Seeing how Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have moved on from an early Jesus and Mary chain tribute act to a late acoustic Jesus and Marychain one, the drone rock throne is now available for the taking but do The Warlocks, another pretender to the JAMC’s throne manage to fit in where the Rebels left off?

This, their fourth album is less claustrophobic than its predecessors and in the slower numbers such as ‘Gypsy’s nightmare’ and the lullabyesque ‘Angels in Heaven’ they show a more tender side, amazing what not drenching your tunes in feedback can do.

As the album goes on, you’ll find less and less things of worth and as for closing with a 12 minute epic, well, a little self indulgence is fine, as long as its backed up with ideas,

Like eating fast food, you’d rather not eat it but there’s a time and place for it but whenever you succumb you will always end up wanting much more substance.     6/10

  
Chris Todd