It’s been a while between drinks – 16 years to be precise – for this Chicago outfit that produced one of the seminal rock records of the 90s, the near perfect Saturation, an album that should have made them huge. It’s very much back to basics then for Urge Overkill who have delivered a sparkling return to form with Rock & Roll Submarine. Crunchy hooks and swagger aplenty is what this band was always about, and they’ve lost none of their ability in their absence. Opener ‘Mason / Dixie’ and first single ‘Effigy’ are both classic, proving them a band still determined to get their kicks in a world full of rock bands who don’t rock.

Declan Murphy is from Readings St Kilda