MOVIE MOVIE - In 4​-​D! (2024)

On album number two NYC’s Movie Movie continue to explore the far reaches of America’s rootsy rock and roll past, gathering sonic relics like a Raiders of the Lost Ark spin-off. Opening cut “You Never Learn” stokes the fires of heartland rock while “You Closed The Door” sounds like a Bo Diddly-infused Everly Brothers. Then “We Gotta Go!” takes an easygoing California sunshine pop vibe and kicks it up a notch at regular intervals. The song line-up on In 4D! will keep you guessing with its constantly shifting focus. There’s the Bond-theme-ish “You’re a Ticking Clock” with its tasty extended lead guitar solo. Or the more keyboard heavy “Anywhere But Here.” “I Want You Back (Again)” opens with a bit of mystery and rumbly guitar only to resolve into what will undoubtedly become a drunken bar sing-along chorus. Or you can dial into “Shopping Spree” with its Springsteen-esque melancholy and expansiveness. “You Can’t Hide From the Lies” sounds like the single to me, reminding me of the 1980s Americana vibe of the BoDeans and Rank and File. “Damaged Goods” is definitely not – what an organ sound! And then the band call it a wrap with the gorgeous “Living Without You,” a soaring epic of a song.