Jersey Beat

Offering up ten tracks worth of supremely groovy and soul rootsy rock’n’roll done with a certain appealing no-frills immediacy and a winning dearth of high-falutin’ pretense, this album goes down nice and easy. Lead singer Rebecca’s splendidly hoarse and gritty, yet reassuring and captivating voice belts out the smart and thoughtful lyrics with extremely warm and comforting aplomb. The gradual tempos and syncopated beats chug along at a pleasingly relaxed shuffling rhythm. Kudos are also in order for the sweetly harmonic arrangements. Best of all, there’s even an amusingly sweet and folksy low-key humor evident throughout. A total treat.