Southern Culture On The Skids - Kudzu Ranch - 12" Vinyl

Cowpunk, alt-country, Americana, whatever label you want to hang on them, Southern Culture on the Skids has been bringing a visceral, garage-rock punch to American roots music since the '80s. The band's home for their last few albums has been the Yep Roc label, but The Kudzu Ranch finds them going the DIY route. And where its predecessor was full of cover tunes, this outing is dominated by original material, though the band does tackle Neil Young's "Are You Ready For the Country" and Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett-era "Lucifer Sam.