The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion's reference to Quentin Tarantino is not gratuitous.
Just as the Californian director exalts genre cinema, the Swiss band magnifies a
rock of origins fantasized and inflated by a contemporary vision. The titles of
the Zurich quartet's albums are an exact reflection of their music: Introducing
(2002), Bourgeois Baby (2005), By Popular Demand: The Basement Tapes (2005) and
All Grown Up (2009) all offer rockabilly that's both pure and kitschy. Raw Deal,
released in 2010, features no less than two tracks composed by Serge Gainsbourg
for France Gall, a very...
