The lure of two guitars, bass, drums and a batch of simple pop hooks remains irresistible to so many young men. So it is with the RECKLESS HEARTS, a Milwaukee quartet steeped in the power mod pop rock of an era none of the members are old enough to remember – sort of an American analog to the LEN PRICE 3. On Get Up and Run, the Hearts proffer carefully constructed pop songs performed with caffeinated abandon, banging out such superlative stompers as “Personal Property,” “Faces in the Pages” and the R&B-flavored “Midnight in the Sitay.” No one-trick pony, the boys show themselves to be equally adept at the folk rock balladry of the gorgeous “Before the Summer is Gone.” Admittedly, there’s no innovation going on here – just a tradition kept alive by youthful enthusiasm and raw talent. It may be an old story, but the infusion of young blood keeps it fresh in the retelling.
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