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psychobilly

British  
/ ˈsaɪkəˌbɪlɪ /

noun

    1. loud frantic rockabilly music

    2. ( as modifier )

      a psychobilly track

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The musician played with the band on its first four classic albums, driving the so-called psychobilly outfit across songs including “Human Fly,” “Sunglasses After Dark” and “Call of the Wighat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2018

Tiger Army The Los Angeles psychobilly band performs songs from its latest album.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2016

Musically, her tastes range from Japanese black metal, garage rock and folk, to techno and psychobilly.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012

We finally ended up at a place called Mighty Mighty, where the band was playing psychobilly rock.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2011

After a fiery opening set by psychobilly stalwart the Reverend Horton Heat, during which Heat called the headliner his biggest influence, Lewis and band cranked the meter on the wayback machine.

From Reuters • Sep. 30, 2010

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