The B-Shakers Kissed By The Devil Review
The B-Shakers
Kissed By The Devil
Self-Released
2025
I first heard of The B-Shakers on their 2021 release “Shaker Attack” and I’ve been following them since. Thankfully, earlier this year the band unleashed a new album entitled “Kissed by the Devil” and it’s a high-octane Rockabilly sermon straight out of the dancehall of hell.
The band hails from Switzerland and features a female vocalist/guitarist, and they carry that old-school swagger of the 50’s but there’s enough grit and talent here to fit in with today’s modern-day Rockabilly bands.
From the opening track, “Son Of A Gun” the band’s sound revs like a hopped-up V8 engine, slapping upright bass, sharp guitar twang, and a drumbeat that sounds like it’s pounding through the floorboards of a dilapidated roadhouse somewhere in Memphis Tennessee. The production has that warm, tube-driven tone that gives the record live-wire energy, the kind of sound that makes you want to stomp, shout, and light something on fire just to feel the heat.
Thematically, “Kissed by the Devil” is classic Rockabilly fare, but handled with swagger and confidence. The track “Til The Lights Blow Out” is pure fire: seductive, dangerous, and full of swaggering rhythms. It’s got that midnight-lust vibe that feels like it was written during a full moon with a switchblade in one hand and a microphone in the other. “Big Hearted Mama” is a swingin’ little banger that’s packed with some brilliant slide guitar riffs and a backbeat to die for!
Tracks like “B-Shakers Boogie” and “Bullet In Your Chest” keep the album’s pulse pounding, full of hellish hooks and old-school charm. But what really makes The B-Shakers stand apart is their tight musicianship. The guitars whip and shimmer, the bass slaps like it owes money, and the vocals, while melodic and raw, bring that perfect mix of danger and cool.
When the album is over you feel like you’ve ridden shotgun through a Rockabilly inferno and lived to tell the tale. “Kissed by the Devil” is a bottle of sin cracked open and poured out on the dancehall floor. This is a band that would be a fan favorite at a Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender, no doubt!