Mac McNaughton, Journalist

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.

Finishing with the truly classic Kids In America, then reuniting with Kershaw to duet on an oddly chosen cover of Pink’s Try, tonight seemed less retro-exploitation, more a celebration of an endearing kinship.

Half-pissed with your best mates, it sounds like one of the best rock albums of the year. But listen with a clear head and blues-rock clichés will tire from overuse.

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The Bitch gets comfortable behind the piano and dives into a pool of cool, laid-back songs without the indulgent frou-frous of a big backing band.

All this simply extends his trademark into the realm of over-familiarity; thus Innocents comes off as a greatest hits without any hits.

Price’s neon signature illuminates every minute of Electric. It’s sure to please, actually.

Should CSS’s next release be an obituaristic ‘Best Of’, nothing from Planta deserves inclusion. One must ask when they’ll become tired of being unremarkable.