Dave Del Monte & the Cross County Boys

"Hang On" b/w "The Sweeper"

For this sleek instrumental outing, Dave lays aside his trademark wit in favor of guitar enunciations. A pair of Link Wray covers, with all the growl and flung treble notes one would expect. Adept, feral.

Video: "Hang On"

Video: "The Sweeper"

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Rock'n'Roll Takeout

(self)

Unfeigned zeal spurs tunes into motion. An economical endeavor, one imparting compact passages. Emanates important ambition.

Recommended: "Ford F Series," "Hot Rod Susie," "Rock'n'Roll Takeout" (feat. Ronny Coolcat Band), "The Greatest," "Trist Maskinist"

Video: "Rock'n'Roll Takeout"

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Klingonz

20 Years Still Stompin'

(Diablo Records)

Not without reason do the Klingonz slouch in psycho's upper tier. Collected here are 19 arguments for such location. And compelling arguments, they are.

Recommended: "Werewolf Boogie," "Crabs," "Delirium Tremens," "Destructobotz," "Jobot," "Out Of Order"

Video: "Werewolf Boogie" (live)

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Jack Rabbit Slim

All the Time single

(Cherry Red Records)

Swaybacked comfort imbues this mid-paced number, allowing musicians to convey a leisurely good-time. This would have been on the broom handle, back in the day. 

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The Raccoons

Panic

(Rumble Road Records)

It is with self-assured poise that The Raccoons throw out steadily motivational paeans to the wild life. And they are possessed of the chops to realize their ambition, which benefits us all.

Recommended: "Hot Rod Dawn," "Crazy Days Crazy Nights," "Electro Shock Boogie," "Panic," "Cold Shoulder"

Video: "Crazy Days Crazy Nights"

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Nous Nous OK 5-track

(Self)

This clean-sounding, spartan neo-rockabilly has a rugged charm all its own. Compelling harmonies jibe with appropriately basal instrumentation to result in crowning effort. Certainly, there's space for this when so much around is thick slabs of distortion.

Recommended: "Real Good Time," "Cynthia," "She's Alright"

Video: "Real Good Time"

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The Hicks Men

12 Gut Scratchin' Scorchers

(Crazy Times)

Plainly stated, this recording offers realness beyond the grasp of high-tech studio stuntery. The pastoral Hicks Men evoke the unvarnished, home-folks musicalizing of yore. And by that doing, they prove the value of life's simpler pursuits. 

Recommended: "Back Forty," "Skid Row," "Wooper Snooper," "Louisiana Gambler," "The World's Greatest Blackout"

Video: "Nursery Rock" (non-CD)

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