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Honky Tonk Confidential is one of Washington D.C.'s best-known country/alt country/retro country bands, and the group's second album is yet another twangy goldmine of clever and well-crafted songs. Most of the 16 songs on Your Trailer or Mine? were penned by Diana Quinn, Geff King and Mike Woods, but the band asked several of its songwriter friends, including Evan Johns, Tex Rubinowitz, Louise Kirchen, Elena Skye and Buddy Woodward, to contribute tunes for the project. The result is an exciting mix of energy, wit and style. "We call it -- 16 songs about loving, drinking, cheating, murdering and dying," said HTC vocalist and guitarist Diana Quinn, adding, "The CD has a little bit of everything, but it's definitely not for everyone. We're never satisfied with the ordinary and well-trodden; we have to twist it up a little bit." That's evident in wry tunes such as "Check-Out Time," about one last stay in a motel room; "Your Trailer or Mine?" about a slightly sick romantic relationship, and "Cowboy Whatcha Got on Me?" which takes a well-aimed pot shot at modern top 40 country music. HTC also shows off its versatility with a broad range of styles, from the bluegrassy "Pee Wee's Gone," to the rockabilly-flavored "Rock Creek Crawl" and surf-like instrumental "Sancho Panzer," as well as the pure unadulterated honky tonk for which HTC is known.