Roy Kay Trio - Rock-A-Way Lonesome Moon (CD)

All Music Guide

Full of purest rockabilly and Western bop, the Roy Kay Trio's RockaWay Lonesome Moon is a superb third album that finds the drummerless trio sounding better than ever. Having delved deep into straightup rockabilly on the group's first two albums, guitarist/vocalist Roy Kay, lead guitarist Mike Geglia, and upright bassist Robin Cady move on to '50s country here. The result is an utterly tuneful and danceable album that reveals the trio's knack for sparkling vocal harmonies and snappy guitar twang. This is especially true on tracks like Kay's "Cold Tears" and Geglia's "Two of a Kind," which bring to mind a more rockin' version of such classic acts as the Delmore Brothers and the Blue Sky Boys. It also doesn't hurt that the album was produced in Berlin by German roots rocker Axel Praefke on vintage recording equipment, giving the album a warm period '50s sound. Third time is definitely a charm for the Roy Kay Trio with RockaWay Lonesome Moon.

- Matt Collar, All Music Guide