Amazon.comLife & 20, the second album from Springfield, Missouri, trio the Domino Kings, is a fun-filled tour of late-'50s and early-'60s country music, from rockabilly rave-ups to honky-tonk murder ballads. The songs are typically solid, the playing first rate throughout. What really makes the album stand out, though, is that the Kings, virtually alone among their retro-twang brethren, also adore the Nashville Sound. Better yet, they understand that old-school masters like Faron Young, Johnny Cash, and Marty Robbins were Nashville Sounders. Through 14 originals, the band combines hardcore twang and drive with a smooth country-pop sheen and dynamic arrangements. Best of the bunch is "Will He Be," a riff-driven rocket of a record that would've made Johnny Horton jealous. --David Cantwell