Stray Cats - The Making Of '40'

The Stray Cats new album '40' is now available everywhere!
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The Stray Cats are back, celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2019 with a new album and tour! The Stray Cats have titled the album '40.' Marking their first new album in 26 years, it was released May 24 via Surfdog Records and distributed by BMG (CD, vinyl, digital). The song titles alone--including “Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me),” “Rock It Off,” “Mean Pickin’ Mama” and “Devil Train”-instantly let listeners know they’re in for a non-stop rocking time.
The Stray Cats recorded '40' at Blackbird Studios in Nashville in late 2018 following their first North American shows in 10 years, with four concerts including sold-out headlining shows in Las Vegas and the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa, CA before wildly enthusiastic audiences. Still buzzing from the thrill of playing together again and the crowd response, they went into the studio with producer Peter Collins (Rush, Bon Jovi, The Brian Setzer Orchestra) and engineer Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton, Arctic Monkeys). There are a dozen original songs that comprise the album.
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©Ⓟ 2019 Surfdog, Inc. 1126 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024. Distributed by BMG.

[@goldencherry9988]

We need more Stray Cats!

[@hi_immkaylee]

Yay! The stray cats are back!

[@SWINGINGFLOYD]

The Rockers are Back in Town.

[@MAMRetro]

Setzer, along with these guys, accomplished in pop music what had never been done before, or since....to resurrect an entire genre of the past, and turn it into music of now. Amazing. In the early 80's rockabilly was all but dead...few played it full time, even less so with authentic, Sun Records era type instruments. The Stray Cats changed all that, and 40 years later rockabilly is as big as it ever was.

[@brianmorrison4865]

Nope SRV did it too.

[@imannonymous7707]

This concept , this band was ,is amazing....ya they look like yer average fifties tribute...but unlike a cover band they wrote authentic / slash modern rockabilly originals , lets face it ,setzer is shredder with a great uptown jazzz feel....always loved this band, always....hail hail rocknroll!!

[@melgrant7404]

Agree xx

[@kevinhutcheon136]

I guess you're under 40 years old. Some of us grew up with Stray Cats, Matchbox, Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers and other lot's that we are going to dance with like Gene and Eddie.

[@imannonymous7707]

@@kevinhutcheon136 love all them bands. .im almost 50 at least i think, stopped counted long ago.... peace bro...rocknroll will nevr die! Totaly agreed

[@jsk910]

good to hear that the Cats are back! rockabilly is king

[@melgrant7404]

Love the cats so much since 1980 Brilliant band so glad to see them back xx rockabilly forever!❤❤❤

[@lucasvonbraun]

I'm a metalhead but I love The Stray Cats since I first heard 'em in the early 80s ..Brian Setzer is a genius on the guitar and with his songwriting -- how he explains how Catfight came out so easy, damn, what a great song and the truly great artists do it with ease .. Love these guys

[@DukatorDevanemn]

..so damn true!

[@DesignRhythm]

Yes those live shows in the 80's are pure gold. There's something about rockabilly, it always sounds fresh, yet simultaneously vintage.

[@Prousto]

These guys are national treasures. They’re playing better than ever, look great, and are still capturing the spirit of rockabilly with stellar musicianship, terrific songwriting and extraordinary charisma.

[@A.BondGirl]

Hearing all this live in a few days!!!

[@Flyingwithoutmings]

Alison Bond Stansfield I cant wait 😆 which one are you going to?

[@A.BondGirl]

@Jack Docherty me too 😛 I’m doing 3 shows, Birmingham and the 2 in London. How about you? Hope to catch you there 🤗

[@Flyingwithoutmings]

Alison Bond Stansfield just Birmingham 😆

[@A.BondGirl]

Jack Docherty yayy 1st night, see you there! 🤩

[@Lee.Higginbotham]

Were back to living in a "Rockabilly World" where "Rockabilly Rules"!! Thanks Stray Cats!!!😎😎😎😎

[@vracan]

Im not too into rockabilly but stray cats and imelda may are great

[@Stevo_Drums]

Love these cats 😺😼😸

[@adriansaavedra7923]

August 28th I'm gonna see these rockabilly legends live and i already know its gonna be great.

