Jon Spencer is among the best rock showmen of the last two decades. That's evident on Going Way Out with Heavy Trash, his second collaboration with guitarist Matt Verta-Ray as rockabilly/roots-rock act Heavy Trash.

The duo's sophomore album, with a pulsing, twangy backdrop, cranks its reverberation, solos, and salaciousness well beyond its self-titled predecessor. "That Ain't Right" stands out as an especially cruel declaration in a sea of bad intentions, which isn't easy given that Spencer demands asphyxiation in the bawdy title track. The raunchiness isn't always blatant, but the songs are always steeped in '50s revivalism.

- Alarm