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Capsule reviews by a jury of one: Iowa journalist/author DC Larson. Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Blues, Alternative, Western Swing, R and B, Punk, Swing, Hillbilly, Glam, Americana. DC Larson's retro science fiction writing blog, from which the Eddie Atomic Space Adventures are available, is RETRO RIFF BOOKS. And his political writings one is AMERICAN SCENE MAGAZINE. Both are also on Blogspot. All original content on these three blogs is under author copyright.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

The Roughnecks

Guess Who

(Tombrero)

Listeners get both roundhouse wallops and affably tuneful come-ons. Guess Who first glimpsed daylight as a 12" in 2017, via Drunken Monkey Records. Last year, Tombrero reintroduced it to ears as a digital offensive; that same year saw the German ramrods rip straight into cerebra at Santa Susanna, Spain's Psychobilly Meeting festival. (The previous year, they'd tipped hats to 40 years and counting.) Songs' trajectories benefit from unanticipated avenues.

Recommended: "The Sleeper," "Guess Who," "Flying," "RWTD"

Videos: "Guess Who" "Flying"