A collection of demos with a variety of guests rather than an official album per se, is still a delightful treat -- one can understand the band's stated claim that every song they write is supposed to sound like a hit after giving this a listen. provides most of the drums, but otherwise it's and continuing their productive partnership. No specific date for recording is provided, but it seems to be around the era or just after it, given that has once again taken a powder from the band. With muscular gems aplenty, has plenty to recommend it (even just a random listen to perfectly catchy numbers like makes one wonder why the cult isn't as big as, say, that of ). The duo's eternal worship of again makes itself known throughout, as the opening lines and notes of make totally clear. One feels would approve of the spirit of 1965 being so enjoyably summoned from the past. An even more delightful tip of the hat comes with the sincerely dippy-but-right sentiments of as great a call to stop fighting and start loving as any. It's immediately followed with the huge, crunching build of with one of the band's best ever all-around performances and an absolutely killer chorus, easily 's nuclear strength highlight. Compared to the fraught , 's sentiments are generally sunnier, though the odd downer or two slips through, notably the tale of a drawn-out breakup, As is the way, the song itself is a hummable and personable treat that could almost be mistaken for a cheery unless one actually pays attention to the lyrics. ~ Ned Raggett