Tex Perkins, man of many musical faces, has adopted The Ape for his new outfit. Crawl Back is a rollicking, rambunctious statement expertly fitted to the pub stages Perkins has made his home for a long time, with the track building QOTSA-style stagger-rock into pure sex. Meanwhile Man On A Mission punches out grungy rock from the start. The album is much the same for the entire length, with swift injections of punk and funk at opportune times, and then some beautifully bluesy ballads halfway through. Not anything new, but a kickarse Perkins record, like most.
