WHAT'S THE STORY? Melodic American indie rock gods bludgeon us to death with choruses deadlier than a runaway train of cattle dung.

TO BE HONEST: Sports testicles the size of two large football stadiums, alive with roaring, air-punching crazies who think U2 are a quartet of soppy love ballad dipsticks. This is huge. So huge it won't fit through your front door. You dainty, little hobbit person, you.

IDEAL FOR: Big, melodic, pompous, euphoric, Springsteen-esque dancefloor slams.

NOT IDEAL FOR: Chaining to your earlobe and pretending your Bett Lynch from Coronation Street.

FREEBIES: We've got 5 of these great albums to give away! Just email your details to webmaster.maxim@dennis.co.uk and we'll enter you into our giveaway draw. Closing date: 17 October 2006