Reverend Anarchy
"Freddy's Night" single
(Self-issued)
"Don't fall asleep, 'cause he's comin' for you!," is the alarm hurled in this mid-paced Psycho batterer. That and the title are overt nods to the Nightmare On Elm Street hellspawn. They are laced here into far cooler music than was pushed on 1980s theater patrons: Crunched six-string seethings and treble swipes that brandish Rockabilly bravado even the razor-fingered one would dig.
Kid Dynamo
Shake, Rattle, and Rot! EP
(Self-issued)
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Johnny Ramone famously remarked that if a young rocker waited to play out until they were "good enough" (by orthodox metrics), they'd be too old.
This work is uneven, crudely rendered, and undeveloped. As accurate as those judgements are (and as much as they are similarly so of one-lung monster flickers inspirational, here), they are positive charms to junk-culture mavens like the present author. Earnestness won't (and shouldn't) wait for sophistication. Fun is most honestly exclaimed when hot. And Kid's brainsick fuzz guitar lends backbone.
Recommended: "Sooprize Package For Mr. Mineo," "The Headless Horseman Stomp," Wolfman Plays the Organ"
Video: None available
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Pontus J Back
Faith You Have, Believe You Do
(Talking Music)
Sweden's Rock Pastor succeeds to lofty degree, and that doesn't surprise for three reasons: 1) He's already acclaimed as remarkably gifted. 2) Gathered with him in high-stepping Rockabilly celebration are talents Johnny Hatton, Elna Romberg, Rodger Carter, Mikko Rintanen, and Janne Hyöty. 3) Pontus and associates enjoy the most exalted inspiration from which men can benefit. And that bestowed grace vivifies all touched notes and downbeats.
Recommended: "Faith You Have," "Hope in the light of the Son," "Pray pray pray," "In His light we are saved," "Heaven's race," "Walk the Jesus walk," "Jesus is the light," "Free from fear and pain," "God's love," "Jesus loves Rock'n'Roll," "A mission from God," "Dark side grace"
Videos: Album promo "Jesus Loves Rock'n'Roll" promo 2025 European tour promo
12 Step Rebels
The Darkness Calls Us All
(Self-issued)
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Recommended: "The Gravestone," "The Darkness," "It Was You," "Eternal Tomorrow," "'til Death Do Us Part???," "Guilty Until Proven Innocent," "Calling," "Shadow People," "On the Day She Arrived," "The Bell"
Videos: "The Gravestone" "'til Death Do Us Part"
The Bank Robbers
"I Fooled the Devil" b/w "Knockin' At Your Door"
Two magnetic specimens of the sprightliness Rockabilly extends. Such up-spiritedness gladdens all Smooth Sams and Dubble Bubbles on scene. This writer's counsel is to grab up dancing shoes and hasten to hardwood - the School of Rock'n'Roll is now in session.
Videos: "I Fooled the Devil" "Knockin' At Your Door"
Voodoo Tones
Livin' Ain't Easy 4-track EP
(Cleopatra)
This troupe of heroic bearing hefted a pair of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Doors classics to fresh high station. And into the endeavor, they wrought two self-penned stunners of smack-down vivacity. To listen is to be absorbed. No volume is too high.
Lest readers suspect hyperbole, consider those responsible: CM Wolf, Djordje Stijipovic, Danny B. Harvey, and Slim Jim Phantom. Each is a master whose brilliance flares.
Woe be to any who face off with Rock'n'Roll.
Recommended: "Livin' Ain't Easy," "Break On Through (To the Other Side)," "Come On (Let's Dance)," "Sinister Purpose"
Videos: "Livin' Ain't Easy" "Come On (Let's Dance)"
