Who says university professors can’t rock? As evidenced by this eponymously-titled, five-track EP, this quartet of Southeastern Louisiana University faculty members has no problem cranking it up after class. Everyone had a hand in crafting these originals and believed in their quality so much; they recorded them at the legendary Studio in the Country, the home of numerous multi-platinum records. As a result, the proceedings have a big, spacious sound with Bill Robison’s searing lead guitar blazing through its core. Studio’s echo chamber was leveraged on Ralph Wood’s drumming and the ethereal background vocals on “Wednesday’s Mountain.”

Strumming madly on rhythm guitar, the three songs sung by Angie Wood have a ’60s coffeehouse folk vibe, (even though the arrangements are primarily electric) and are relatively straightforward lyrically. 

Robison’s two songs are more literary in nature and edge closer to the darker Snake Hat cover ambiance. The rockiest of the bunch, “Devil’s Doorbell,” is rife with sacred and profane imagery, augmented by biblical and blues references. “Dark Secret” is equally intriguing with its nod to Marx, Darwin and Freud, while the lyrics paint a portrait of a protagonist trapped in the netherworld. Not another boring lecture here.