Another band/artist where I thought I'd heard all their best stuff, and it turns out there was a well-regarded album I'd never heard (in this case, again, recommended by the AMG). I love Jesus of Cool, so lets roll (caught up! this is finally a recent listen).
Man, this guy is awesome. So pathetic, but so cool. The whole album has a sleazy, desperate slither, so uncool it's cool, no apologies. Lots of good hooks, good delivery, just enough interesting turns, like the curious drums in Big Kick, Plain Scrap!, the bass counterline of Born Fighter, and the bent throb of Endless Grey Ribbon. It goes on a bit long, and lacks the late-game punch of a surefire winner like Marie Provost*, though Without Love is a nice, simple, late rollicker. Its an agreeable set of songs, if not spectacular. It lacks the diversity and excitement of his debut, but good enough for 3.5/5
* At least as sequenced on Jesus of Cool, as opposed to the criminal early-disc placement on the Pure Pop for Now People sequencing
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