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40
Studio album by Stray Cats
Released	May 24, 2019
Recorded	2018
Studio	Blackbird Studios (Nashville, TN)
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	35:39
Label	Surfdog Records
Producer	Peter Collins
Stray Cats chronology
Original Cool (1993) 40 (2019)

40 is the ninth studio album by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released in May 2019 by Surfdog Records. It is their first studio album in 26 years since Original Cool in 1993. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Joe Bosso of Guitar Player said: "The album brims with bracing, stripped-down rockers like 'Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me),' 'Mean Pickin' Mama' and 'Devil Train,' and every track boasts a widescreen riff and virtuoso guitar solo. But the band also serves up some new sounds with the riff rocker 'Cry Danger' (co-written with Mike Campbell) and the punk-like 'I'll Be Looking Out for You.'"

Kenneth Partridge of Billboard said: "Four decades later, Stray Cats are ready to 'Rock It Off' with the same three basic ingredients they've always used: Setzer's twangy Gretsch guitar, drummer Slim Jim Phantom's elemental thumping and Lee Rocker's expertly slapped upright bass… On the standout 'Cry Danger,' the Cats venture out of their '50s comfort zone and move boldly into '60s garage-rock territory. The track features an intro guitar riff that'll make any Beatles fan instantly think of 'Day Tripper.'"

Track listing

Personnel

Stray Cats

• Brian Setzer – guitars, lead vocals
• Slim Jim Phantom – drums, vocals
• Lee Rocker – bass guitar, vocals

Charts

References

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