"New-wavers' new groove ... Everywhere you listen, a picture emerges of a band emerging from dark times with dynamism and dancefloor dash intact. There's limber funk (Metrotech, Lost In The Game), falsetto slow jams (Told You Too Much), and rollicking Ramones-ian garage swagger (Rough Boy). Best of all, Meltdown channels The Cars via 1984- era Van Halen with open-topped retro-romanticism. Even kids who don't like rock'n'roll might find this infectious invitation hard to resist"