After completely (and successfully) rehauling their sound for 2005's
Howl
,
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
shelved their low-key
Americana
leanings, reburied their roots music influences, and moved to a new version of their old, noisy sound.
Baby 81
is a big
rock
record with walls of crunchy guitars, thundering drums, and lots of volume that sounds like a cross between
Oasis
and
the Jesus and Mary Chain
at their most conventional. ~ Tim Sendra