. Distributed by noted indie label Caroline Records , Kids on the Street wound up becoming the Daddies’ most successful release at the time, staying on The Rocket ‘ s Retail Sales Top Twenty for over seven months and even working its way onto Rolling Stone ‘ s Alternative Charts.