Paul Marx, owner founder of KBON-FM out of Eunice Louisiana, said it best when he said, “Travis Matte’s music is the gateway drug to traditional Cajun music.”

In keeping with the progression of previous Kingpin albums, this disc contains a strong dose of wacky, Acadiana-centric party anthems laced with just enough of the traditional stuff to pique your interests. Amongst the head-nod-inducing rap/rock hooks of “Bring Your Drunk A*s Home,” “Hip Hop Zyde-Rock” and “Pimpin Ho’s” (eerily similar to the melody of “Ma Bon Vieux Marie”, and imagining “Pimpin Ho’s” as a response to this song is a pretty funny prospect,), strains of traditional French Louisiana favorites sneak in like a sketchy but alluring stranger at the keg party. From the classic “Pettite et la Grosse” backing on the rocked-up “Don’t let the Door Hit Ya” and the soulful old school fiddle line on “Thinking and Drinking,” you can almost picture Travis and the Kingpins motioning to you to join them out back with these guys John Delafose and Canray Fontenot—’cause they have something for you.

Matte’s irrefutable traditional Cajun chops (see Travis Matte and Jason Frey à la vieille manière) lends to this slight nudge towards the slippery slope of Louisiana roots music, but for the casual user, it’s hard to notice while innocently chocking to the fat drums, grinding guitar, unabashed lyrics and boisterous comments.

Even with its underlying nod to the musical temptations of more traditional sounds, the frequently silly and occasionally obscene nature of most of the tracks make it an inappropriate purchase for your grandma’s birthday (note: if you disagree, I’d like to party with your grandma sometime.) Just don’t be surprised to wake up one morning in a haze of confusion where the only memory of the previous two weeks has something to do with a guy named Bois Sec.