Quintron & Miss Pussycat
Swamp Tech
Tigerbeat6

The transformation of Mr. Quintron from Chicago avant-nuisance to New Orleans retro-futuristic, post-ironic party maniac / mad inventor was complete a few years back - a proposition to which this record, made shortly before he and his puppeteer paramour Pussycat nearly perished in the perilous path of Hurricane Katrina, attests handily. More ?-esque organ grinding, more Jon Spencer-like swagger, more early-B-52's-style dance rhythms. The schtick remains entertaining (although my promo copy didn't come with the "Electric Swamp" DVD so I can't claim to have the whole picture) but this many albums down the line, there's not a whole lot of surprise left. Nice KISS cover, though.