New doesn't always mean improved. Just ask The Waking Eyes. New is the last word you'd use to describe the sound of this buzz-worthy Winnipeg foursome featuring ex-members of The Pets.

Rather, classic, nostalgic and maybe even timeless are the sort of terms that come to mind for their '70s-vintage approach.

On their major-label debut VIdeo Sound, the boys fuse groovy 'n' raucous garage-rock (the sizzlin' single Watch Your Money), jangly Beatle-pop hookiness (On a Train and Headlights) and melodic power-pop smarts (Waiting and Get Up Easy).

Admittedly, this 11-cut CD might have been more timely had it come out back at the height of the guitar-rawk revival. But hey, hooky songs and three-chord rock 'n' roll never really go out of style.

Bottom line: If you're looking for a solid, smartly executed slice of crunchy, chunky retro-rock, the Eyes have it.

Track Listing
Watch Your Money (Final Guitars Up Mix)
Beginning
Move On
On A Train
Headlights
Waiting
Takin' The Hard Way
More Than What You're Givin'
But I Already Have It
Get Up Easy
If You Know Why