Eight years after their last album, and following their latest reunion, the godfathers of alternative rock are back with their fourth studio album. The bassist may have changed (again) but the core of Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins are back, playing music that could have been on any of their previous 3 albums - incredible when you think that each Jane's studio effort has been released in a different decade.
Lead single "Irresistable Force" is an absolute juggernaut of a song, among the best songs of the year, and highlighted that this was indeed going to be a classic Jane's record - much the way "Just Because" trailed "Strays" way back in 2003. The quality doesn't falter over the album's ten tracks, with the songs harking back to all three of their previous albums while still managing to be modern and have their own identity completely.
This is a classic Jane's Addiction album, melding genres and not nailing themselves down to one style. We can only hope that the band stay together long enough this time to follow it up pretty quickly.
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