

Self-described “rock band with a country accent” Treaty Oak Revival leans into what they do best on their third album, turning in 14 tracks of loose, crunchy Southern rock with a distinctively Texas bent. Channeling the wild, unpredictable energy of their live shows, the five-piece brings a shaggy immediacy to the collection, like on standout “Port A,” a beach-party anthem that channels Lucero with its easy groove and cockeyed worldview, and “Shit Hill,” which dips into the sludgy influence of ’90s and aughts alt-rock. Softer moments like love song “Sunflower” and Gannon Fremin & CCREV collaboration “Withdrawals” add narrative and sonic depth to the record, which could have been one barn-burner after another given the band’s considerable chops. The band tapped a number of other guests to join them on West Texas Degenerate, too, like fellow Southern rockers Muscadine Bloodline, who lend some Alabama swagger to the lightly poppy breakup tune “Misery,” and fellow Texan William Clark Green on the catchy title track.