"Really Wanna Know,"
the first song off of
the Superbees
' debut,
High Volume
, is a little bit silly, with lyrics that go, "Buzz, buzz, buzz around/Shake our way right through your town." But despite the awkward beginning,
is an electrifying set of
garage rock
that would impress fans of
Thee Hypnotics
,
the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
, and
the White Stripes
.
never sounds quite as original as the U.K.'s
Fifty Tons of Black Terror
(also known as
Penthouse
), but the band crafts undeniably catchy tunes out of influences like
MC5
the Stooges
the Rolling Stones
, complete with vocalist and guitarist
Dave James
' wall of searing riffs.
"Girl From Kansas City"
is a thundering homage to both
and
the Beatles
-- a feel-good, instant classic that proves
to be one of the most energized bands to emerge in 2002. ~ Charles Spano