Scary thought: Frances Bean Cobain is now old enough to own a firearm. Perth quartet Mezzanine seem happy to revel in records made just prior to Nirvana's paroxysm without ever seeming a modernised update of the genre (singer Cory Ryst certainly sounds a lot less self-loathing in his introversion). Strange Paradise is gritty, yet somewhat polished making the likes of Mary and the marvellously twee King Of The Ring instant contenders. Veteran producer Dave Parkin's (Snowman, Jebediah) work takes decent enough grinding riffs and knocks them over the fence, making the whole album worth a shot.
