It was tempting to dismiss this after a first listen - a bit familiar, a bit garage/Velvets revival-revival via Pavement via the Strokes, all soaked in surfy sunlight.
And the Motors had one foot in the past, a little behind the comeback wave by 2008. But fuckit, understated and familiar as it is, this album's packed with great little moments, overflowing with easy hooks, bursting with little guitar hair-tosses that draw slow-burn double-takes -- I mean, who can argue with the surf-Kinks groove of Better Trends? Those vocals deadpan on and on, but they're backed by wry wit and a band that's ready to go bouncy to buzzing to baked and back around again without a seam. Perfect pacing, slithery flow, possible sleeper classic of the 00's 4/5
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