While it was released only in the U.K., 's sophomore release exhibits some remarkable growth. Detractors always felt that the band was the commercialization of other similar groups such as , yet 's music has a definite pop leaning that sets them apart from some of their contemporaries. Since is more or less a studio creation -- more about "production" than being a band, really -- it's not surprising that the project employed a team of all-star producers including and ' . What resulted was a cycle of ten tracks in an album far more diverse than their debut. While the disco-metal that ruled their first record has been pushed to the back of the mix here -- only some of the songs actually have the same pounding rhythms on the debut -- the songwriting has come exceptionally far. It's especially noticeable on the excellent single a moving power-ballad that's also awash in beats. Other highlights include the hard-driving and the spacey ~ Jason Damas