#1009 Jacuzzi Boys - Jacuzzi Boys

Breathy, reverbey, distant cool: at its best Jacuzzi Boys' latest is chugchug rock and roll dotted with streaks and flourishes, all slow-motion spin-art. When they slow down (the damp late-Shinsing of Dust) or try to find a 3rd gear (the blandly noisy Rubble, crippled by an unconvincing chorus), it doesn't suit them. If you're going to keep us at arms length, lounging behind all the echo and smoke, you're not going to get the benefit of the doubt. You're going to have to be perfect. You're going to have to be very, very cool. Sometimes the Boys pull it off, but not often enough to recommend this album with any vigor 3/5