What, on first hearing, seems like 43 minutes of jet-propelled, pre-pubescent punk but turns out to be a blast of post-pubescent Grunge.
Age has not withered the four-piece band from Lawrence, Kansas whose story began back in 1984 when these twenty somethings could be found tagging along with mid-western bands like Husker Du and The Replacements without ever achieving the same level of underground success.
After two albums, they decided to take a break which ended up lasting 17 years.
The flame of youth was re-ignited when, in 2007, tapes from the second album were rediscovered.
They worked with engineer Paul Malinowski to patch up the hastily conceived botch job they had made of that record and, in the process, discovered that the chemistry and enthusiasm for playing together was still there.
What's In Between is the result of this re-bonding, their first album of new material in 23 years.
The place of original lead guitarist Phil Wade has been taken by Malinowski but otherwise the line up is the same.
Whatever they have done between 1990 and 2013 hasn't affected their attitude one iota. That's to say, they still sound like snotty juveniles with chips on their shoulders.
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The chorus to the opening song Terra Nova establishes that, as far as they are concerned, this is business as usual: "I'm going change this to a dream that never dies, I'm gonna punch that fucker right between his eyes".
Conversations is a left over from the 1990 album but the rest are new songs penned by singer and rhythm guitarist, Mike Allmayer.
The tacky sleeve design by The Sea And Cake's Archer Prewitt leaves something to be desired but Riverview and Measurement are other stand out tracks which prove that the 'we're a garage band' spirit is alive and well. The high energy guitar rock and supercilious vocals are still in place.
The Pedaljets may be stuck in time warp but there's something reassuring about a band that have gotten older but resolutely refuse to grow up.
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