‘Billy Monday: The Doppelgangers

Yes, another work week is upon us, but we might as well make the best of it with our weekly feature of rockabilly, psychobilly, or any other kind of ‘billy music we find worthy.

When I was browsing Bandcamp and came across The Doppelgangers, the name sounded familiar. Yea verily, I featured this band before although the name at that time was Dick Dynamite and The Doppelgangers. The band gives this introduction on its Bandcamp page: “The Doppelgängers (aka Dick Dynamite and the Doppelgangers), sociopathic bastards from a planet on the far side of the sun.Some say they play music, the truth is much more sinister…” I frankly don’t find that hard to believe. If you had to describe this band’s sound with just one word, you might choose “evil.” I know I probably would. But I don’t see that as a bad thing. After all, not every band wants to sing about wanting to hold some girl’s hand like The Beatles. Some bands – like this one – sing about reclaiming their soul as this band does in “Drag Me To Hell.”

So what is it that makes this psychobilly band sound evil? Well, the vocals certainly assist with that evil sound. But it’s not just the vocals. There is also some pretty evil sound in the guitar and bass. But it’s not all evil. I don’t want you to get that idea. I’ll say this much for sure: No band has ever made sociopathy sound as catchy as this band does with “Sociaopath Rock.” The drums don’t necessarily sound evil, but they do fit right in there with the other instruments and vocals. But hey, you give the album a listen and leave a comment of your own one-word description.

The first comparison that comes to mind with this band is The Meteors, and I think it’s fair to say that if you like The Meteors, you’ll enjoy The Doppelgangers.

 

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