Terror Has Some Strange Kinfolk, the second collaboration between
Eugene Chadbourne and
Evan Johns, is an avant-roots satire of white trash culture that leads off with a sort-of
Billy Ray Cyrus cover called "Achey Rakey Heart" (played in part on an electric rake, of course) and goes on to tackle subjects like underage drinking, trains and George Bush. Despite self-explanatory song titles like "Redneck Jazz" and "Killbillies," however, the record's tone is more affectionate than spiteful;
Chadbourne's nasal twang and
Johns' whiskey-and-cigarettes growl complement one another nicely, and both gentlemen seem to be having a ball. ~ Jason Ankeny