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Lee Press-On & The Nails  Swing Is Dead Irascible Records 
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A solid release from Lee Press-On And The Nails. The album plays like a radio opera with atmospheric sound clips in between tracks, opening up with a Disney "Haunted House" clip, and following the dark swing theme throughout. The double-meaning tongue-in-cheek title "Swing Is Dead" gives Lee freedom to experiment with the group's sound like western swing-influenced "Ghostriders In The Sky", as well as a straight rockabilly "I Prefer A Coffin", and the Iko Iko-ish "Mississippi Darling". The only weak track on the disc is "That Only Happens In The Movies" which seemed out of place in keeping with the theme of the album. The packaging for "Swing Is Dead" is also fantastic with an unreadable disc label which has been blood-stained.
| Tracks: 1. Waltz Of The Damned 2. Big Pants Dance 3. Ghostriders In The Sky 4. Hat Back Boogie 5. Shadowman 6. Devil Drums 7. Boogie Man 8. Maelstrom 9. Dark Half 10. He's Still A Mystery To Me 11. That Only Happens In The Movies 12. Wave A White Flag 13. Mississippi Darling 14. I Prefer A Coffin |
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