These Aussies can play! The Screaming Jets have exploded onto the North American scene with a 10-song debut that shines, grooves, scorches and cranks with clean style and in good taste. Vocalist Dave Gleeson, guitarist/background vocalist Grant Walmsley, guitarist Richard Lara, bassist/background vocalist Paul Woseen and drummer Brad Heaney have developed a catchy sound that easily draws the listener in. The hooks are bright and the vocals brilliantly clean. In fact, not a drop of mud, in the mix or otherwise, can be found in the whole recording. Truly a polished product.
The Screaming Jets may not have what you need if you demand more crunch than craft, but the balanced edge this band from down under has attained on songs like "Needle" and "Sister Tease" are more than enough to satisfy almost any hard rock aficionado. The other tracks on the record sizzle with guitar and vocal firepower at times and could pacify the wildest beast with their extremely digestible arrangements at others.
If you're looking for new musical tricks, you won't find them in the musicianship of The Screaming Jets, but the band's debut does offer a fresh approach to album writing: make every song a good one.