Four on the Floor

Audio Mixers: Sid Riggs; Dylan McLaren; Gary Go; Juliette Lewis.
Photographer: Juan Puente.
Arrangers: Gary Go; Juliette Lewis.
Anyone who thinks of this band as actor Juliette Lewis's vanity project should already have been dissuaded by the relative merits of their first album. But all doubts are cleared away with this second release, which features anthemic, guitar-driven new wave songwriting and thoughtful, stirring lyrics. Lewis tackles the material with chops, verve, and conviction, mastering a dynamic sing/speak technique that channels equal parts Iggy Pop and Robert Plant. If this is just another acting role, so be it--it's an Oscar-winner.