X Ray Cat Trio

X Ray Cat Trio

X Ray Cat Trio are a Leeds-based group of X Ray Nico and Adam Savage. They play surf punk with rock and roll, rockabilly and garage punk influences, and also work in instrumental forms associated with Link Wray and Dick Dale.

Style and influences

The group’s songs focus on themes including love, hate, murder and women who smoke. Their sound draws on Billy Childish, Dan Sartain, 1950s rockabilly, 1960s garage and 1970s punk rock. Their instrumental material sits close to the kind of soundtrack work associated with Tarantino and Rodriguez films.

Reception

They are described as a strong presence on the Leeds circuit, with writing that emphasises rogue-like rock and roll, hillbilly horror punk and bluesy guitar twang. They are also characterised as a flagship rockabilly act in Leeds.