Kendra Sheetz Los Angeles, CA’s Neverland Ranch Davidians has released a brand new single entitled “Cactus Cooler Man.” The song is the first single off the band’s upcoming sophomore album, Shout it On the Mountain, which will be released on February 7th, 2025 via Heavy Medication Records.
Neverland Ranch Davidians formed in Hollywood in 2019. Tex Mosley (vocals, guitar), Will Bentley (guitar, backing vocals), and Max Hagen (drums, backing vocals) honed their sound performing at a string of southern California live shows before recording their self-titled debut album in 2022. While the band does not feature bass guitar in its live shows, Greg “Smog” Boaz (Mavis Staples, Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men, Tex & the Horseheads) plays bass on the new album. Mosley is known for playing in numerous punk-leaning bands such as Bad Actor, Whores of Babylon, The Slaves, The Hangmen, The Duane Peters Gunfight, Neighborhood Bullys, and also teaming up with Detroit legend Suzi Quatro.
For Shout It on the Mountain, the band has added a more pronounced rhythm & blues vibe to its sonic stew. Mosley shares:
“For me, R&B and punk rock are just two colors on the rock ‘n’ roll palette. They’re what I’ve listened to all my life. Little Richard was the punk rocker of his day. The New York Dolls were labeled as glam, but if you listen closely, they were trying to be a more rock ‘n’ roll version of the Shangri-La’s. The Davidians are all the things I love thrown into one pot, from Stax soul to cowpunk to NYC Lower East Side trash.”
Check out the single below and pre-order your own copy of Shout It on the Mountain at Bandcamp!
Tour Dates
| Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 |
Los Angeles, CA | The Redwood Bar |
They’re a great band!