Album Review: 40 by The Stray Cats (9/10)

"The production is lean and uncluttered and retains a robust and very live feel."


Hey there, all you cool cats and kittens, The Stray Cats are back! In honor of the trio’s 40th anniversary Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom have recorded their first album of all-original material in over 25 years. “Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)” is a wild and woolly rouser, “Cry Danger” is stylized storytelling coupled with edgy hooks and solos, and the relentless “Devil Train” simply burns the house down. The production is lean and uncluttered and retains a robust and very live feel. This release was, as they say, definitely worth the wait. A dozen tunes total and not a clunker in the bunch!

Click Here To Listen To The Stray Cats New Album 40

Rating: 9/10

Surfdog Records/BMG

Producer: Peter Collins