The Matadors — Sweet Revenge

The Matadors' Sweet Revenge doesn't feel particularly inspired. Every track is about getting shit-faced or dying, but that's probably what you'd expect from a frontman named Hooch who claims he's dead. Still, the self-proclaimed horrorbilly creators will have you wanting to dance with standouts like "The Devil Taught Me How." And we're not not talking dance as in drop some E and listen to shitty '80s remixes, we're talking put on your cowboy boots, bust out some JD and have drunken self singalongs. The fun slap bass lines will have you jumping on the bandwagon too despite the stupid, inappropriate lyrics. Seriously, "Bush Party Hand Job" boasts lines that would give even Chad Kroeger a headache. Closing track "I Lied" has Hooch realizing he maybe drinks and talks about sex too much, and its pure country roots are a tall glass of water after a long messy night. Perhaps more of that and less of the former would have helped this album.