Handsome Devil
Love and Kisses from the Underground (Dirty Martini/RCA)
by Scott Hefflon
What underground? This is dumbed-down shallow radio rock. From Orange County, and not even as good as all the young’n’dumb Blink 182 knock-offs catering to teenage girls with disposable income and no sense of musical integrity. Handsome Devil have listened to the right bands, but they’re either not bright enough or not worldly enough to write anything better than bad covers.
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