When Cool Records released Bob Cribbie's "Rockabilly Yodel" in 1958, nobody could foresee that his follow-up record would be released 59 years later. But sometimes life takes over, and art takes a backseat until the time is right.

Now re-branded as Avalanche Bob, the king of rockabilly yodeling punk, the unflappable Cribbie has released "High Power Snow Power! To the Stars! Protect the Earth!," 13 tracks that are delightful, unrestrained, and (yes) bonkers tributes to America, snowboarding, and good-time rock-and-roll.

Atonal, arhythmic, and sometimes nonsensical, his self-branded "snowboard rock" could easily be dismissed as a joke by people who confuse funny with fun. R.T. Clontle once dismissed Zappa with the platitude "humor has no place in music," and I imagine he would feel a similar contempt for Cribbie. But Avalanche Bob's humor comes from its imperfections; he reminds us of our own foibles, and encourages us to have the courage to laugh at ourselves.

Songs range from a snow-crazed tribute to the Winter Olympics, to a Ubangi-Stompesque tale of Giant Poison Mushrooms being tamed by the Beatles, to a tribute to Bobby Darrin (and Prince). His ballad "Eternity" belongs in the same love song pantheon as Tom Waits' "Picture in a Frame." That's a good thing, lovebirds.

Special props go to his supporting band, the Snowboard Moguls. Any studio musician can keep up with your average vanity-label singer; it takes a special breed of improviser to keep up with Bob.

Above all, Cribbie inspires us with his DIY ethic. A faithful caller to various radio programs (most notably Kid Chris in Cincinatti), Bob self-promotes with the optimism and confidence of a Fuller Brush man. This album is his labor of love, and you can mock him all you want, but did you put out an album this year, Rick?