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Having failed to score commercially with their debut album
,
returns two years later with more of the same, which is to say fast-paced
on which
's male adolescent musings are augmented by
's aggressive raps. At their best, on the title song (sort of a musical version of a
movie in under three minutes), the group approaches the sound of
, with their shimmering guitar lines, furious rhythm playing, and
's self-deprecating, humorous lyrics. A few other songs, notably
and
are almost as effective, but much of
's music is too busy for its own good, and when they attempt social commentary on
(where have we seen that title before?) the results are embarrassing, while as a change of pace like
is more reminiscent of
than
. The hidden track at the end of the album is a prank call made by
to
in which he impersonates his mother and demands to know when he is going to start seeing some money from his record contract. It may indicate the band will pack it in unless
breaks through, but even with a tie-in to
magazine that still seems like a long shot. ~ William Ruhlmann