#2472 The Jean-Paul Sarte Experience - Love Songs

JSPE is in that NZ scene, but it's more overtly retro-leaning than most, full of psychadelic touches and garage rock scuzz and a song (aptly!) called Bo Diddley. There's a proto-grunge hopelessness, as the songs plod agreeably, hooky in spite of the latent weight of their feelings, like deep cuts off The Bends. Good for a mopey, stony afternoon 3.5/5