[@davemacdonald3889]

Your in for a blast. Saw them in England 🇬🇧 in 82 then again in 03 they were awesome.

[@oversea6171]

Bring it back again!!!!

[@have-a-wonderful-day]

I like she's 16 and 17 my little rock and role queen

[@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758]

​@@have-a-wonderful-daythose are not the lyrics

[@oversea6171]

Hey stray cats. I been a big fan of yours. I wish i really wish u made more music. Its a rare kind of last dance

[@HubMeunier]

Just Fabulous to hear a (fantastic) new album from the "Rockinest Cats in the galaxy". Welcome back boys and see you in july (cannot wait !😎)

[@stuartwallace6154]

See you next week can't wait

[@cameronskellams5670]

I published the chords for Cat Fight Over A Dog Like Me on ultimate guitar! I ❤️❤️❤️ the Stray Cats

[@astra7015]

💘😺😼😸great band ! Real music , unique guitar sound. I ve missed it

[@b.rodclark7349]

The technology's been slightly tweaked since the last 80s album but other from that, nothing's changed much besides the years gone by!

[@blackmore4]

The last studio album before this was the covers album 'Original Cool' in 1993

[@jackrock171]

Good morning Stray Cats ♪ Japan is morning now I work while listening to rockabilly today ♪

[@allancueto22]

This is so cool, more "behind the scenes" please! 🤘

[@TheChadPad]

The record is awesome. I love The Ventures tributes y'all did with I Attract Trouble and Desperado. Those were classy

[@stivlucavincent174]

Thanks guys for this awesome album!!!!!!!!

[@tintinofhamburg9477]

Saw the guys three days ago in Berlin. It was so much fun to see them playin´ together. Thank you for this great show.

[@oversea6171]

I play ur music in my garage. I wish i can talk to u. U guys have the best words for all my questions!!

[@shutupandlisten873]

This album is sick! I love it soo much!

[@heatherb1587]

My dad, Larry Bara, he rebuilt hot rods to their original, played upright bass... I was embarrassed to be driven to school in a Merc w no windshield as a elementary student... oh but the music, we shared that passion. He had EVERY single iron on tshirt magazine center, EVERY mag the SC were ever in. He gave them to me in my 20s, i lost it all to heroin & homelessness. Decade+ later, the BSOrch played @ the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, I was the box office girl. I bought my estranged dad the BSO $$ jacket, he never wore it, he's 74 yrs old now & I'm afraid to see him so frail, old, not plucking that upright bass, not trying to outcool his badass, punk rock riot grrrl daughter, me, 45...

[@delivrance3961]

awesome stuff!!

[@guidrycolleen]

Love you guys! So glad you're back!

[@battlecatsgo]

Sounds awesome!!!

[@gamecrazy2003]

Love the cats! I’ll see u guys in August

[@sergedechantigny3756]

I've been living far from a big town and just got this appear in my face. What a huge and good news to me . Bye now, i off to buy this album

[@lucindamoran8686]

👍Great! So glad they are making new music! The old Way! 💘😻 They sound fantastic! I've always loved their flare and music! So unique! My only ♥ recording artists from the 80s that I Loved!❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing!

[@williamcole9040]

One of my guitars is a White Falcon so i can get why B.S. loves Gretsch guitars. Amazing band. Please do a tour in the U.K. soon.

[@warrencantero]

It's Tha Cats.. nuff said.. Take my money Puhleeeze!!!

[@leesanna7835]

Would you guys ever work with Dave Edmunds again?

[@ortsa3430]

1.58 🔥🔥 it would be sick if Brian would record more songs like this

[@rockarocky1384]

✨Original Cool !!!

[@massapower]

LIVE OFF THE FLOOR always Nails IT !!

[@elvisl2493]

Vous êtes les meilleurs long vie aux Stray Cats 😎

[@ep8470]

Thanks to Scotty Moore!! ...bringn that "mystery train" sound that just got me hooked! & thanks to the guys in straycats for keeping the music rather real & stayn with that echo & or reverb sound ......was good to meet ya Brian few yrs back by total accident...lol...new yrs 01, Trumps casino & just met in passing...truly a cool cat !!

