Chris Cheney might still wave his Gretsch in abandon while Scott Owen pounds steadfastly on his upright bass, but the formula is pretty basic four-on-the-floor rock.
Shift is rock radio-friendly and, if that is your thing, then it's pretty good.
It just doesn't have any of the raw-boned excitement of the outfit's exciting Stray Cats-meet-The Jam mash-ups.
• The Living End. Shift. Dew Process.
• Three stars (out of five)
Single download: Up The Junction
For those who like: Powderfinger, You Am I, INXS, The Gaslight Anthem
- Mark Orton
