The Matadors — The Devil's Music

These psychobilly madmen have been tearing up Southern Ontario clubs for the past couple of years with an out-of-control rock 'n' roll wildfire. The band takes the same basic concept to songwriting that has worked since the days of The King, but these guys turn it up to amp shattering levels with songs about lust, evil, death, black magic and hellhounds. The Devil's Music is filled with lots of vivid imagery like "you could fry an egg on the seat of her pants" (from "Hellhound") as well as some not so hidden innuendo ("Pink Lincoln"). While it's pretty hard to capture the complete Matadors experience on disc (where's the zombies and the dry ice?), this first release more than conveys the excitement these boys bring to the tried and true rockabilly of the past.

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