Sickeningly good power-pop from the tried and tested Cheap Trick formula.  With harmonies that are sweet and backing vocals to die for whilst the overdriven guitars are summer fresh like driving around town with the roof down and the stereo on loud and the prettiest girl on your arm.  The band sport the coolest feather cuts and all sport converse with a switchblade comb for good measure.  Yes? No?  I’m not fussed it’s like driving to Coney Island as ‘Radio Signal’ blasts on the stereo because it’s the smash hit of the summer.

There’s also a bit of snot happening here as well it’s not all power pop rock n roll as ‘Shivers And Scars’ reminds me of The Cry when they were about.  Focussing on a strong melody and then the music be it jangly power pop or some overdriven punk rock it’s all gravy and groovy.

Sure there are many exponents of this strain of Rock and Roll but Beluga doesn’t get it wrong and in my experience, the endorsement is enough to get me interested and as soon as the needle drops I’m sold.  The title track is punchy and then the album veers from power pop with dreamy vocals al a ‘Carry On’ then hitting up the more uptempo Teenage Fan club sound of ‘Fade Away’  whilst ‘Fade Away’ is more gutsy and raw in sound and delivery.

You do wonder if the token ballad might arrive but it doesn’t and the band just carry on punching out punky power pop with the sugar-sweet vocals til the end.  Eleven tracks will see the most energetic power pop fan get their fill and another fantastic band is prepared to go into the big wide world and mix it up with some top tunes.

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