The band's latest album, released yesterday, demonstrates that they're aging gracefully without losing their quirky, creative edge. I have no idea what the cover is about. It's a pink monster truck. I'll peg this weirdo for Pitchfork's top worst album covers of the year but that barely matters.
Meat and potatoes rock is the flavor of this album and it's executed successfully without feeling like it drags. "Judy Is Your Viet Nam" was widely promoted before the release and although it's short in length it tells a humorous story and is a testament to the band's still keen lyrical abilities. "You Probably Get that a Lot" is an extremely tight almost Strokesy rock song definitely signaling a new comfort with the slightly more conventional which is not necessarily a bad thing.
There are still blips and bloops of weirdness (like the goofy "Cloisonne" and "Celebration") but TMBG have taken slightly a more serious approach after releasing their two previous albums mostly for children. It's nice to hear them do some new music for us big kids. I was beginning to get jealous. Can't let the little noise miners have all the fun.
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