West Texas Degenerate

Self-described “rock band with a country accent” Treaty Oak Revival lean into what they do best on their third album, turning in 14 tracks of loose, crunchy Southern rock with a distinctively Texas bent. Channelling the wild, unpredictable energy of their live shows, the five-piece brings a shaggy immediacy to the collection, like on standout “Port A”, a beach-party anthem that channels Lucero with its easy groove and cockeyed world view, and “Shit Hill”, which dips into the sludgy influence of ’90s and aughts alt-rock. Softer moments like love song “Sunflower” and Gannon Fremin & CCREV collaboration “Withdrawals” add narrative and sonic depth to the record, which could have been one barn-burner after another given the band’s considerable chops. The band tapped a number of other guests to join them on <i>West Texas Degenerate</i>, too, like fellow Southern rockers Muscadine Bloodline, who lend some Alabama swagger to the lightly poppy breakup tune “Misery”, and fellow Texan William Clark Green on the catchy title track.