After all these years, Stray Cats principal Lee Rocker is still very much enthralled by rockabilly. And while the genre is fun, a steady diet of it is way too monochromatic for most artists. Luckily, Racin' the Devil is essentially the apex of the style. This disc is pure ducktails and bobby sox, replete with twang-rich guitars, doghouse bass and hard-rocking tunes. The band delivers slick, top-notch performances, and Rocker's vocals are terrific. He also wrote nine of the dozen tracks, and his songwriting is one of the project's greatest strengths. -Philip Van Vleck