The balance between the band’s earlier work and what has come since makes Desperation a solid slab o’ garage rock that should make the kiddies take notice.
Oblivians have used classic recording techniques to achieve what an entire history of pop music producers have tried to achieve: a manufactured sound of spontaneity.
Despite the layoff, Desperation is the work of a band that still knows a few things about rock ‘n’ roll stripped of pretense.
As a whole, it's very inconsistent.