It has been three years since Band of Skulls’ debut Baby Darling Doll Face Honey, and this time out the band sets its sights on “beefier songs for bigger stages.” The Southampton, U.K. trio fill the space between The Kills and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club with vitriolic tunes such as The Devil Takes Care of His Own and You’re Not Pretty But You Got It Going On. The group’s love for dark psychedelia and melodic rock creates some heavy atmosphere on Close to Nowhere, beckoning a 1960s state of mind with tranquil guitars and faint tambourine shakes while Lay My Head Down shows the threesome’s aptitude for primo make-out jams.

(Source: uptownmag.com)