Here's a band that loves the Velvet Underground and Hank Williams, Sr.; that can turn a Bruce Springsteen cover into a trip through the darkest reaches of Robert Johnson's hell; that can make Quaaludes seem like a pick-me-up; and that seems like it's made up of pretty nice folks. Start with this album, then get Whites Off Earth Now, then spring for the live album, and then, well, don't stop.

Steve Champeon