See, this is why you shouldn't abandon a band every time you suddenly realize that the one song they did that you like is, what, 17 years old: because maybe, just maybe, in the face of overwhelming odds against, that band will finally release another album with songs that great on it. Will these sardonic twang-masters of old rise once again to cool-music prominence? Erm, probably not, but that doesn't mean that this album isn't almost shocking in its consistency and excellence. No, seriously, it's like a tiny time machine that hides in your headphones - and comes with its own song called “Time Machine.” Which, along with the likes of “Yalla Yalla,” “Show Me How This Thing Works,” “We All Shine A Light,” “Friends,” the title track and more, is as good as everything on Cracker or Kerosene Hat. No shit. - Colin Kincaid