U2's producer was better off as an instrumentalist on 2005's hypnotic "Belladonna," subtly toying with the pick articulations of strums and slides, but he nonetheless went into Texas-sunset, singer-songwriter mode with 2007's "Here Is What Is"—think Leonard Cohen topped with diced chipotle peppers. With this glistening new rock quartet, fronted by 22-year-old gritty blues princess powerhouse Trixie Whitley, he wisely sticks to the former role even when the regal material suggests the... More >>>