Groovy grandadBilly Idolhasn’t burst out of his straitjacket too often since 2014’s comeback album and autobiography, but this four-track EP, following last year’s oneThe Roadside, is well-judged fun. It’s precision-tooled pop-rock, just slightly heavier than it needs to be.
Each compact, catchy track bursts with energy and a disarming awareness of exactly what a Billy Idol number should be – part cartoon, part rip-roaring raunch. With Steve Stevens co-writing and chugging out the dynamics, we get a thoroughly jumping jailbreak.
