Jet - 'Get Born' (Elektra)
4/5
By: Toby L
Three frontmen, a gangling, burly bassist and a legion of filled ashtrays and empty beer-bottles. The formula, quite possibly, for the most indestructibly, all-out, enjoyable rock 'n' roll record of 2003.
But the initial signs were always favourable with Melbourne's Jet. The same management-company as fellow Antipodeans The Vines and Rocket Science; packed, debut British shows that soon became the product of word-of-mouth legend; and - yes, really - four, youthful twenty-somethings willing to donate opinions, no matter the controversial provocation that could soon ensue (and did). Oh - and a group possessive of a barrage of stomping, romping, wickedly infectious, punk-rock-pop kicks and licks that would go on to define one of the year's most anticipated EP-releases - 'Dirty Sweet'... And now this debut-LP.
And whereas most fail to continue the aplomb and boom of early promise, Jet get high and swaggeringly kick out thirteen tracks that will soundtrack your Saturday night and respective morning after, never boring. Refreshingly too, they're not afraid to stick close to trad-rock, bordering on clichι-ridden classicism - and what results is a cohesive collage of tuneful, fast-paced and non-pretentious bunch of '00 instant anthems - the charging growls of 'Get Me Outta Here' or rollicking 'Roll Over DJ' (complete with 'HEY!' endowed yells amidst the brawling chorus), and a revved-up, fierce 'Take It Or Leave It' claiming the gongs for the most arguably enviable trio of up-front rock tunes to grace a single record throughout the entire, past twelve months.
Oh, and bless - there are six ballads, too, subtly cementing the previously stated bond between the quartet and former car-thieves Oasis. Timeless piano-tinkler Billy Preston even turns up for a cameo on one such composition - the simplistic sombreness of 'Come Around Again', whilst the Chris Cester-sung, closing 'Timothy' steals the show in terms of tear-jerking immediacy: a final, wistful ode after a full fifty minutes of searing, belting and seldom-easing, joyous shuddering thudders.
Jet's 'Get Born'. Prepare to become mesmerised. And very, very drunk.
Artists in this article: Jet, Jetplane Landing
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