Honky - Balls Out Inn

HONKY
Balls Out Inn
(Small Stone)
Ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous Honky. Led by former Butthole Surfer Jeff Pinkus, this Austin-based power trio has been pulverizing eardrums and making inappropriate passes for nearly a decade now. As such, the band has honed its ZZ Top-fondling-Black Sabbath sound to a razor sheen on Balls Out Inn (cover featuring a landmark with which Austinites and touring bands will be quite familiar). With Pinkus’ scratch-acid singing at the vanguard, “Undertaker,” “Walkin’ on Moonshine” and “Plugs, Mugs, and Jugs” are as polished as possible for such a dirty bunch. Bits of slide and acoustic guitars and fiddle break up any threat of monotony, and Pinkus’ big rawk hooks hit hard and fast. Take a room at the Balls Out Inn and find out what Austin decadence is all about. Michael Toland