The Vaccines

Add Date: June 7 

Artist: The Vaccines 

Album: What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? 

Label: Columbia 

Genre: Rock 

Comments: The title of the debut LP from London band The Vaccines poses an interesting question; since the band has drawn comparisons to rock bands like The Strokes, The Libertines and The Jesus & Mary Chain, along with indie pop acts like Surfer Blood and The Drums, I'd expect a lot of guitar-driven songs with just enough layers to keep things interesting. On two-thirds of the album, that's what you get. Unfortunately, The Vaccines also try their hand at slower, almost ballad-like songs, and many of those efforts fall pretty flat.

Still, for radio purposes, this is a good rock record, as there are certainly a number of standout tracks--in particular, check out "If You Wanna", "Blow It Up" and "Wolf Pack". The Vaccines will be on tour with Arctic Monkeys this summer.