After reanimating THE EPILEPTIC HILLBILLYS -a footnote in the early story of The Radiacs- in 2010, the Oxley bros didn't waste any time to come up with their excellent Tales From The Underworld, released on Alan Wilson's Western Star label. The Sheffield-based three-piece laid down eight wild rockin' originals and scattered four odd cover versions just to make them completely their own. Decent twangy guitar, a healthy rhythm section and non-stop rockin' vibes create a fantastic brew of wild stomping Rockabilly, Hillbilly and Garage with traditional horror movie lyrics in the main. Exactly! That's what was started to be called Psychobilly some three decades ago. With absolutely no weak track on the album, it's hard to pick any highlight but I would like to suggest Stranglehold, Frozen, Underworld and Hillbilly Stomp and their top-notch covers of I Hate You and All Black & Hairy for a first listen.
Continuing the well-received , successful
story that were their
Tales From The Underworld
are the Oxley threesome with a shot at
Insanity
in 2012. The family biz keeps rollin' with a driving force that combines catchy
song-writing, insane twangy guitar playing, a tight wall of bangs and slaps and
sheer excitement to create this terrific sound, that can only be described as
genuine Psychobilly. Tracks like
I'm A Hillbilly,
Final Dream,
Gonna Find Away,
Gonna Count The
Days You're Gone
and Strange
just to name but a few showcase what the
Sheffield-based three-piece is all about and all get straight A's in Psycho
rockin' music!