If AC/DC and the Stooges had a surly, chain smoking, hard drinking baby, the resulting offspring would surely be Louisiana rockers Supagroup. And I mean that as the highest compliment imaginable.

With their latest self-titlted disk, Supagroup mine the gargantuan riffs of the aforementioned AC/DC, the cocky swagger of the Rolling Stones and the manic energy and humor of The Buzzcocks to amazing results. Beautifully low-fi, “Supagroup” is brimming with bluesy guitar riffs, pure rock grooves and a dose of southern-fried guitar stomp straight from the Big Easy.

Kicking off the album is the distortion-drenched “Rock and Roll Tried to Ruin my Life.” With a heady attitude and knowing wink, much of the material on “Supagroup” has a good sense of humor, and the band never manages to take itself too seriously.

Next up is the swaying “Woulda Been Nice” which contains a blistering riff big enough to make Angus Young proud. The band continues with a combination of powerful riffs and pummeling drums on the hyper-kinetic “What’s Your Problem” and the beautifully brutish “Down to the Letter.”

Much of “Supagroup” wears the group’s influences proudly on its sleeve as various inspirations shine through undistilled. The opening riff to “I Need a Drink” can’t help but recall electrified Neil Young while “Rock and Roll Star” recalls “Sticky Fingers” era Rolling Stones and “Back by Popular Demand” is pure AC/DC in both form and function.

This isn’t a dig on the band, however, rather far from it. In a tepid musical climate where the pathetic likes of The Strokes and Bright Eyes can have critics drooling, it’s incredibly refreshing to see a band dead-set on bringing back guitar heroes and unapologetic rock.

Vocalist Chris Lee sneers and shouts his way through the record with great aplomb and self assurance while axe-slinging brother Benji seems hell-bent on bringing back towering, monolithic guitar riffs booming from cranked Marshall amps.

Supagroup, both the album and the band, is a welcomed breath of fresh air. Hearing the band for the first time may have been like seeing the Ramones at CBGB in the 70s and having the great realization that maybe a band could turn rock on its ear. God knows the genre desperately needs it, and maybe Supagroup is the band to lead the revolution.