The Darkness Review: Pinewood Smile

70s glam rock, and the boys just don’t take themselves too seriously, which adds to the dimensional humor of the new album Pinewood Smile. Catchy tunes, deceivingly tight harmonies and hook oriented dare I say it Queenescence quintessential high-flying voices as exhibited on “Buccaneers of Hispaniola.”  Or the efflorescent “Solid Gold,” in which Justin sings “Hell bent for denim and leather, Notoriety and wealth, After the show, I think we both know, This fist ain’t gonna bump itself.”  Or tunes like “Lay Down with me, Barbara” with a curious lyric “Who needs moonlight? Moonlight’s rubbish anyway,” reminiscent of Flight of the Conchords with its awkwardly cool lyric.  This is exactly what the world needs now, rock that squarely kicks you in the knickers with its tongue-in cheek mastery.  Well worth the price of admission. So that’s the short of it.