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Jet - Shaka Rock album review

3/5: Jet ditch their Aussie Oasis tag in favour of widening their retro reach

by: Kat Brown

4 September 2009

Jet - Shaka Rock
Jet - Shaka Rock

Rating: 3/5

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Jet ditch their Aussie Oasis tag in favour of widening their retro reach. Moving on from the Beatles-esque dreaminess of 2006’s Shine On, there’s more than a slight suggestion of The Kinks (Hollywood), while She’s a Genius recalls an on-form Clash.

As the swish classic car on the reverse cover handily illustrates, like all Jet’s work, this is a Driving Album, so if you’re not listening to it while flooring the accelerator, a few of its joys may be missed.

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