The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991.

The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz.

The members of the Slackers have also been known to perform in other bands and musical projects, including Reggae Workers of the World, David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven, Crazy Baldhead Sound System, Da Whole Thing, The Hall Trees, Stubborn All-Stars, and the SKAndalous All Stars.

The band's second album, Redlight, released on September 23, 1997,[1] was ranked number seven in Billboard editor Carrie Bell's "The Year in Music (1997)" list.

[2] The album's track with the same name charted at number 116 on the week of November 10, 1997—the song's third week—in CMJ Radio Top 200.