Unwritten Law, Ninjas With Syringes, In Bloom, Rendered Useless

[RADIO ROCK] Best remembered (if remembered at all) for its 2002 modern-rock hit “Seein’ Red” (a.k.a. that one obnoxiously memorable Hoobastankian gumwad with the “follow the leader” chorus that you couldn’t help but wail along with whenever you had your girlfriend’s Honda to yourself), Unwritten Law still has a way with burnished hooks that get stuck in the brain’s lazier regions. Take (please!) the first track on this year’s Swan, “Starships and Apocalypse,” a shiny trifle about getting drunk and getting laid that not only quotes Bowie’s “Space Oddity” but nicks a trick or two from Cursive in the process. I regret to inform you that it is a wonderful pop song.

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