This 2006 release is Casino Rumbler's second EP. It follows their debut EP, released about 3 years earlier.
While I'm generally a fan of all things rock'n'roll, somehow psychobilly doesn't often do it for me. So it's a tough ask for this CD to earn a rave review. I actually quite like it went the band is slamming away at full noise. However, all the breaks and contrasting sections somehow kill the groove of Black Holiday and Baby It's Time For a Dry Martini for me. Also, I somehow find the songs a bit contrived, like a caricature of themselves.
The horns cop a raw deal; they only get cameo appearances and the sound is over-processed and lacking top-end bite. Otherwise, though, the recording quality is very good, with meaty bass, crunchy guitars and crisp vocals.
The news is much better for the instrumental Dia De Los Muertos. I find it to be brilliantly moody and seamlessly transitioning between aggressive and mysterious and aggressive. It would fit perfectly on a Tarrantino soundtrack- which is another way of saying it's fantastic!
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