[@j.r.90001]

Wish they would write an album with darker stuff. After all, that was what made the debut so special.

[@thevileirish6764]

You guys rock, I listen to you guys every night at work.

[@Tull1996]

I saw these guys live in 1984 and they were fanTAStic....I would LOVE to see them live again, unfortunately, it looks like they're not playing anywhere near me.....but I'll be there in spirit! ;-)

[@gabifrancis7414]

Recorded in my home town🙂

[@dankonesovic8437]

Creativity unvield! :)

[@honourethefire5794]

Loved the Stray Cats since early day's in London great your back but You owe the UK everything We deserve a Full UK Tour not just a few gigs like everywhere else

[@TheChadPad]

That's true. Y'all kicked it off for them! Thank you for that from across the pond

[@Lee.Higginbotham]

Your right! The Stray Cats got it going in the UK with Dave Edmunds producing! They owe you guys a full tour and then some!

[@carrieslantern9224]

Still so cool all these years later. Old or new cats stuff stays in the groove.

[@soonerfanjim]

Clutch left their mark in the studio

[@somborcalling]

I can´t wait to see'em tonight in Munich!

[@user-dk1oi4vn6b]

おじいさんになっても相変わらずみんな素晴らしい!

[@Savoy209]

One of the greatest bands ever

[@ProfessorMichaelT]

Absolute AMAZING album! Fan since '82.

[@damagedbyus]

Me too!

[@Lee.Higginbotham]

Me three!!!!

[@frank.w.buchanan4076]

me too mate

[@melgrant7404]

Me 6 ❤❤❤

[@tobiasforsner]

I've been a fan since the early 80s and it's so fantastic hearing new stuff from them (FINALLY!!!) and it's really good stuff to! just wondering if they will start to sing "she's sexy and 70" soon? ;)

[@shutupandlisten873]

Setzer is my guitar god

[@gregfabb869]

Seeing the Sunday night in Birmingham. Vance Powell, only just heard of him but he's behind the desk on the new clutch album which is also killer sounding

[@melgrant7404]

❤❤❤

[@daniloribeiro1330]

Please come in Brazil 👐👐👐

[@Galassialuce]

💖

[@ricardofrancaoliveira9999]

Stray cats um Rock n Rio Brazil

[@ferreiramanuel3220]

cool brian

[@user-di6iz6qq4s]

👍👍👍💥💥💥💕💕💕

[@alexhurricanelowe7867]

Fantastic 🤜

[@danacoleman4007]

😊

[@SteelyDanimal]

I guess I have to wear a bandana now.

[@MCJaccard4music]

Does any one know when they will or if they will announce a full US tour?

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I've played for 35 years, done virtually a degree in music and can play most of the demanding technical rock out there but; Try playing Stray Cat's songs accurately, its a real art and its like 'proto guitar', more like flamenco the way it changes technique all the time. The bassist is simply amazing - ask your bassist to play Stray Cat Strut, that quiet middle eight will flummox most players unless they have a good organic connection with the instrument. Cracking stuff - here's to 40 more years!!! :D

[@skunkben8657]

Listen to WILD RECORDS !!!!!

[@SteelyDanimal]

This band was one of my first memories in the 80s. Back when MTV was actually a thing.

[@thomasclark362]

Bought this in a charity shop for £1.50.....Glad I never paid the full music shop price. It was complete with mats, stickers, & postcard but even then its a cheap release. *Music fan of 52 years...... NOT IMPRESSED. 😣

[@luuk441]

ah no photopass damn

[@konstantinamosov1830]

Waiting for concerts in Russia!

[@billville111]

Love these guys but I think the engineer blew it

[@melgrant7404]

How .

[@leeetchells609]

What happened to Brian's quiff ? Lol.

[@melgrant7404]

He still has great hair though ❤❤

[@richardmckrell4899]

I love you guys, but every new song sounds just like one of your old songs. Maybe a slow acoustic melodic song?

[@mikecaldwell4442]

i think they should do something daring....give these tapes to somebody else to remix...dont like the mix....good playing and good songs but....dont hear that jump!

[@daniloribeiro1330]

Please come in Brazil 👐👐👐