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The Belgian boys of Soulwax flew all the way to Los Angeles for the recording of their debut album. The effort, with the help of Kriss Goss (from Masters of Reality), has paid off. It's a CD with varying moods, now quiet and melancholy, then bluesy with raw guitars on top. My personal favourites? The single Kill Your Darling is a steaming rocker which still does it for me any time; Caramel and Daisy Duke are some of the more ballad-ish (they never quite get mellow or really sad) and more restrained songs, carried by Stephen De Waele's velvet voice. Finally, When The Rooster Crows is true blues, with dirty but functional guitarwork. Love it. These guys have a lot going for them: they don't sound like rip-offs from any other band I ever heard, even though their album is firmly implanted in the blues/rock tradition. They have the energy, the skill, and the ambition to make it... Up to you to decide if they will. By the way: the new album is out in Europe. And it's even better. More controlled, more varied and more daring. But this is still a good buy, don't worry.