Beautiful Boy

March, 2008

THE HEAVY • This multivocalist U.K. quintet's rollick­ing fusion of heavy blues-rock and Curtis Mayfield-inspired funk will leave you wondering whether to strut or headbang. The riffs on debut LP Great Vengeance and Furious Fire hook you immediately.MAHJONGG • This Chicago combo's update of No Wave is nervous and jittery but funky and dance-able. Afro-beat polyrhythms mix with stuttering guitar lines and vintage organs. LP highlight "Wipe Out" is Fela Kuti jamming with James Chance.A P...