A collection of highlights from the group's 40th Anniversary tour, a shindig that happened in America and Europe throughout 2019 as they supported their reunion album
40,
Rocked This Town: From LA to London showcases a bunch of old cats who still get a kick from playing the old tunes in an old-fashioned way. Save for a little wear and tear on
Brian Setzer's voice -- when the album kicks off with "Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)," he's operating at a gravelly rumble --
the Stray Cats don't precisely sound as if they're middle-aged men, save for their taste for rock & roll made the year of their birth. Whether they're playing their old hits, some covers ("Cannonball Rag," "Misirlou," which comes with a shoutout to the then-recently passed
Dick Dale) or new tunes, the trio not only sound spry and engaged, but like they never took an extended hiatus. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine