Jan Paternoster and Dries Van Dijck form The Black Box Revelation, a 2 piece consisting of guitar, vocals and drums. By the example of The White Stripes and The Black Keys, they play steaming blues rock with the uptempo, somewhat harder songs ('I Think I Like It', 'Love Is On My Mind', 'Set Your Head On Fire') alternating the more mellow and poppy songs (the brilliant 'Never Alone, Always Together'). Terrific as a live act, but on the album there are some experimental missteps ('Misery Box') that bring the whole down. Nevertheless, this is a more than solid debut from these youthful characters.
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