The Stardevils are a classical authentic rockabilly drummerless trio that hails from Kentucky. Buck Stevens have played with them and it’s a reference good enough for me.
They write most of their material which is always a plus for me. This is a relatively short album which is another plus for me especially for a rockabilly album. The opposite either means that there are too many songs (aand it’s hard to keep a level of quality on 20 songs) or the songs are too long (I don’t believe in 6 minute rockabilly tunes). Next to Sun and Meteor inspired songs you can find some latin influenced (Rosalita) and a bit of hillbilly bop too. The musicianship is excellent. Frank Turner provides a solid backbone on the slap bass and perfectly fullfill the bass and percussions duties (think Kevin Smith) and Jim Ohlschmidt plays superb guitar licks (and most of all they don't sound like you've heard them hundreds of tiumes before). Lance Kaufman is an accomplished singer too, knowing when to hiccup (and when not) and adding some yodel to spice things up.
If you like Wayne Hancock and the Starline Rhythm Boys, this guys are sure to pleease you.
Fred "Virgil" Turgis