Lee Rocker
Racin' the Devil (* * *)

The Vince Ray cover looks like pure '50s-goth shtick, but the music from the former Stray Cats bassist thumps hard and stays remarkably affectation-free. On "Ramblin'" and "The River Runs," Brophy Dale and Buzz Campbell's dueling guitars emphasize the "billy" in "rockabilly," while a minor-key overhaul of "Rock This Town" shows that Rocker still has some fresh ideas for the oft-revived genre. —Brian Mansfield

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