''The Deluxtone Rockets'' is the eponymous debut album from
Michigan
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band
The Deluxtone Rockets
The Deluxtone Rockets is an American band from Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon, Michigan. It began as a punk music, punk band, but by the time of signing to Tooth & Nail Records it had evolved into a swing revival outfit.
Their first album, which ...
. Musically the album has been described as swing music filtered through punk, sometimes achieving a middle ground between surf and 1950s rockabilly.
Lyrically the album covers "familiar territory" – similar to that of
Horton Heat but with a moralistic slant.
Track listing
# "Tijuana Jumping Bean" – 3:26
# "Green-Eyed Cat" – 3:22
# "Long Road Home" – 3:31
# "Be Bop A Go Go" – 2:30
# "You Get Burned" – 4:05
# "Rev It Up" – 3:37
# "Hi-Fi Daddy" – 4:10
# "Johnny In The Mirror" – 4:15
# "God's Cadillac" – 2:28
# "Rumble With The Devil" – 3:58
# "Kitten" – 4:15
References
The Deluxtone Rockets albums
1999 debut albums
Tooth & Nail Records albums
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