Deadboy and the Elephantmen

Deadboy and the Elephantmen is an unlikely name for a band made up of only two members, one of whom is female. Then again, We Are Night Sky is an unlikely release for Fat Possum Records, a label typically known for its blues output. Led by Dax Riggs, who previously fronted the death-metal act Acid Bath, the Louisiana duo teeters between amped up Delta rockers and minimal folk compositions about dying, insanity and raining skulls. But despite the dark subject matter, Night Sky doesn’t require Zoloft or Wellbutrin to enjoy. The album’s opener (and catchiest track), “Stop, I’m Already Dead,” packs an uppercut of Southern soul into morbid lyrics such as Tied neatly in a box beneath the bed/It was the bones of my father and turns this debut into a nightmare you can’t help singing along to.