Flat Duo Jets “White Trees” 1993/2024. Limited edition “white tree” colored vinyl, Propeller Sound Recordings, first ever vinyl pressing of the duo’s fourth album, originally released only on CD. White Trees is also their first of all original material, written by the late Dex Romweber (plus one track – one of my favorites, “Where Are You Now,” written by drummer Crow; it’s very drum-forward and hard-rocking psychobilly). Sparse, garagey neo-rockabilly meets punk blues, the Flat Duo Jets quietly (though very very loudly if you ever saw them play live, which we were lucky enough to have on a couple of occasions in the 90’s) set the stage for the garage rock duo of guitars/vocals + drums explosion of the mid-to-late 90’s/early 2000’s (White Stripes, Black Keys, etc.) and White Trees is considered one of their best releases. Romweber’s scratchy vocals pair perfectly with Crow’s brushy stomps: both  “Michelle” and “How Long” are great neo-rockabilly example from White Tree, with “How Long” also channeling Depression-era deep southern blues. Also great are the opener “Daughter of the Jungle,” (Dexter’s sister, the late Sara Romweber plays drums on this track), the haunting “You Don’t Love Me Anymore” and the bonkers “Radioactive Man.”