The Tremors - Scourge of the South

Brain Drain Records

Raw, visceral and alive with energy, the Tremors manifest the sex, drugs and booze vibe that defined rock-a-billy in its heyday. This bad-boy trio out of North Carolina is on the leading edge of a resurgent rock-a-billy movement and Scourge of the South captures the uninhibited intensity of a Tremors live act. Like the Sun Studios artists of the fifties who birthed the sound, the Tremors sing and play with abandon.
Eleven of the thirteen cuts on Scourge are Tremors originals. Guitarist and lead singer Jimmy Tremor’s vibrato vocals are perfectly suited for the genre though his incessant "hiccupping" throughout the album does become old. Still he gives standout performances on "100 Proof Blues Boogie," and "Rockin’ All The Time." Slim Perkins on stand-up bass gives added dimension with backing vocals on "Manifestation." Stretch Armstrong’s splendid work on drums keeps each song hoppin’ and drivin’. The greasers of yore would be proud of this neo-retro rock-a-billy trio.

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