Apparently this is the band’s fourth album but not a band I’ve heard of before. If garage rock/no frills rock is your thing then Sewergrooves will appeal - Jet was the band I had in my mind whilst listening to this album. It has a very retro feel - ‘Demon In My Head’ could easily be a lost 60’s track with its ‘echo’ sound. In fact traces of the Who can be heard in the songs such as ‘Down On You’. The lack of variety does tire after awhile, with too many tunes seemingly merging into each other sound wise. Mind you the fast paced ‘No Thanks To You’ ends the album on a high note.

Not a bad little album and if you like Jet, the Hives et al and a retro feel then you could do worse than track these guys down.

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Review by Jason Ritchie

***** Out of this world | **** Pretty damn fine |
*** OK, approach with caution unless you are a fan |
** Instant bargain bin fodder | * Ugly. Just ugly