Atlantic Thrills

***With eleven tracks of monster hooks, fueled in equal measure by homegrown sativa, cheap suds and lysergic diethylamide, Providence, RI's Atlantic Thrills drop their latest disk, Ill, on Almost Ready Records. The world has no shortage of greasy riff-meisters plumbing the depths of Nuggets and Pebbles comps, yet the Thrills set themselves apart with a bombastic sound too big for any garage. Toss in some Radio Birdman and your pick of more pop-forward Killed by Death cuts, shouted choruses and plenty of ooooz and ahhhhs, and if you're not horny for a bone ride to the nearest swimming hole, you'd better have another hit, Jack and Jill. Ill is an obvious nod to the band's third full-length release but also marks their definitive line-up shift to a power trio. Eric Aguiar and Dan Tanner handle bass and guitar respectively, while trading lead vocals and sharing harmonies. Longtime collaborator Mark Ferrara has returned to the fold on drums and proves to be the demented nucleus of this unstable atom. Ill is an album that gets the business end of hard partying and rough loving down to a science.