You can always rely on three things: 1.The Tigers will finish ninth. 2. The Espy will be packed on a Sunday arvo 3. You Am I will deliver a great album.

If the raw rock of their previous eff ort (the excellent Convicts) was the perfect soundtrack to a hard drinkin’ and fightin’ night out on the town, Dilettantes’s broad brush strokes provide the ideal soundtrack for the perfect road trip. From the opening title track Tim Rogers reminds us what a wonderful lyricist (Dilettantes) he is, Russell Hopkinson and Andy Kent demonstrate how a great rhythm section should operate (Disappearing), Davey Lane skillfully displays how to add radiant piercing colour and subtle tones (Wankers) and You Am I once again illustrate what a bloody great rock band sounds like. As Rogers belts out on Frightfully Moderne- ‘You ain’t seen the best of us yet.’ Highly recommended. Buy this album.