The Carnivorous Lunar Activities of Lupine Howl
At its best,The Carnivorous Lunar Activities of Lupine  Howlgoes some way to answering the question of what might have  happened hadMassive Attackever  producedLee Hazlewood.  Bristol, England-based Lupine Howl take a few basic--even  hackneyed--American forms and attitudes and dress them up, almost  beyond recognition, in contemporary British sensibilities. Though  Lupine Howl are only a duo--Sean Cook and Mike Mooney, formerly members  ofSpiritualized--they  seemingly play more instruments between them than most orchestras and,  more importantly, are capable of arrangements sufficiently inventive to  accommodate them. In particular, "Sniff the Glue" sounds like the trackPrimal Screamspent all ofGive out  But Don't Give Uptrying to make, "Carnival" is superiorZeppelin-via-Stone Rosesrock &  roll, and "Lonely Roads" wanders off the reservation altogether--a road  song that evokesJoy DivisionandRadioheadbut  which mostly sounds like it could be the beginnings of something  remarkable in its own right.--Andrew Mueller