The sophomore studio album from the Keystone State retro-rockers formerly known as (their 2013 debut was released under both names), doubles down on 's penchant for pairing flannel ( , ) with vintage tees ( ), offering up a sonically dense 11-track set that's as visceral as it is derivative. The quartet's unapologetic adherence to '90s tropes makes more than a little bit hard to describe without invoking the names of the artists that it so liberally cribs from (nearly every track threatens at some point to break into either "In Bloom" [ ] or "Plush" [ ]). Like their despondent grunge heroes, however, favor melody over mindless might, and fat, midtempo rockers like the -inspired "Blur" and the "Wave of Mutilation"-era -peppered single "I've Been Bored" are delivered with an immediacy that belies their weathered alt-rock architecture. The largely recursive chord progressions, double-tracked lead vocals, and overall absence of guitar solos certainly fits the classic 120 Minutes mold, but the band is not above tossing in the occasional red herring. The brooding "All the Pain" boasts a neat, late phrase atonal chorus, and the driving "Gushing Blood" flirts with confectionary, -like, punk metal goodness, but for the most part, sounds like it arrived pristine via a tramp-stamped, nicotine-stained, Puget Sound time capsule. ~ James Christopher Monger