Album Review: Wheeler Walker Jr 'Redneck Shit'

Fearless, foul-mouthed filthy…..and down-right funny. We were given a taste of Wheeler Walker Jr’s unabashedly frank music back in the Fall when he released his three-song EP, Fuck You Bitch. Now, on February 12th, Walker unleashes his debut album, Redneck Shit. Produced by Dave Cobb and featuring top notch musicians including Leroy and Chris Powell and Bryan Allen, the album is eleven tracks of melodically pure country. The subject matter on the other hand....be prepared to hear language so dirty that you may find yourself needing a bath afterwards, either from wetting yourself from laughing so hard or feeling utterly disgusted.

The opener (and title track) details antics that may be far out there even for a true hillbilly while the waltz of “Family Tree” and bluesy jam of “Eatin’ Pussy/Kickin’ Ass” proves that he sure isn’t discriminatory when choosing a hookup partner. While some of the songs can be straight up gross, others (grossly & humorously) present reality. “Fightin’, Fuckin’, Fartin’” and “Can’t Fuck You Off My Mind” are both insanely catchy and funny as all get out while “Beer Weed Cooches” and “Drop ‘Em Out” have melodies that make you want to repeatedly slap your hand on your knee. The album is rounded out with the twangy pedal steel of “Sit On My Face” and the rockabilly “Which One O’ You Queers Gonna Suck My Dick?” on which Walker Jr. seems to channel Elvis, wanting to scratch his itch any way he can.

Then there are moments too, that have the potential to make you actually feel (in an emotional, not sexual way). The duo of “Fuck You Bitch,” and “Better Off Beatin’ Off” honestly say what many of us want to when a relationship we were invested in is over, and Walker Jr’s seemingly sincere delivery makes you feel sympathetic for the guy.

Redneck Shit is a ballsy album that’s not for the easily offended. Give it a pass and make your own decision. Like it or loathe it, there’s one thing for sure: there’s certainly no one else out there like Wheeler Walker Jr.

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