Artist: Sonny Sandoval

Title: Sonny Dread

Year Of Release: 2025

Label: Grey Market Records / Ten10 Records

Genre: Ska, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Rocksteady

Quality:  FLAC (tracks) 24bit-44.1kHz

Total Time: 38:46

Total Size:  421 Mb





Tracklist:



1. Sleeping Lion (4:17) *** 16/44.1

2. We Coming Up (4:05)

3. Keep Moving (3:16)

4. Mama Told Me (3:55)

5. Boom Shaka Laka (4:26)

6. Talk to GOD (3:44)

7. By His Name (3:34)

8. Everywhere I Go (3:37)

9. (How to) Spit Fyah! (3:39)

10. Broken Hearts Club (4:23) *** 16/44.1



Sonny Sandoval, vocalist for American nu-metallers P.O.D., has unveiled his solo project, SONNY DREAD. The project's debut album, simply titled "Sonny Dread," is described in a press release as "a classic reggae album rooted in heavy bass, timeless raggamuffin, and island grooves."



Collaborations with a number of artists include K-Unique, Ray Riley, Dondi, ARISE ROOTS, Marcos Curiel of P.O.D., Louie Castle, and GIL, MIGS AND ROG. Meanwhile, two SONNY DREAD songs are available online: "Sleeping Lion" (listen here) and "Talk To GOD" (listen here).



"I've been wanting to launch a solo project for over a decade, and SONNY DREAD is here," Sonny wrote on his account on the banned social network starting with the letter I. "The songs 'Sleeping Lion' and 'Talk To GOD' (featuring K-Unique) are now available." The full SONNY DREAD album is coming soon! Hope you enjoy it. Please tag and share with everyone!"



Sandoval previously discussed SONNY DREAD in an April 2024 interview with Audio Ink Radio, answering a question about whether he had any plans to work on solo material.



"I started working on a whole reggae album by myself when I was stuck at home because I couldn't go anywhere," Sonny said. "So I made it at home and contacted a bunch of different producers online. I'd check out their stuff and be like, 'Hey, send me some tracks.' I could do anything. I was planning on releasing it two years ago, and then our label and everyone were like, 'We really, really need a P.O.D. album,' and all that stuff got shelved."



Sonny continued: "I've always been a reggae fan. I love reggae music. I think the scene is probably bigger now than ever. Reggae tours are all over the world. So, I think once we get this album sorted out and touring starts to wind down, I'll definitely… I mean, I'll release either an EP or a full-length album. And then I'd like to play shows locally and maybe sign on to tour with some reggae bands, just because I love doing it."



He added: "I'm basically sitting on the finished material. I just want people to hear it."