The Fucking Buckaroos II
By: Tyler Vile
01. Hatchet's Wife
02. Runs Deep
03. Shotgun Slade
04. Death Will Not Turn Away
05. Toto James
06. The 29
07. Footsteps
08. Vampires
09. Excelsior
10. I Saw the Light
11. Heading Back
12. I Ride An Old Paint
A band who claims that they’re “The most kick ass punkabilly psychograss band you’ve never heard of” comes out swinging with banjo licks out of the movie Deliverance and twangy croons like the possessed love child of Robert Johnson and Lux Interior. The first three tracks, “Hatchet’s Wife,” “Runs Deep,” and “Shotgun Slade” seem to bleed into each other like a high speed chase down a dirt road. “Death Will Not Turn Away” is a simple, semi-somber song that sounds like The Pogues backing Woody Guthrie. They do a rollicking rendition of “I Ride An Old Paint,” which I came to love through Guthrie. “Toto James” contrasts a gospel tune with a raspy demonic rant and leaves the listener caught between salvation and damnation. The horns on “29” and “Excelsior” seem like they owe a little more to The Uptones than any down-home country band. The Fucking Buckaroos are the band who would eat Credence Clearwater’s guts for lunch, or maybe just suck out their blood like “Vampires.” These guys really just want you to “get down and love the music,” so head over to their website and have yourself a hellish hootenanny in the form of a free download. Just remember to donate!